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1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

FieldValue
sportBasketball
year1982–83
teamVirginia Cavaliers
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
CoachRank4
APRank4
record29–5
conf_record12–2
head_coachTerry Holland
hc_year9th
asst_coach1Jim Larrañaga
ac1_year4th
asst_coach2Jeff Jones
ac2_year1st
asst_coach3Dave Odom
ac3_year1st
stadiumUniversity Hall
championACC regular season co–champions
bowl[NCAA tournament](1983-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result[Elite Eight](1983-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament-west-region)
A photograph of a Duke University student newspaper article including pictures of players and a few paragraphs of text.
A Duke University student newspaper article on the Cavaliers.

The 1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

On December 23, 1982, the Chaminade Silverswords of Honolulu defeated the No. 1 ranked Cavaliers 77–72. Silverswords players Tony Randolph scored 19 points and Jim Dunham scored 17. Chaminade was ranked fourth in the NAIA rankings; center Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to twelve points.

Virginia's two losses in conference were to co-champion North Carolina, and their two losses in the postseason were to eventual national champion North Carolina State; by three points in the final of the ACC tournament and by one point in the West region finals of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

  • Terry Holland ()
  • Jim Larrañaga ()
  • Jeff Jones ()
  • Dave Odom () :Source:

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA Tournament :Source:{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html |archive-date = 2014-10-06 |url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 January 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150102021715/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1982-box-scores.pdf | url-status = dead

Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

  • Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy
  • Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year
  • Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year
  • Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:College_color/data

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NBA draft

:Source:

References

References

  1. "Chaminade Upsets Virginia, 1982".
  2. (December 24, 1982). "Yes, Virginia, there is a Chaminade". Eugene Register-Guard.
  3. (December 25, 1982). "Virginia reeling after loss". Reading Eagle.
  4. Whicker, Mark. (February 11, 1983). "Jordan helps Carolina steal victory". Reading Eagle.
  5. (February 11, 1983). "No. 1 Tar Heels catch No. 3 Cavs with their guard down". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. Robinson, Doug. (March 27, 1983). "NC State trips Cavs at the wire 63-62". Deseret News.
  7. (March 27, 1983). "North Carolina State ends Sampson's quest". Reading Eagle.
  8. Dodds, Tracy. (March 27, 1983). "Wolfpack ends Sampson's career, 63-62". Eugene Register-Guard.
  9. Morris, Ron. (1988). "ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History". Four Corners Press.
  10. (February 21, 1983). "Missouri Tires, Virginia Solves Some Problems". [[The Washington Post]].
  11. (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
  12. "About Us".
  13. "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
  14. "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners".
  15. "Wooden Award - Athletics".
  16. "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com".
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