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1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by James Worthy, Sam Perkins and freshman Michael Jordan, the Tar Heels won the National Championship. It was head coach Dean Smith's first title.

1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season co-champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina † 12 – 2   .857 32 – 2   .941
No. 7 Virginia 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 16 Wake Forest 9 – 5   .643 21 – 9   .700
No. 10 NC State 7 – 7   .500 22 – 10   .688
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 16 – 13   .552
Duke 4 – 10   .286 10 – 17   .370
Clemson 4 – 10   .286 14 – 14   .500
Georgia Tech 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
† 1982 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 43 Jeb Barlow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
G 21 Jimmy Black 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
G 24 Jim Braddock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 32 John Brownlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
F 45 Chris Brust 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Babylon, New York
F 44 Matt Doherty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So East Meadow, New York
F 50 Cecil Exum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Dudley, North Carolina
G 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Wilmington, North Carolina
C 51 Timo Makkonen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Lahti, Finland
C 54 Warren Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Axton, Virginia
C 41 Sam Perkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Latham, New York
G 22 Buzz Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Asheville, North Carolina
G 4 Lynwood Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Mount Olive, North Carolina
F 52 James Worthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Gastonia, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Player stats

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Player Games Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Assists Points
James Worthy[2] 34 1178 203 N/A 126 215 8 52 82 532
Michael Jordan[3] 34 1079 191 N/A 78 149 8 41 61 460
Sam Perkins[4] 32 1141 174 N/A 109 250 53 33 35 457

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 28*
 ESPN 		No. 1 vs. Kansas W 74–67  1–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
November 30*
 No. 1 vs. USC W 73–62  2–0
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 3*
 No. 1 No. 9 Tulsa W 78–70  3–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 12*
 No. 1 South Florida W 75–39  4–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 19*
 No. 1 vs. Rutgers W 59–36  5–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 26*
 NBC 		No. 1 vs. No. 2 Kentucky W 82–69  6–0
 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
December 28*
 No. 1 vs. Penn State
Cable Car Classic 		W 56–50 OT 7–0
 Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, CA
December 29*
 No. 1 at Santa Clara W 76–57  8–0
 Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, CA
January 4*
 No. 1 William & Mary W 64–40  9–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 6
 No. 1 Maryland W 66–50  10–0
(1–0) 		Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 9
 NBC 		No. 1 No. 2 Virginia W 65–60  11–0
(2–0) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 13
 No. 1 No. 12 NC State
Rivalry 		W 61–41  12–0
(3–0) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 16
 No. 1 Duke
Rivalry 		W 73–63  13–0
(4–0) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 21
 No. 1 Wake Forest L 48–55  13–1
(4–1) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 23
 No. 1 at Georgia Tech W 66–54  14–1
(5–1) 		Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 27
 No. 2 Clemson W 77–72  15–1
(6–1) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30
 No. 2 No. 17 NC State
Rivalry 		W 58–44  16–1
(7–1) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3
 No. 2 at No. 3 Virginia L 58–74  16–2
(7–2) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 5*
 No. 2 vs. Furman
North-South Doubleheader 		W 96–69  17–2
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 6*
 No. 2 vs. The Citadel
North-South Doubleheader 		W 67–46  18–2
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 11
 No. 2 Maryland W 59–56  19–2
(8–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 14*
 No. 2 vs. Georgia W 66–57  20–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 17
 No. 2 at No. 14 Wake Forest W 69–51  21–2
(9–2) 		Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 20
 No. 2 at Clemson W 55–49  22–2
(10–2) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 24
 No. 2 Georgia Tech W 77–54  23–2
(11–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 27
 No. 2 Duke W 84–66  24–2
(12–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC tournament
March 5*
no, no 		(1) No. 1 (8) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 55–39  25–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 6*
no, no 		(1) No. 1 (4) NC State
Semifinals 		W 58–46  26–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 7*
no, NBC 		(1) No. 1 (2) No. 3 Virginia
Championship 		W 47–45  27–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 13*
no, CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 (9 E) James Madison
Second round 		W 52–50  28–2
 Charlotte Coliseum (11,666)
Charlotte, NC
March 19*
no, no 		(1 E) No. 1 (4 E) No. 13 Alabama
Sweet Sixteen 		W 74–69  29–2
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 21*
no, CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 (3 E) Villanova
Elite Eight 		W 70–60  30–2
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 27*
no, CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 (6 MW) Houston
Final Four 		W 68–63  31–2
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
March 29*
no, CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 (1 W) No. 6 Georgetown
National Championship Game 		W 63–62  32–2
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Rank in NCAA tournament indicates seed in the region, E-East region, M-Midwest region, W-West region.

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1982 1 1 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers
1982 3 59 Jimmy Black New Jersey Nets
1982 6 131 Chris Brust Denver Nuggets
1982 7 153 Jeb Barlow Denver Nuggets
1983 5 107 Jim Braddock Denver Nuggets
1984 1 3 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
1984 1 4 Sam Perkins Dallas Mavericks
1984 6 118 Matt Doherty Cleveland Cavaliers
1984 9 194 Cecil Exum Denver Nuggets
1985 7 147 Buzz Peterson Cleveland Cavaliers
1986 4 78 John Brownlee Los Angeles Clippers
1986 4 73 Warren Martin Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "1982 NCAA Final Four program". March 1982. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "James Worthy Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Michael Jordan Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Sam Perkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  5. ^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-24.
  6. ^ "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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