1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	1982–83
Team:	Virginia Cavaliers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Coachrank:	4
Aprank:	4
Record:	29–5
Conf Record:	12–2
Hc Year:	9th
Ac1 Year:	4th
Ac2 Year:	1st
Ac3 Year:	1st
Champion:	ACC regular season co–champions
Bowl Result:	Elite Eight

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.^[1] 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

Virginia's two losses in conference were to co-champion North Carolina,^{[2] [3]} 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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Roster

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Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^[10]

Awards and honors

• Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[11]
• Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year^[12]
• Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[13]
• Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award^[14]

NBA draft

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
	1	1
1983	3	68	Craig Robinson
	2	35

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Chaminade Upsets Virginia, 1982 . 2009-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091119190820/http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Chaminade.htm . 2009-11-19 . dead .
2. News: Jordan helps Carolina steal victory . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania) . Knight-Ridder Newspapers . Whicker . Mark . February 11, 1983 . 22.
3. News: No. 1 Tar Heels catch No. 3 Cavs with their guard down . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire services . February 11, 1983 . 3D.
4. News: NC State trips Cavs at the wire 63-62 . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Robinson . Doug . March 27, 1983 . D1.
5. News: North Carolina State ends Sampson's quest . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania) . Associated Press . March 27, 1983 . 97.
6. News: Wolfpack ends Sampson's career, 63-62 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . (Los Angeles Times) . Dodds . Tracy . March 27, 1983 . 3F.
7. Book: Morris, Ron . ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History . . Four Corners Press . 307 . 1988.
8. Web site: All-Time Results . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html . 2014-10-06 . dead.
9. Web site: 1982-83 Box Scores. VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. 30 December 2014. 2 January 2015. 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. dead.
10. • Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 899–900. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.
11. Web site: About Us . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm . 2009-01-07 .
12. Web site: 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 .
13. Web site: 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 .
14. Web site: Wooden Award - Athletics . 2009-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html . 2009-04-13 . dead .
15. Web site: 1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com . 2014-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630100122/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1983&lg=N . 2014-06-30 .