1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 1 32–2 12–2 Dean Smith 21st Bill Guthridge 15th Eddie Fogler 11th Roy Williams 4th Carmichael Auditorium NCAA Tournament National ChampionNCAA Division I regular season championsACC tournament championsACC regular season co-champions National Championship Game W Won 63–62 vs. Georgetown The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by James Worthy, Sam Perkins, and freshman Michael Jordan, the Tar Heels won the National Championship. It was head coach Dean Smith's first title. Roster 1981 North Carolina Tar Heels y Jeb Barlow 43 F 6 8 206 Sr Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Jimmy Black y basketball 21 G 6 3 162 Sr Bronx, New York Jim Braddock 24 G 6 2 171 Jr Chattanooga, Tennessee John Brownlee y basketball 32 F 6 10 215 Fr Fort Worth, Texas Chris Brust 45 F 6 9 231 Sr Babylon, New York Matt Doherty y basketball 44 F 6 8 210 So East Meadow, New York Cecil Exum y 50 F 6 6 206 So Dudley, North Carolina Michael Jordan y 23 G 6 5 189 Fr Wilmington, North Carolina Timo Makkonen y 51 C 6 11 202 So Lahti, Finland Warren Martin 54 C 6 11 220 Fr Axton, Virginia Sam Perkins y 41 C 6 9 224 So Latham, New York Buzz Peterson y 22 G 6 3 165 Fr Asheville, North Carolina Lynwood Robinson 4 G 6 1 176 Fr Mount Olive, North Carolina James Worthy y 52 F 6 9 224 Jr Gastonia, North Carolina Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Eddie Fogler (North Carolina) Roy Williams (North Carolina) 1982 NCAA Final Four program March 1982 Player stats Player Games Minutes Field goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Assists Points James Worthyhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WORTHJA01 James Worthy Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20071208200600/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WORTHJA01 2007-12-08 usurped 2009-05-07 341178203N/A12621585282532 Michael Jordanhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JordaMi01 Michael Jordan Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090425140553/http://databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JORDAMI01 2009-04-25 341079191N/A7814984161460 Sam Perkinshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PerkiSa01 Sam Perkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071025045411/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PERKISA01 2007-10-25 321141174N/A109250533335457 Schedule no no no |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Regular season November 28 ESPN yes yes 1 Kansas Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 74–67 1–0 November 30 yes yes 1 USC Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 73–62 2–0 December 3 yes 1 Tulsa 9 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 78–70 3–0 December 12 yes 1 South Florida Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 75–39 4–0 December 19 yes yes 1 Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, NY 59–36 5–0 December 26 NBC yes yes 1 Kentucky 2 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 82–69 6–0 December 28 yes yes 1 Penn State Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 56–50 OT 7–0 December 29 yes yes 1 Santa Clara Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA 76–57 8–0 January 4 yes 1 William & Mary Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 64–40 9–0 January 6 1 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 66–50 10–0 1–0 January 9 NBC 1 Virginia 2 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 65–60 11–0 2–0 January 13 1 NC State 12 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Rivalry 61–41 12–0 3–0 January 16 1 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry 73–63 13–0 4–0 January 21 1 Wake Forest Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 48–55 13–1 4–1 January 23 yes 1 Georgia Tech Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 66–54 14–1 5–1 January 27 2 Clemson Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 77–72 15–1 6–1 January 30 2 NC State 17 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry 58–44 16–1 7–1 February 3 yes 2 Virginia 3 University Hall Charlottesville, VA 58–74 16–2 7–2 February 5 yes yes 2 Furman Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC North-South Doubleheader 96–69 17–2 February 6 yes yes 2 The Citadel Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC North-South Doubleheader 67–46 18–2 February 11 2 Maryland Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 59–56 19–2 8–2 February 14 yes yes 2 Georgia Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 66–57 20–2 February 17 yes 2 Wake Forest 14 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 69–51 21–2 9–2 February 20 yes 2 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 55–49 22–2 10–2 February 24 2 Georgia Tech Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 77–54 23–2 11–2 February 27 2 Duke Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 84–66 24–2 12–2 |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC tournament March 5 yes 1 1 Georgia Tech 8 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals 55–39 25–2 March 6 yes 1 1 NC State 4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals 58–46 26–2 March 7 yes 1 1 Virginia 3 2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Championship NBC 47–45 27–2 |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| NCAA tournament March 13 no yes 1 1 E James Madison 9 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Second round CBS 52–50 11,666 28–2 March 19 yes 1 1 E Alabama 13 4 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Sweet Sixteen 74–69 29–2 March 21 yes 1 1 E Villanova 3 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Elite Eight CBS 70–60 30–2 March 27 yes 1 1 E Houston 6 MW Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Final Four CBS 68–63 31–2 March 29 yes 1 1 E Georgetown 6 1 W Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA National Championship Game CBS 63–62 32–2 AP Poll Eastern Time Rank in NCAA tournament indicates seed in the region, E-East region, M-Midwest region, W-West region 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195148/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2015/RecordBook2014-15.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 2015-02-22 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-24. Awards and honors Michael Jordan, ACC Rookie of the Year James Worthy, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1982 1 1 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers 1982 3 59 Jimmy Black New Jersey Nets 1982 6 131 Chris Brust Denver Nuggets 1982 7 153 Jeb Barlow Denver Nuggets 1983 5 107 Jim Braddock Denver Nuggets 1984 1 3 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 1984 1 4 Sam Perkins Dallas Mavericks 1984 6 118 Matt Doherty Cleveland Cavaliers 1984 9 194 Cecil Exum Denver Nuggets 1985 7 147 Buzz Peterson Cleveland Cavaliers 1986 4 78 John Brownlee Los Angeles Clippers 1986 4 73 Warren Martin Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1983 1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2014-04-06 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140630100122/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1983&lg=N 2014-06-30 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons North Carolina Tar Tar