1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC Tournament champions SEC regular season champions | |
Conference | Southeast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 29–5 (14–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Jim Hatfield Leonard Hamilton Lake Kelly |
Captain | Dickey Beal |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court. However, the ruling did not take effect until after the 1986–87 season.
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 26* WTBS |
No. 2 | No. 6 Louisville Rivalry |
W 65–44 | 1–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 3* CBS |
No. 1 | Indiana Rivalry |
W 59–54 | 2–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 10* |
No. 2 | at Kansas | W 72–50 | 3–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 16* |
No. 2 | Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament |
W 66–40 | 4–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 17* |
No. 2 | BYU UK Invitation Tournament |
W 93–59 | 5–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 20* SPI |
No. 2 | at Cincinnati | W 24–11[2] | 6–0 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 24* |
No. 2 | at Illinois | W 56–54 | 7–0 |
Assembly Hall (10,732) Champaign, IL | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 18 Purdue | W 86–67 | 8–0 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
January 2 |
No. 2 | at Ole Miss | W 68–55 | 9–0 (1–0) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
January 7 |
No. 2 | at No. 9 LSU | W 96–80 | 10–0 (2–0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
January 9 |
No. 2 | Alabama | W 76–66 | 11–0 (3–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 11 |
No. 2 | Mississippi State | W 51–42 | 12–0 (4–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 13 WTBS |
No. 2 | at Auburn | L 63–82 | 12–1 (4–1) |
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | ||||||
January 17 |
No. 3 | at Florida | L 57–69 | 12–2 (4–2) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 20 |
No. 3 | Vanderbilt | W 67–46 | 13–2 (5–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 22* CBS |
No. 3 | No. 4 Houston | W 74–67 | 14–2 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 28 |
No. 3 | No. 18 Georgia | W 64–40 | 15–2 (6–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 30 |
No. 3 | Tennessee Rivalry |
W 93–74 | 16–2 (7–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 4 |
No. 3 | at Alabama | L 62–69 | 16–3 (7–3) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
February 6 |
No. 3 | at Mississippi State | W 77–58 | 17–3 (8–3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
February 11 |
No. 6 | No. 16 Auburn | W 84–64 | 18–3 (9–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 13 |
No. 6 | Florida | W 67–65 | 19–3 (10–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 19 SPI |
No. 6 | at Vanderbilt | W 58–54 | 20–3 (11–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
February 25 NBC |
No. 4 | at Georgia | W 66–64 | 21–3 (12–3) |
Georgia Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
February 27 |
No. 4 | at Tennessee Rivalry |
L 58–63 | 21–4 (12–4) |
Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
March 1 |
No. 3 | Ole Miss | W 76–57 | 22–4 (13–4) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 3 |
No. 3 | LSU | W 90–68 | 23–4 (14–4) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Georgia Second Round |
W 92–79 | 24–4 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 9* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (5) Alabama Semifinals |
W 48–46 | 25–4 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 10* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (2) Auburn Championship Game |
W 51–49 | 26–4 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17* |
(1 ME) No. 3 | vs. (8 ME) BYU Second Round |
W 93–68 | 27–4 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL | ||||||
March 22* NCAAP |
(1 ME) No. 3 | vs. (5 ME) Louisville Sweet Sixteen |
W 72–67 | 28–4 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 24* CBS |
(1 ME) No. 3 | vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois Elite Eight |
W 54–51 | 29–4 |
Rupp Arena (23,525) Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 31* 6:12 p.m., CBS |
(1 ME) No. 3 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown Final Four |
L 40–53 | 29–5 |
Kingdome (38,471) Seattle, WA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Statistics
[edit]- C Melvin Turpin (6–11, Sr) 15.2 ppg
- F Kenny Walker (6–8, So) 12.4 ppg
- F Sam Bowie (7–1, Sr) 10.5 ppg
- G Jim Master (6–5, Sr) 9.6 ppg
- F Winston Bennett (6–7, Fr) 6.5 ppg
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
[edit]Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1984 | 1 | 2 | Sam Bowie | Portland Trail Blazers |
1984 | 1 | 6 | Melvin Turpin | Washington Bullets |
1984 | 4 | 81 | Dicky Beal | Atlanta Hawks |
1984 | 6 | 127 | Jim Master | Atlanta Hawks |
1984 | 8 | 163 | Tom Heitz | Indiana Pacers |
1986 | 1 | 5 | Kenny Walker | New York Knicks |
1986 | 5 | 115 | Roger Harden | Los Angeles Lakers |
1987 | 5 | 94 | James Blackmon | New Jersey Nets |
1988 | 3 | 64 | Winston Bennett | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
[edit]- ^ "1984 NCAA Final Four program". March 1984.
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(help) - ^ "KENTUCKY WINNER IN 24–11 SLOWDOWN". The New York Times. December 21, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.
- ^ "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.