1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1982 1982 Final Four logo.png 125px 48 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana North Carolina Tar Heels 2nd 6th 9th Georgetown Hoyas 2nd 2nd Houston Cougars 3rd Louisville Cardinals 5th Dean Smith 1st James Worthy North Carolina 427,251 Rob Williams Houston 88 The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 44th annual edition of the tournament began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 47 games were played. North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 63–62 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament was the first to eliminate the national third-place game, which had been held every year since the 1946 tournament. It was also the first tournament to be televised by CBS after it acquired the broadcasting rights from NBC. Gary Bender and Billy Packer (also from NBC Sports) called the Final Four and National Championship games. In addition, it was the first tournament to include the word "Men's" in its official title, as the NCAA began sponsoring national championships in women's sports (including basketball) in the 1981–82 school year. This was the last NCAA tournament to grant automatic bids to the winners of ECAC regional tournaments for Northeastern Division I independents organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a loose sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities. The practice had begun with the 1975 tournament to ensure that Northeastern independents would not be excluded, but was discontinued when all remaining Northeastern independents formed new conferences or joined existing ones after this season.Varsity Pride: ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments For the first time since 1966, the tournament field did not include UCLA. Championship game 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Championship Game was between the Georgetown Hoyas and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams had Hall of Fame coaches, Dean Smith for the Tar Heels and John Thompson for the Hoyas. As for players, five future NBA All-Stars were included between the two sides—the Hoyas featured center Patrick Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, while the Tar Heels answered with forward James Worthy, forward and center Sam Perkins, and young guard Michael Jordan. This also marked the only NCAA championship game to feature three of the NBA 50 Greatest Players (Jordan, Ewing and Worthy) chosen in 1996 on the occasion of the NBA's 50th anniversary. The championship matchup was tightly contested throughout, with no team ever leading by more than a few points, and 15 lead changes in the game overall. With slightly over a minute to go, Floyd scored to put Georgetown on top, 62–61. During the ensuing timeout, Smith predicted that Georgetown would heavily guard Worthy and Perkins and drew up a play that would work the ball around to Jordan and then met Jordan's eyes and told him to not be afraid to shoot if he was open. When the ball was worked around, Jimmy Black found Jordan on the left wing, and he rose and hit a jumper with 17 seconds to go to put Carolina back on top, 63–62. Georgetown did not call timeout but immediately pushed the ball up the court. However, guard Fred Brown mistook Carolina's James Worthy for a teammate and passed the ball right to his opponent. Worthy was fouled by Eric Smith with two seconds to go. He missed both free throws, but with no timeouts left (Georgetown coach John Thompson, in a questionable move, used his last one before Worthy's free throws rather than save it to set up a final play) the Hoyas' last desperation shot fell short. On the other hand, Dean Smith's decision to draw up a play for Jordan, rather than Worthy or Perkins, is often regarded as a brilliant coaching move. true #FFFFF0 center 30% right His Airness. MJ. Air Jordan. Before Michael Jordan was any of these things, before he was the most recognizable athlete in the world, he was Mike Jordan, the freshman for North Carolina. Then he hit a game-winning shot in the 1982 national championship game, and Mike became Michael Jordan, who became all of the above. Powell Latimer in the Daily Tar Heel before Jordan's 2009 Hall of Fame inductionhttp://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2009/09/michael_jordan_earns_hall_of_fame_honors Michael Jordan earns Hall of Fame honors September 11, 2009 November 26, 2014 Powell Latimer Daily Tar Heel Aside from the dramatic finish in the final minute, the 1982 NCAA championship game is today primarily remembered as being the stage on which several eventual basketball legends were introduced to a national audience, particularly North Carolina's Jordan and Georgetown's Ewing, both 19-year-old freshmen at the time of this game. Both had outstanding games - Jordan with 16 points including the game-winner, and Ewing with 23 points and 10 rebounds (but also a few goaltends on blocks that John Thompson supported for intimidation purposes). Jordan and Ewing would go on to have more memorable clashes in the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks respectively, and both would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For Jordan's part, his game-winner is often seen as the launching point of his career - the moment that gave him the confidence to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time, in no small part due to his clutch performance. Jordan has said multiple times that before he would take game-winning shots with the Bulls, he would sometimes think back to his shot in the 1982 game that propelled North Carolina past Georgetown. The best player of the 1982 title game, and a third player in this game who would eventually be inducted to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, was Carolina's James Worthy. Worthy scored a game-high 28 points, showing the blazing speed and some of the same authoritative drives to the basket that later became familiar sights during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s. Beyond these three players, two other noticeable players of the 1980s and early 90s appeared in this 1982 game: Georgetown's Sleepy Floyd, who went on to an All-Star career in the NBA (including a still-standing record for most points in a quarter and in a half for a playoff game) and Carolina's Sam Perkins, who distinguished himself over a durable NBA career lasting 17 seasons. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 1982 sites for first and second round games USA green pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 bottom #FFFFFF Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum USA green pog.svg 32.780262 -96.800978 left #FFFFFF Dallas Reunion Stadium USA green pog.svg 39.768403 -86.158068 right #FFFFFF Indianapolis Market Square Arena USA green pog.svg 41.736980 -111.833836 right #FFFFFF Logan Smith Spectrum USA green pog.svg 36.162664 -86.781602 top #FFFFFF Nashville Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University) Memorial Gymnasium USA green pog.svg 46.729777 -117.181738 left #FFFFFF Pullman Beasley Coliseum USA green pog.svg 36.153982 -95.992775 right #FFFFFF Tulsa Mabee Center USA green pog.svg 40.700379 -73.592906 top #FFFFFF Uniondale Nassau Coliseum USA 450 right 1983 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 35.779590 -78.638179 bottom #FFFFFF Raleigh Reynolds Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 33.520661 -86.802490 bottom #FFFFFF Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center USA blue pog.svg 38.627003 -90.199404 left #FFFFFF St. Louis St. Louis Arena Checkerdome USA blue pog.svg 40.233844 -111.658534 bottom #FFFFFF Provo Marriott Center USA red pog.svg 29.951066 -90.071532 bottom #FFFFFF New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome Louisiana Superdome The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1982 tournament: First and Second Rounds March 11 and 13 East Region Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Mideast Region Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University) Midwest Region Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Host: Oral Roberts University) West Region Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State University) March 12 and 14 East Region Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York (Host: Hofstra University) Mideast Region Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern City Conference) Midwest Region Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference) West Region Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, Washington (Host: Washington State University) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 18 and 20 Mideast Regional, BJCC Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference) West Regional, Marriott Center, Provo, Utah (Host: Brigham Young University) March 19 and 21 East Regional, Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University) Midwest Regional, The Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) March 27 and 29 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University) Teams Region Seed Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East 1 North Carolina Dean Smith ACC Champion1 GeorgetownW 63–62 East 2 Memphis State (Vacated) Dana Kirk Metro Sweet Sixteen3 VillanovaL 70–66 East 3 Villanova Rollie Massimino Big East Regional Runner-up1 North CarolinaL 70–60 East 4 Alabama Wimp Sanderson SEC Sweet Sixteen1 North CarolinaL 74–69 East 5 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big East Round of 324 AlabamaL 69–68 East 6 Saint Joseph's Jim Boyle East Coast Round of 4811 NortheasternL 63–62 East 7 Wake Forest Carl Tacy ACC Round of 322 Memphis StateL 56–55 East 8 Ohio State Eldon Miller Big Ten Round of 489 James MadisonL 55–48 East 9 James Madison Lou Campanelli ECAC South Round of 321 North CarolinaL 52–50 East 10 Old Dominion Paul Webb ECAC South Round of 487 Wake ForestL 74–57 East 11 Northeastern Jim Calhoun ECAC North Round of 323 VillanovaL 76–72 East 12 Penn Bob Weinhauer Ivy League Round of 485 St. John'sL 66–56 Mideast Mideast 1 Virginia Terry Holland ACC Sweet Sixteen4 UABL 68–66 Mideast 2 Minnesota Jim Dutcher Big Ten Sweet Sixteen3 LouisvilleL 67–61 Mideast 3 Louisville Denny Crum Metro National semifinals1 GeorgetownL 50–46 Mideast 4 UAB Gene Bartow Sun Belt Regional Runner-up3 LouisvilleL 75–68 Mideast 5 Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Round of 324 UABL 80–70 Mideast 6 Kentucky Joe B. Hall SEC Round of 4811 Middle Tennessee StateL 50–44 Mideast 7 NC State Jim Valvano ACC Round of 4810 ChattanoogaL 58–51 Mideast 8 Southwestern Louisiana Bobby Paschal Southland Round of 489 TennesseeL 61–57 Mideast 9 Tennessee Don DeVoe SEC Round of 321 VirginiaL 54–51 Mideast 10 Chattanooga Murray Arnold Southern Round of 322 MinnesotaL 62–61 Mideast 11 Middle Tennessee State Stan Simpson Ohio Valley Round of 323 LouisvilleL 81–56 Mideast 12 Robert Morris Matthew Furjanic Jr. ECAC Metro Round of 485 IndianaL 94–62 Midwest Midwest 1 DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Round of 328 Boston CollegeL 82–75 Midwest 2 Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Sweet Sixteen6 HoustonL 79–78 Midwest 3 Tulsa Nolan Richardson Missouri Valley Round of 326 HoustonL 78–74 Midwest 4 Arkansas Eddie Sutton Southwest Round of 325 Kansas StateL 65–64 Midwest 5 Kansas State Jack Hartman Big Eight Sweet Sixteen8 Boston CollegeL 69–65 Midwest 6 Houston Guy Lewis Southwest National semifinals1 North CarolinaL 68–63 Midwest 7 Marquette Hank Raymonds Independent Round of 322 MissouriL 73–69 Midwest 8 Boston College Tom Davis Big East Regional Runner-up6 HoustonL 99–92 Midwest 9 San Francisco Peter Barry West Coast Round of 488 Boston CollegeL 70–66 Midwest 10 Evansville Dick Walters Midwestern City Round of 487 MarquetteL 67–62 Midwest 11 1981 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Davey Whitney SWAC Round of 486 HoustonL 94–84 Midwest 12 Northern Illinois John McDougal Mid-American Round of 485 Kansas StateL 77–68 West West 1 Georgetown John Thompson Big East Runner Up1 North CarolinaL 63–62 West 2 Oregon State Ralph Miller Pacific-10 Regional Runner-up1 GeorgetownL 69–45 West 3 Idaho Don Monson Big Sky Sweet Sixteen2 Oregon StateL 60–42 West 4 Fresno State Boyd Grant Pacific Coast Sweet Sixteen1 GeorgetownL 58–40 West 5 West Virginia Gale Catlett Eastern Round of 324 Fresno StateL 50–46 West 6 Iowa Lute Olson Big Ten Round of 323 IdahoL 69–67 West 7 Pepperdine Jim Harrick West Coast Round of 322 Oregon StateL 70–51 West 8 Wyoming Jim Brandenburg WAC Round of 321 GeorgetownL 51–43 West 9 USC Stan Morrison Pacific-10 Round of 488 WyomingL 61–58 West 10 Pittsburgh Roy Chipman Eastern Round of 487 PepperdineL 99–88 West 11 1981 men Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Northeast Louisiana Mike Vining Trans America Round of 486 IowaL 70–63 West 12 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett MEAC Round of 485 West VirginiaL 102–72 Bracket * – Denotes overtime period East region Regional semifinalsFriday, March 19 Regional FinalsSunday, March 21 8 Ohio State 48 9 James Madison 55 5 St. John's 66 12 Penn 56 6 Saint Joseph's 62 11 Northeastern 63 7 Wake Forest 74 10 Old Dominion 57 9 James Madison 50 1 North Carolina 52 4 Alabama 69 5 St. John's 68 11 Northeastern 72*** 3 Villanova 76 2 Memphis State# 56 7 Wake Forest 55 1 North Carolina 74 4 Alabama 69 3 Villanova 70 2 Memphis State# 66 1 North Carolina 70 3 Villanova 60 # - Memphis State was forced to vacate its NCAA tournament appearance after a massive gambling scandal and a criminal investigation into head coach Dana Kirk. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Memphis removing the wins from its own record. https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/troubled-times-at-memphis-state https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115244/https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/troubled-times-at-memphis-state dead November 28, 2020 TROUBLED TIMES AT MEMPHIS STATE Sports Illustrated June 24, 1985 May 15, 2024 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/241057-the-ncaas-toothless-punishment-of-memphis Mauro, Patrick The NCAA's Toothless Punishment Of Memphis Bleacher Report August 22, 2009 May 15, 2024 Midwest region Regional semifinalsFriday, March 19 Regional FinalsSunday, March 21 8 Boston College 70 9 San Francisco 66 5 Kansas State 77 12 Northern Illinois 68 6 Houston 94 11 Alcorn State 84 7 Marquette 67 10 Evansville 62 8 Boston College 82 1 DePaul 75 4 Arkansas 64 5 Kansas State 65 6 Houston 78 3 Tulsa 74 2 Missouri 73 7 Marquette 69 8 Boston College 69 5 Kansas State 65 6 Houston 79 2 Missouri 78 8 Boston College 92 6 Houston 99 Mideast region Regional semifinalsThursday, March 18 Regional FinalsSaturday, March 20 8 Southwest Louisiana 57 9 Tennessee 61 5 Indiana 94 12 Robert Morris 62 6 Kentucky 44 11 Middle Tennessee State 50 7 NC State 51 10 Chattanooga 58 9 Tennessee 51 1 Virginia 54 4 UAB 80 5 Indiana 70 11 Middle Tennessee State 56 3 Louisville 81 2 Minnesota 62 10 Chattanooga 61 1 Virginia 66 4 UAB 68 3 Louisville 67 2 Minnesota 61 4 UAB 68 3 Louisville 75 West region Regional semifinalsThursday, March 18 Regional FinalsSaturday, March 20 8 Wyoming 61 9 USC 58 5 West Virginia 102 12 North Carolina A&T 72 6 Iowa 70 11 Northeast Louisiana 63 7 Pepperdine 99 10 Pittsburgh 88 8 Wyoming 43 1 Georgetown 51 4 Fresno State 50 5 West Virginia 46 6 Iowa 67* 3 Idaho 69 2 Oregon State 70 7 Pepperdine 51 1 Georgetown 58 4 Fresno State 40 3 Idaho 42 2 Oregon State 60 1 Georgetown 69 2 Oregon State 45 Final Four National semifinalsSaturday, March 27 National FinalMonday, March 29 E1 North Carolina 68 MW6 Houston 63 ME3 Louisville 46 W1 Georgetown 50 E1 North Carolina 63 W1 Georgetown 62 Announcers Gary Bender and Billy Packer – First round at Logan, Utah (Wyoming–USC); Second Round at Logan, Utah (Georgetown–Wyoming, Fresno State–West Virginia); Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana (Virginia–Tennessee, Minnesota–Chattanooga); East Regional semifinal (North Carolina–Alabama) at Raleigh, North Carolina; East Regional Final at Raleigh, North Carolina; Mideast Regional Final at Birmingham, Alabama; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana Frank Glieber and Steve Grote – Second Round at Nashville, Tennessee (Louisville–Middle Tennessee State, UAB–Indiana); Second Round at Dallas, Texas (DePaul–Boston College, Arkansas–Kansas State); West Regional semifinal (Georgetown–Fresno State) at Provo, Utah; Midwest Regional Final at St. Louis, Missouri; West Regional Final at Provo, Utah Jim Thacker and Bill Raftery – East Regional semifinal (Villanova–Memphis State) at Raleigh, North Carolina Tom Hammond and Larry Conley – Mideast Regional semifinals at Birmingham, Alabama Fred White and Gary Thompson – Midwest Regional semifinals at St. Louis, Missouri Larry Zimmer and Irv Brown – West Regional semifinal (Oregon State–Idaho) at Provo, Utah Jim Thacker and Bill Foster – First round at Charlotte, North Carolina (Ohio State–James Madison, Wake Forest–Old Dominion); Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina (North Carolina–James Madison, Memphis State–Wake Forest); Second Round at Uniondale, New York (Villanova–Northeastern, Alabama–St. John's) Verne Lundquist and Dale Brown – Second Round at Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa–Houston, Missouri–Marquette) Irv Brown and George Raveling – Second Round at Pullman, Washington (Idaho–Iowa, Oregon State–Pepperdine) Tim Ryan and Irv Brown – First round at Pullman, Washington (Iowa–Northeast Louisiana) See also 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1982 National Invitation Tournament 1982 National Women's Invitation Tournament 1982 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1982 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball competitions in New Orleans Basketball Category:Basketball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament