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1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record29–5 (13–1 ACC)
Quick facts Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball, ACC regular season champions ...
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
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Virginia13–1 .92929–4  .879
No. 6 North Carolina †10–4 .71429–8  .784
No. 11 Wake Forest9–5 .64322–7  .759
No. 18 Maryland8–6 .57121–10  .677
Duke6–8 .42917–13  .567
Clemson6–8 .42920–11  .645
NC State4–10 .28614–13  .519
Georgia Tech0–14 .0004–23  .148
† 1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Scanned from the March 16, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 Current redshirt 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
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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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Awards and honors

NBA draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA club
1981115Jeff LampPortland Trail Blazers
1981477Lee RakerSan Diego Clippers
19817159Lewis LatimoreMilwaukee Bucks
1982477Jeff JonesIndiana Pacers
198311Ralph SampsonHouston Rockets
1983368Craig RobinsonBoston Celtics
1984235Othell WilsonGolden State Warriors
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