1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, #2 Seed, Bye, Second Round
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
1983–84 record29–5 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Newell
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
Seasons
← 
1984–85 →
1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 – 1   .929 29 – 5   .853
Kansas † 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Colorado 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Missouri 5 – 9   .357 16 – 14   .533
† 1984 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 29–5 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the first Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.[1]

The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. The team lost its second game at the Great Alaska Shootout. It then won eleven in a row before enduring its only conference loss at Iowa State. It then won four in a row before losing to Memphis. The team won the rest of its regular season games and the first two Big Eight Conference Tournament games bringing its win streak to 13. It lost the conference title game to Kansas. The team then lost its first game in the 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to Dayton.[2]

Over the course of the season, Wayman Tisdale established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season scoring average (27.0) and single-game points (61) records.[3]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. Southern California
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 92–91  1–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 78–84  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 91–77  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1983*
 Central Missouri W 90–50  3–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1983*
 Arkansas State W 83–61  4–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 1983*
 Georgia State W 94–66  5–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1983*
 Arizona State W 89–76  6–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1983*
 Southwestern (KS) W 98–53  7–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1983*
 at Oklahoma City W 70–54  8–1
 Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1983*
 vs. Texas-San Antonio W 112–72  9–1
 Cox Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1983*
 vs. Arkansas–Little Rock W 87–62  10–1
 Cox Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1984*
 McNeese State W 118–79  11–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1984*
 at Syracuse W 98–91  12–1
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 11, 1984
 No. 17 at Iowa State L 68–74  12–2
(0–1) 		Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 1984*
 No. 17 Nicholls State W 107–51  13–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 18, 1984
 No. 20 at Colorado W 100–89 2OT 14–2
(1–1) 		CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 21, 1984
 No. 20 at Kansas State W 83–80  15–2
(2–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 24, 1984
 No. 11 Oklahoma State W 115–55  16–2
(3–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1984*
 No. 11 at No. 13 Memphis State L 65–69  16–3
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1984
 No. 12 Kansas W 103–84  17–3
(4–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 4, 1984
 No. 12 Missouri W 76–65  18–3
(5–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 8, 1984
 No. 10 at Nebraska W 78–67  19–3
(6–1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 11, 1984
 No. 10 Kansas State W 80–74  20–3
(7–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1984
 No. 9 at Oklahoma State W 57–55  21–3
(8–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1984
 No. 9 Colorado W 93–80  22–3
(9–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1984
 No. 8 at Kansas W 92–82 OT 23–3
(10–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 25, 1984
 No. 8 Iowa State W 93–69  24–3
(11–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 28, 1984
 No. 6 at Missouri W 61–60  25–3
(12–1) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 1984
 No. 6 Nebraska W 79–70  26–3
(13–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1984*
 No. 6 No. 7 Nevada-Las Vegas W 78–70  27–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
 No. 6 Missouri
Quarterfinals 		W 72–66  28–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 1984*
 No. 6 vs. Colorado
Semifinals 		W 90–78  29–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1984*
 No. 6 vs. Kansas
Championship Game 		L 78–79  29–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1984*
 (2 W) No. 7 vs. (10 W) Dayton
Second Round 		L 85–89  29–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament[]

Main article: 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:[4]

  • West
    • Dayton (10) 89, (2) Oklahoma 85

Honors[]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

The following players were drafted in the 1984 NBA Draft:[7][8]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
9 186 Calvin Pierce Chicago Bulls

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA Draft in later years:[9] [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "1984 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "1984 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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