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1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record29–5 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Virginia 13 – 1   .929 29 – 4   .879
No. 6 North Carolina † 10 – 4   .714 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Wake Forest 9 – 5   .643 22 – 7   .759
No. 18 Maryland 8 – 6   .571 21 – 10   .677
Duke 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567
Clemson 6 – 8   .429 20 – 11   .645
NC State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 13   .519
Georgia Tech 0 – 14   .000 4 – 23   .148
† 1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Scanned from the March 16, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer

Roster

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1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 12 Dean Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Metairie, Louisiana
G 5 Louis Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 21 Darren Cross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Queens, New York
F 44 Terry Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Sr Ridgewood, New Jersey
G 24 Jeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Owensboro, Kentucky
G 23 Jeff Klein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Akron, Ohio
G 3 Jeff Lamp (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Prior Lake, Minnesota
F/C 55 Lewis Lattimore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio
F 42 Peter MacBeth   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
G 32 Doug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So McLean, Virginia
F 25 Lee Raker (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 10 Craig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Montclair, New Jersey
C 50 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Harrisonburg, Virginia
G 14 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Woodbridge, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source[1][2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 28*
 No. 8 Bucknell W 64–45  1–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 29*
 No. 8 VCU W 77–62  2–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 3*
 No. 7 Randolph–Macon W 83–52  3–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 6*
 No. 7 at William & Mary W 88–68  4–0
 William & Mary Hall (9,000)
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec. 12
 No. 6 at Duke W 91–79  5–0
(1–0) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,000)
Durham, North Carolina
Dec. 22*
 No. 5 Baltimore W 103–62  6–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*
 No. 3 at James Madison W 53–52  7–0
 Godwin Hall (10,000)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan. 3*
 No. 3 vs. Virginia Tech W 64–51  8–0
 Roanoke Civic Center (8,564)
Roanoke, Virginia
Jan. 5*
 No. 3 at Delaware W 88–69  9–0
 Delaware Field House (9,000)
Newark, Delaware
Jan. 7
 No. 3 NC State W 63–55  10–0
(2–0) 		University Hall (5,100)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10
 No. 3 No. 16 North Carolina W 63–57  11–0
(3–0) 		University Hall (10,056)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 14
 No. 2 at No. 10 Maryland W 66–64  12–0
(4–0) 		Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
Jan. 17
 No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 85–48  13–0
(5–0) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,591)
Atlanta
Jan. 19
 No. 2 at No. 19 Clemson W 74–59  14–0
(6–0) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (12,500)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 21*
 No. 2 George Washington W 86–56  15–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 25*
 No. 2 Ohio State W 89–73  16–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 28
 No. 1 No. 6 Wake Forest W 83–73  17–0
(7–0) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 31
 No. 1 Duke W 68–47  18–0
(8–0) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3
 No. 1 at No. 11 North Carolina W 80–79 OT 19–0
(9–0) 		Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 5*
 No. 1 at Wagner W 76–69  20–0
 Madison Square Garden (11,997)
New York City
Feb. 11
 No. 1 at NC State W 51–46  21–0
(10–0) 		Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 14
 No. 1 Clemson W 73–58  22–0
(11–0) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 16
 No. 1 Georgia Tech W 83–42  23–0
(12–0) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 22*
 No. 1 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame L 56–57  23–1
 Rosemont Horizon (16,546)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb. 25
 No. 3 at No. 12 Wake Forest L 66–73 OT 23–2
(12–1) 		Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 28
 No. 3 No. 17 Maryland W 74–63  24–2
(13–1) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5
 (1) No. 4 vs. (8) Georgia Tech
ACC Quarterfinals 		W 76–47  25–2
 Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland
Mar. 6
 (1) No. 4 vs. (4) No. 20 Maryland
ACC Semifinals 		L 62–85  25–3
 Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15*
 (1 E) No. 5 vs. (9 E) Villanova
Second round 		W 54–50[3]  26–3
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar. 19*
 (1 E) No. 5 vs. (4 E) No. 15 Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen 		W 62–48[4]  27–3
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta
Mar. 21*
 (1 E) No. 5 vs. (6 E) No. 16 BYU
Elite Eight 		W 74–60[5]  28–3
 Omni Coliseum (15,461)
Atlanta
Mar. 28
 (1 E) No. 5 vs. (2 W) No. 6 North Carolina
National Semifinal 		L 65–78  28–4
 The Spectrum (18,276)
Philadelphia
Mar. 30*
6:00 p.m. 		(1 E) No. 5 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 LSU
Third-place game 		W 78–74  29–4
 The Spectrum (18,276)
Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[6][7]

Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1981 1 15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers
1981 4 77 Lee Raker San Diego Clippers
1981 7 159 Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks
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:[11]

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 305.
  2. ^ 1981 NCAA Final Four program, NCAA, March 1981
  3. ^ "Virginia Defeats Villanova, Will Face Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 16, 1981. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Virginia Routs Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 20, 1981. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Virginia and North Carolina Reach N.C.A.A Final Four". The New York Times. March 22, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  9. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  10. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  11. ^ "1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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