1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record29–5 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena University Hall
Seasons
←  1979–80
1981–82  →
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Virginia 13–1 .92929–4  .879
No. 6 North Carolina †10–4 .71429–8  .784
No. 11 Wake Forest 9–5 .64322–7  .759
No. 18 Maryland 8–6 .57121–10  .677
Duke 6–8 .42917–13  .567
Clemson 6–8 .42920–11  .645
NC State 4–10 .28614–13  .519
Georgia Tech 0–14 .0004–23  .148
† 1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Scanned from the March 16, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer The Cincinnati Enquirer 1981-03-16 page B-3.jpg
Scanned from the March 16, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer

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

Contents

Roster

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 12Dean Carpenter6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)206 lb(93 kg)Jr Metairie, Louisiana
G 5Louis Collins6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 21Darren Cross6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)181 lb(82 kg)So Queens, New York
F 44Terry Gates6 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 23Jeff Klein6 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 55Lewis Lattimore6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)217 lb(98 kg)Sr Dayton, Ohio
F 42Peter MacBeth  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)230 lb(104 kg)So Marietta, Georgia
G 32Doug Newburg6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb(84 kg)So McLean, Virginia
F 25Lee Raker (C)6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)201 lb(91 kg)Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 10Craig Robinson6 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

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 DukeW 68–47 18–0
(8–0)		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3
No. 1 at No. 11 North CarolinaW 80–79 OT19–0
(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 StateW 51–46 21–0
(10–0)		 Reynolds Coliseum  (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 14
No. 1 ClemsonW 73–58 22–0
(11–0)		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 16
No. 1 Georgia TechW 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 ForestL 66–73 OT23–2
(12–1)		 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  (8,200)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 28
No. 3 No. 17 MarylandW 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

NBA draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1981 115 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers
1981477Lee Raker San Diego Clippers
19817159Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks
1982 477 Jeff Jones Indiana Pacers
1983 11 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets
1983368Craig Robinson Boston Celtics
1984 235 Othell Wilson Golden State Warriors
Source: [11]

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