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

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1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions ACC tournament champions ACC regular season co-champions
National Championship Game, W 63-62 vs. Georgetown
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.1North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	32	–	2	.941
No.7Virginia	12	–	2	.857	30	–	4	.882
No.16Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
No.10NC 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

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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	6ft8in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
G	21	Jimmy Black	6ft3in (1.91 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Bronx, New York
G	24	Jim Braddock	6ft2in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
F	32	John Brownlee	6ft10in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	45	Chris Brust	6ft9in (2.06 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Babylon, New York
F	44	Matt Doherty	6ft8in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	East Meadow, New York
F	50	Cecil Exum	6ft6in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Dudley, North Carolina
G	23	Michael Jordan	6ft5in (1.96 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Wilmington, North Carolina
C	51	Timo Makkonen	6ft11in (2.11 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Lahti, Finland
C	54	Warren Martin	6ft11in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Axton, Virginia
C	41	Sam Perkins	6ft9in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Latham, New York
G	22	Buzz Peterson	6ft3in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Asheville, North Carolina
G	4	Lynwood Robinson	6ft1in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Mount Olive, North Carolina
F	52	James Worthy	6ft9in (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

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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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Michael Jordan, ACC Rookie of the Year
James Worthy, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

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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^ "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 Academic-athletic scandal Gambling 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

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball 1981–82 NCAA champions

Head coach: Dean Smith

Assistant coaches: Bill Guthridge; Eddie Fogler; Roy Williams

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

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