1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 3 30–4 12–2 Terry Holland 8th Craig Littlepage 6th Jim Larranaga 3rd University Hall ACC regular season co–champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Virginia was the top seed in the Mideast region of the 48-team NCAA tournament, but was upset by two points in the Sweet Sixteen by the UAB Blazers, before a partisan crowd in Birmingham.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=59MxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2099%2C5964960 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Ala.-Birmingham, Louisville get by Sampson, Breuer March 19, 1982 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HsodAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SqYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C4357740 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Martin Steve UAB Blazers slay giant Virginia March 19, 1982 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qeBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6590%2C2440645 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Wilson Austin UAB stuns Virginia with 68-66 triumph March 19, 1982 10 Roster 1981 Virginia Cavaliers y Jim Miller 4 F 6 8 FR Princeton, West Virginia Craig Robinson 10 F 6 8 JR Montclair, New Jersey Othell Wilson y 11 G 6 0 SO Woodbridge, Virginia Dean Carpenter 12 F/C 6 9 SR New Orleans Ricky Stokes y 14 G 5 10 SO Richmond, Virginia Jim Runcie 21 G 6 1 FR Hyde Park, New York Jeff Jones y basketball 24 G 6 4 SR Owensboro, Kentucky C Kenton Edelin y 30 F 6 7 SO Alexandria, Virginia Doug Newburg 32 G 6 2 JR McLean, Virginia Kenny Johnson 33 G 6 0 FR Baltimore Peter MacBeth 42 F 6 9 JR Indialantic, Florida Tim Mullen 45 G/F 6 5 FR Ridgewood, New Jersey Dan Merrifield 51 F 6 6 FR Linwood, New Jersey Ralph Sampson y 50 C 7 4 JR Harrisonburg, Virginia Terry Holland (Davidson) Craig Littlepage (Penn) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) 14 December 2014 SourceRon Morris ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History Chapel Hill, North Carolina Four Corners Press 306 1988 Schedule no no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 21 TVS yes yes 7 BYU Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts 63–61 8,808 1–0 Nov. 27 yes 7 Fairfield University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 107–66 9,000 2–0 Nov. 29 yes 7 George Mason University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 76–57 9,000 3–0 Dec. 2 yes 5 Randolph–Macon University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 82–50 9,000 4–0 Dec. 5 yes yes 5 VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 76–49 4,460 5–0 Dec. 9 5 Duke University Hall Charlottesville, Maryland 92–83 9,000 6–0 1–0 Dec. 19 yes yes 5 Chaminade Neal S. Blaisdell Center Laie, HI 75–59 3,052 7–0 1–0 Dec. 21 yes yes 5 BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI 118–84 1,739 8–0 1–0 Dec. 29 yes yes 3 Richmond Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 74–43 10,716 9–0 1–0 Dec. 30 yes yes 3 James Madison Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 57–44 10,716 10–0 1–0 Jan. 2 yes 3 James Madison University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 73–65 9,000 11–0 1–0 Jan. 6 yes 2 Notre Dame Capital Centre Landover, Maryland 87–54 17,422 12–0 1–0 Jan. 9 yes 2 North Carolina 1 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, North Carolina 60–65 10,000 12–1 1–1 Jan. 12 3 Maryland University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 45–40 OT 9,000 13–1 2–1 Jan. 14 yes 3 Wagner University Hall Charlottesville, Georgia 99–67 9,000 14–1 2–1 Jan. 16 3 Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 79–60 9,000 15–1 3–1 Jan. 17 3 Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 89–68 5,000 16–1 4–1 Jan. 20 yes yes 3 George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 80–54 5,000 17–1 4–1 Jan. 24 yes yes 3 Louisville 17 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 74–56 16,613 18–1 4–1 Jan. 27 yes 3 Wake Forest 18 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 69–66 15,867 19–1 5–1 Jan. 30 yes 3 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 77–65 8,564 20–1 6–1 Feb. 3 3 North Carolina 2 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 74–58   21–1 7–1 Feb. 6 yes yes 3 Virginia Tech Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia 80–66 10,056 22–1 7–1 Feb. 10 yes 1 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 39–36 12,400 23–1 8–1 Feb. 13 yes 1 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 56–54 11,000 24–1 9–1 Feb. 15 yes 1 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta 56–52 6,939 25–1 10–1 Feb. 20 1 NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 45–40 9,000 26–1 11–1 Feb. 24 1 Wake Forest 18 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 84–66 9,000 27–1 12–1 Feb. 27 yes 1 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 46–47 OT 14,500 27–2 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 5 yes 3 2 Clemson 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 56–54 15,875 28–2 Mar. 6 yes 3 2 Wake Forest 16 3 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 51–49 16,034 29–2 Mar. 7 yes 3 2 North Carolina 1 1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship 45–47 16,034 29–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA Tournament Mar. 14 yes 3 1 ME Tennessee 9 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis Second Round 54–51 15,000 30–3 Mar. 18 yes 3 1 ME UAB 17 4 ME Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Sweet Sixteen 66–68 16,754 30–4 AP poll Eastern time Source: 1982-83 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1981-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 18 May 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111851/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1981-box-scores.pdf dead Awards and honors Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophyhttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm About Us 2009-04-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009-01-07 Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2009-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 2008-06-11 Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Awardhttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html 2009-04-13 dead NBA draft Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1982 4 77 Jeff Jones Indiana Pacers 1983 1 1 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets 1983 3 68 Craig Robinson Boston Celtics 1984 2 35 Othell Wilson Golden State Warriors Source:http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1982 1982 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-04-22 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090731110805/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1982&lg=N 2009-07-31 References 2 Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virgin Virgin