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

1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions; ACC Tournament champions; ACC regular season champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1981–82 record	32–2 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (15th season); Eddie Fogler (11th season); Roy Williams (4th season);
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

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.

Roster[]

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

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)
Eddie Fogler (North Carolina)
Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Player stats[]

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[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28* ESPN	No. 1	vs. Kansas	W 74–67	1–0	Charlotte Coliseum
November 30*	No. 1	vs. USC	W 73–62	2–0	Greensboro Coliseum
December 3*	No. 1	No. 9 Tulsa	W 78–70	3–0	Carmichael Auditorium
December 12*	No. 1	South Florida	W 75–39	4–0	Carmichael Auditorium
December 19*	No. 1	vs. Rutgers	W 59–36	5–0	Madison Square Garden
December 26* NBC	No. 1	vs. No. 2 Kentucky	W 82–69	6–0	Brendan Byrne Arena
December 28*	No. 1	vs. Penn St 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
January 6	No. 1	Maryland	W 66–50	10–0 (1–0)	Cole Field House
January 9 NBC	No. 1	No. 2 Virginia	W 65–60	11–0 (2–0)	Carmichael Auditorium
January 13	No. 1	No. 12 NC State Rivalry	W 61–41	12–0 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum
January 16	No. 1	Duke Rivalry	W 73–63	13–0 (4–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 21	No. 1	Wake Forest	L 48–55	13–1 (4–1)	Carmichael Auditorium
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
January 30	No. 2	No. 17 NC State	W 58–44	16–1 (7–1)	Carmichael Auditorium
February 3	No. 2	at No. 3 Virginia	L 58–74	16–2 (7–2)	University Hall
February 5*	No. 2	vs. Furman North-South Doubleheader	W 96–69	17–2	Charlotte Coliseum
February 6*	No. 2	vs. The Citadel North-South Doubleheader	W 67–46	18–2	Charlotte Coliseum
February 11	No. 2	Maryland	W 59–56	19–2 (8–2)	Carmichael Auditorium
February 14*	No. 2	vs. Georgia	W 66–57	20–2	Greensboro Coliseum
February 17	No. 2	at No. 14 Wake Forest	W 69–51	21–2 (9–2)	Greensboro Coliseum
February 20	No. 2	at Clemson	W 55–49	22–2 (10–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum
February 24	No. 2	Georgia Tech	W 77–54	23–2 (11–2)	Carmichael Auditorium
February 27	No. 2	Duke	W 84–66	24–2 (12–2)	Carmichael Auditorium
March 5* no, no	No. 1	Georgia Tech ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 55–39	25–2	Greensboro Coliseum
March 6* no, no	No. 1	NC State ACC Tournament • Semifinals	W 58–46	26–2	Greensboro Coliseum
March 7* no, NBC	No. 1	No. 3 Virginia ACC Tournament • Final	W 47–45	27–2	Greensboro Coliseum
March 13* no, CBS	No. 1 (E1)	(E9) James Madison NCAA Tournament • Round of 32	W 52–50	28–2	Charlotte Coliseum
March 19* no, no	No. 1 (E1)	No. 13 (E4) Alabama NCAA Tournament • Sweet Sixteen	W 74–69	29–2	Reynolds Coliseum
March 21* no, CBS	No. 1 (E1)	(E3) Villanova NCAA Tournament • Elite Eight	W 70–60	30–2	Reynolds Coliseum
March 27* no, CBS	No. 1 (E1)	(M6) Houston NCAA Tournament • Final Four	W 68–63	31–2	Louisiana Superdome
March 29* no, CBS	No. 1 (E1)	No. 6 (W1) Georgetown NCAA Tournament • Championship Game	W 63–62	32–2	Louisiana Superdome
*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[]

Michael Jordan, ACC Rookie of the Year
James Worthy, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

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[]

^ "1982 NCAA Final Four program". March 1982. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-24.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2014-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "1982 NCAA Final Four program". March 1982. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[:0-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2014-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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show v t North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA Tournament National Champions ACC Tournament champions ACC regular season champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1981–82 record	32–2 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (15th season) Eddie Fogler (11th season) Roy Williams (4th season)
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →


v t	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