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

American college basketball season

1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA tournament national champions ACC tournament champions ACC regular season co-champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
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 →

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

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
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

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

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) 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 Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball 1981–82 NCAA champions
21 Jimmy Black 22 Buzz Peterson 23 Michael Jordan 32 John Brownlee 41 Sam Perkins 44 Matt Doherty 50 Cecil Exum 52 James Worthy (MOP) Head coach Dean Smith Assistant coaches Bill Guthridge Eddie Fogler Roy Williams

v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball champions
1939 Oregon 1940 Indiana 1941 Wisconsin 1942 Stanford 1943 Wyoming 1944 Utah 1945 Oklahoma A&M 1946 Oklahoma A&M 1947 Holy Cross 1948 Kentucky 1949 Kentucky 1950 CCNY 1951 Kentucky 1952 Kansas 1953 Indiana 1954 La Salle 1955 San Francisco 1956 San Francisco 1957 North Carolina 1958 Kentucky 1959 California 1960 Ohio State 1961 Cincinnati 1962 Cincinnati 1963 Loyola (IL) 1964 UCLA 1965 UCLA 1966 Texas Western 1967 UCLA 1968 UCLA 1969 UCLA 1970 UCLA 1971 UCLA 1972 UCLA 1973 UCLA 1974 NC State 1975 UCLA 1976 Indiana 1977 Marquette 1978 Kentucky 1979 Michigan State 1980 Louisville 1981 Indiana 1982 North Carolina 1983 NC State 1984 Georgetown 1985 Villanova 1986 Louisville 1987 Indiana 1988 Kansas 1989 Michigan 1990 UNLV 1991 Duke 1992 Duke 1993 North Carolina 1994 Arkansas 1995 UCLA 1996 Kentucky 1997 Arizona 1998 Kentucky 1999 Connecticut 2000 Michigan State 2001 Duke 2002 Maryland 2003 Syracuse 2004 Connecticut 2005 North Carolina 2006 Florida 2007 Florida 2008 Kansas 2009 North Carolina 2010 Duke 2011 Connecticut 2012 Kentucky 2013 Louisville (Vacated) 2014 UConn 2015 Duke 2016 Villanova 2017 North Carolina 2018 Villanova 2019 Virginia 2020 No tournament 2021 Baylor 2022 Kansas 2023 UConn 2024 UConn

NCAA Division I men's basketball champions