# 1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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 (Elite Eight) of the NCAA tournament.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game ||||||
| Mar. 10 | | Richmond YMCA | W 18–9 | | Richmond, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 26* | No. 1 | Johns Hopkins | W 124–60 | 1–0 | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 27* | No. 1 | VCU | W 69–63 | 2–0 | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 1* | No. 1 | at James Madison | W 51–34 | 3–0 | JMU Convocation Center (7,700) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Dec. 4* | No. 1 | VMI | W 86–41 | 4–0 | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 8 | No. 1 | at Duke | W 104–91 | 5–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec. 11* | No. 1 | at No. 3 Georgetown | W 68–63 | 6–0 (1–0) | Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland |
| Dec. 16* | No. 1 | vs. No. 14 Houston | W 72–63 | 7–0 (1–0) | Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000) Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec. 18* | No. 1 | vs. Utah | W 80–57 | 8–0 (1–0) | Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000) Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec. 23* | No. 1 | at Chaminade | L 72–77 | 8–1 (1–0) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,383) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec. 29* | No. 4 | vs. Richmond | W 102–85 | 9–1 (1–0) | Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* | No. 4 | vs. Old Dominion | W 75–59 | 10–1 (1–0) | Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan. 8 | No. 4 | at Maryland | W 83–64 | 11–1 (2–0) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| Jan. 12 | No. 2 | at No. 19 NC State | W 88–80 | 12–1 (3–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan. 15 | No. 2 | No. 11 North Carolina | L 95–101 | 12–2 (3–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 17 | No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 66–52 | 13–2 (4–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,543) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan. 19* | No. 7 | at No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 74–64 | 14–2 (4–1) | Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan. 22 | No. 7 | Clemson | W 105–87 | 15–2 (5–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 26* | No. 6 | George Washington | W 59–44 | 16–2 (5–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 29* | No. 6 | No. 8 Louisville | W 98–81 | 17–2 (5–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 3 | No. 3 | Wake Forest | W 89–75 | 18–2 (6–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 5 | No. 3 | Duke | W 105–84 | 19–2 (7–1) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 10 | No. 3 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 63–64 | 19–3 (7–2) | Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb. 14 | No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 92–69 | 20–3 (8–2) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 20* | No. 5 | vs. No. 12 Missouri | W 68–53 | 21–3 (8–2) | Byrne Meadowlands Arena (15,767) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb. 23 | No. 3 | at Clemson | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 22–3 (9–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb. 27 | No. 3 | NC State | W 86–75 | 23–3 (10–2) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 2 | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | W 107–74 | 24–3 (11–2) | Greensboro Coliseum (15,300) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar. 6 | No. 2 | Maryland | W 83–81 | 25–3 (12–2) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 11 | (2) No. 2 | vs. (7) Duke Quarterfinals | W 109–66 | 26–3 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar. 12 | (2) No. 2 | vs. (6) Georgia Tech Semifinals | W 96–67 | 27–3 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar. 13 | (2) No. 2 | vs. (4) NC State Championship | L 78–81 | 27–4 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 19 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (8 W) Washington State Second Round | W 54–49 | 28–4 | BSU Pavilion (12,177) Boise, Idaho |
| Mar. 24 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (4) No. 11 Boston College Sweet Sixteen | W 95–92 | 29–4 | Dee Events Center (12,084) Ogden, Utah |
| Mar. 26 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State Elite Eight | L 62–63 | 29–5 | Dee Events Center (12,087) Ogden, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Coaches | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |

## 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

## NBA draft

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets |
| 1983 | 3 | 68 | Craig Robinson | Boston Celtics |
| 1984 | 2 | 35 | Othell Wilson | Golden State Warriors |
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