1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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1982 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Season 198182
Teams48
Finals site Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels (2nd title, 6th title game,
9th Final Four)
Runner-up Georgetown Hoyas (2nd title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Dean Smith (1st title)
MOP James Worthy (North Carolina)
Attendance427,251
Top scorer Rob Williams Houston
(88 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 47 games were played.

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North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 63–62 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This Tournament was the first to eliminate the national third place game, which had been held every year since the 1946 tournament. It was also the first tournament to be televised by CBS after it acquired the broadcasting rights from NBC. Gary Bender and Billy Packer (also from NBC Sports) called the Final Four and National Championship games. In addition, it was the first tournament to include the word "Men's" in its official title, as the NCAA began sponsoring national championships in women's sports (including basketball) in the 1981–82 school year.

This was the last NCAA Tournament to grant automatic bids to the winners of ECAC regional tournaments for Northeastern Division I independents organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a loose sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities. The practice had begun with the 1975 Tournament to ensure that Northeastern independents would not be excluded, but was discontinued when all remaining Northeastern independents formed new conferences or joined existing ones after this season. [1]

For the first time since 1966, the tournament field did not include UCLA.

Championship game

The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Championship Game was between the Georgetown Hoyas and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams had Hall of Fame coaches, Dean Smith for the Tar Heels and John Thompson for the Hoyas. As for players, five future NBA All-Stars were included between the two sides—the Hoyas featured center Patrick Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, while the Tar Heels answered with forward James Worthy, forward and center Sam Perkins, and young guard Michael Jordan. This also marked the only NCAA championship game to feature three of the NBA 50 Greatest Players (Jordan, Ewing and Worthy) chosen in 1996 on the occasion of the NBA's 50th anniversary.

The championship matchup was tightly contested throughout, with no team ever leading by more than a few points, and 15 lead changes in the game overall. With slightly over a minute to go, Floyd scored to put Georgetown on top, 62–61. During the ensuing timeout, Smith predicted that Georgetown would heavily guard Worthy and Perkins and drew up a play that would work the ball around to Jordan and then met Jordan's eyes and told him to not be afraid to shoot if he was open. When the ball was worked around, Jimmy Black found Jordan on the left wing, and he rose and hit a jumper with 17 seconds to go to put Carolina back on top, 63–62. Georgetown did not call timeout but immediately pushed the ball up the court. However, guard Fred Brown mistook Carolina's James Worthy for a teammate and passed the ball right to his opponent. Worthy was fouled by Eric Smith with two seconds to go. He missed both free throws, but with no timeouts left (Georgetown coach John Thompson, in a questionable move, used his last one before Worthy's free throws rather than save it to set up a final play) the Hoyas' last desperation shot fell short. On the other hand, Dean Smith's decision to draw up a play for Jordan, rather than Worthy or Perkins, is often regarded as a brilliant coaching move.

His Airness. MJ. Air Jordan. Before Michael Jordan was any of these things, before he was the most recognizable athlete in the world, he was Mike Jordan, the freshman for North Carolina. Then he hit a game-winning shot in the 1982 national championship game, and Mike became Michael Jordan, who became all of the above.

Powell Latimer in the Daily Tar Heel before Jordan's 2009 Hall of Fame induction [2]

Aside from the dramatic finish in the final minute, the 1982 NCAA championship game is today primarily remembered as being the stage on which several eventual basketball legends were introduced to a national audience, particularly North Carolina's Jordan and Georgetown's Ewing, both 19-year-old freshmen at the time of this game. Both had outstanding games - Jordan with 16 points including the game-winner, and Ewing with 23 points and 10 rebounds (but also a few goaltends on blocks that John Thompson supported for intimidation purposes). Jordan and Ewing would go on to have more memorable clashes in the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks respectively, and both would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For Jordan's part, his game-winner is often seen as the launching point of his career - the moment that gave him the confidence to become the single greatest basketball player of all time, in no small part due to his clutch performance. Jordan has said multiple times that before he would take game-winning shots with the Bulls, he would sometimes think back to his shot in the 1982 game that propelled North Carolina past Georgetown.

The real star of the 1982 title game, and a third player in this game who would eventually be inducted to the pro basketball Hall of Fame, was Carolina's James Worthy. Worthy scored a game-high 28 points, showing the blazing speed and some of the same authoritative drives to the basket that later became familiar sights during his career with the powerful Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. Beyond these three legendary players, two other outstanding pro players of the 1980s and early 90s appeared in this 1982 game: Georgetown's Sleepy Floyd, who went on to an All-Star career in the NBA (including a still-standing record for most points in a quarter and in a half for a playoff game) and Carolina's Sam Perkins, who distinguished himself over a durable NBA career lasting 17 seasons.

Schedule and venues

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Nashville
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Pullman
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Tulsa
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1982 sites for first and second round games
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Raleigh
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Birmingham
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St. Louis
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Provo
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New Orleans
1983 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1982 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

The 1982 Tournament marked the first of five to end at the Superdome, the second domed stadium after the Astrodome and twentieth venue overall to host a Final Four. The tournament was the first to feature Birmingham and Uniondale, as well as the first for Reunion Arena after four previous appearances for SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The games played at Uniondale were the first in the New York Metropolitan Area since 1974.

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1 North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic CoastChampion1 Georgetown W 63–62
East2 Memphis State (Vacated) Dana Kirk MetroSweet Sixteen3 Villanova L 70–66
East3 Villanova Rollie Massimino Big EastRegional Runner-up1 North Carolina L 70–60
East4 Alabama Wimp Sanderson SoutheasternSweet Sixteen1 North Carolina L 74–69
East5 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big EastRound of 324 Alabama L 69–68
East6 Saint Joseph's Jim BoyleEast CoastRound of 4811 Northeastern L 63–62
East7 Wake Forest Carl Tacy Atlantic CoastRound of 322 Memphis State L 56–55
East8 Ohio State Eldon Miller Big TenRound of 489 James Madison L 55–48
East9 James Madison Lou Campanelli ECAC SouthRound of 321 North Carolina L 52–50
East10 Old Dominion Paul WebbECAC SouthRound of 487 Wake Forest L 74–57
East11 Northeastern Jim Calhoun ECAC NorthRound of 323 Villanova L 76–72
East12 Penn Bob Weinhauer Ivy LeagueRound of 485 St. John's L 66–56
Mideast
Mideast1 Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic CoastSweet Sixteen4 UAB L 68–66
Mideast2 Minnesota Jim Dutcher Big TenSweet Sixteen3 Louisville L 67–61
Mideast3 Louisville Denny Crum MetroNational Semifinals1 Georgetown L 50–46
Mideast4 UAB Gene Bartow Sun BeltRegional Runner-up3 Louisville L 75–68
Mideast5 Indiana Bob Knight Big TenRound of 324 UAB L 80–70
Mideast6 Kentucky Joe B. Hall SoutheasternRound of 4811 Middle Tennessee State L 50–44
Mideast7 NC State Jim Valvano Atlantic CoastRound of 4810 Chattanooga L 58–51
Mideast8 Southwestern Louisiana Bobby Paschal SouthlandRound of 489 Tennessee L 61–57
Mideast9 Tennessee Don DeVoe SoutheasternRound of 321 Virginia L 54–51
Mideast10 Chattanooga Murray Arnold SouthernRound of 322 Minnesota L 62–61
Mideast11 Middle Tennessee State Stan Simpson Ohio ValleyRound of 323 Louisville L 81–56
Mideast12 Robert Morris Matthew Furjanic Jr. ECAC MetroRound of 485 Indiana L 94–62
Midwest
Midwest1 DePaul Ray Meyer IndependentRound of 328 Boston College L 82–75
Midwest2 Missouri Norm Stewart Big EightSweet Sixteen6 Houston L 79–78
Midwest3 Tulsa Nolan Richardson Missouri ValleyRound of 326 Houston L 78–74
Midwest4 Arkansas Eddie Sutton SouthwestRound of 325 Kansas State L 65–64
Midwest5 Kansas State Jack Hartman Big EightSweet Sixteen8 Boston College L 69–65
Midwest6 Houston Guy Lewis SouthwestNational Semifinals1 North Carolina L 68–63
Midwest7 Marquette Hank Raymonds IndependentRound of 322 Missouri L 73–69
Midwest8 Boston College Tom Davis Big EastRegional Runner-up6 Houston L 99–92
Midwest9 San Francisco Peter Barry West CoastRound of 488 Boston College L 70–66
Midwest10 Evansville Dick Walters Midwestern CityRound of 487 Marquette L 67–62
Midwest11 Alcorn State Davey Whitney Southwest AthleticRound of 486 Houston L 94–84
Midwest12 Northern Illinois John McDougal Mid-AmericanRound of 485 Kansas State L 77–68
West
West1 Georgetown John Thompson Big EastRunner Up1 North Carolina L 63–62
West2 Oregon State Ralph Miller Pacific-10Regional Runner-up1 Georgetown L 69–45
West3 Idaho Don Monson Big SkySweet Sixteen2 Oregon State L 60–42
West4 Fresno State Boyd Grant Pacific CoastSweet Sixteen1 Georgetown L 58–40
West5 West Virginia Gale Catlett EasternRound of 324 Fresno State L 50–46
West6 Iowa Lute Olson Big TenRound of 323 Idaho L 69–67
West7 Pepperdine Jim Harrick West CoastRound of 322 Oregon State L 70–51
West8 Wyoming Jim Brandenburg Western AthleticRound of 321 Georgetown L 51–43
West9 USC Stan Morrison Pacific-10Round of 488 Wyoming L 61–58
West10 Pittsburgh Roy Chipman EasternRound of 487 Pepperdine L 99–88
West11 Northeast Louisiana Mike Vining Trans AmericaRound of 486 Iowa L 70–63
West12 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Mid-EasternRound of 485 West Virginia L 102–72

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
8 Ohio State 48
9 James Madison55
9 James Madison 50
1 North Carolina52
1 North Carolina74
4 Alabama 69
4 Alabama69
5 St. John's 68
5 St. John's66
12 Penn 56
1 North Carolina70
3 Villanova 60
6 Saint Joseph's 62
11 Northeastern63
11 Northeastern 72***
3 Villanova76
3 Villanova70
2 Memphis State 66
2 Memphis State56
7 Wake Forest 55
7 Wake Forest74
10 Old Dominion 57

Midwest region

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
8 Boston College70
9 San Francisco 66
8 Boston College82
1 DePaul 75
8 Boston College69
5 Kansas State 65
4 Arkansas 64
5 Kansas State65
5 Kansas State77
12 Northern Illinois 68
8 Boston College 92
6 Houston99
6 Houston94
11 Alcorn State 84
6 Houston78
3 Tulsa 74
6 Houston79
2 Missouri 78
2 Missouri73
7 Marquette 69
7 Marquette67
10 Evansville 62

Mideast region

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
8 Southwest Louisiana 57
9 Tennessee61
9 Tennessee 51
1 Virginia54
1 Virginia 66
4 UAB68
4 UAB80
5 Indiana 70
5 Indiana94
12 Robert Morris 62
4 UAB 68
3 Louisville75
6 Kentucky 44
11 Middle Tennessee State50
11 Middle Tennessee State 56
3 Louisville81
3 Louisville67
2 Minnesota 61
2 Minnesota62
10 Chattanooga 61
7 NC State 51
10 Chattanooga58

West region

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
8 Wyoming61
9 USC 58
8 Wyoming 43
1 Georgetown51
1 Georgetown58
4 Fresno State 40
4 Fresno State50
5 West Virginia 46
5 West Virginia102
12 North Carolina A&T 72
1 Georgetown69
2 Oregon State 45
6 Iowa70
11 Northeast Louisiana 63
6 Iowa 67*
3 Idaho69
3 Idaho 42
2 Oregon State60
2 Oregon State70
7 Pepperdine 51
7 Pepperdine99
10 Pittsburgh 88

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1North Carolina68
MW6 Houston 63
E1North Carolina63
W1 Georgetown 62
ME3 Louisville 46
W1Georgetown50

Announcers

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