The 1982âÂÂ83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
On November 17, 1982, in an exhibition game played in Richmond, Virginia at the Richmond Coliseum, preseason No. 1 Virginia defeated the USSR National Team, that was led by a then 17-year-old Arvydas Sabonis, 94-87 in double overtime. Led by Ralph Sampson (13 points, 25 rebounds, 9 blocked shots) and Othell Wilson (21 points).
On December 23, 1982, the Chaminade Silverswords of Honolulu defeated the No. 1 ranked Cavaliers 77âÂÂ72. Silverswords players Tony Randolph scored 19 points and Jim Dunham scored 17. Chaminade was ranked fourth in the NAIA rankings; center Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to twelve
Virginia's two losses in conference were to co-champion North Carolina, and their two losses in the postseason were to eventual national champion North Carolina State; by three points in the final of the ACC tournament and by one point in the West region finals of the NCAA tournament.
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| <span style="color:#f56d22;">ACC Tournament</span>
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| <span style="color:#f56d22;">NCAA Tournament</span>