1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
	† 1984 PCAA Tournament winner ;

1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
PCAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
1983–84 record	29–6 (16–2 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian;
Assistant coaches	Tim Grgurich; Mark Warkentien; Ralph Readout;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1983–84 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference title, but fell to Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 29–6 (16–2 PCAA).

Roster[]

1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	13	Freddie Banks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	20	Ed Catchings	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
C	31	Richie Adams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Harlem, New York

Head coach

Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1983*		Nevada	W 92–71	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 5, 1983*		at Hawaii Pacific	W 107–58	2–0	Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 1983*		at Hawaii	W 90–87	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 10, 1983*		West Virginia	W 86–72	4–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 13, 1983*		at Nevada	W 74–69	5–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1983*		Kansas State	W 84–78	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1983*		SMU Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	W 74–64	7–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1983*		Southern Illinois Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	W 91–68	8–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1983*		Clemson Las Vegas Classic	W 69–55	9–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1983*		No. 5 Georgetown Las Vegas Classic	L 67–69 ^OT	9–1	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 5, 1984	No. 18	Long Beach State	W 103–66	10–1 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 7, 1984	No. 18	New Mexico State	W 87–66	11–1 (2–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 9, 1984		UC Irvine	W 83–68	12–1 (3–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 12, 1984		at San Jose State	W 105–77	13–1 (4–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
Jan 14, 1984		at Utah State	W 93–88	14–1 (5–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Jan 19, 1984		Pacific	W 117–78	15–1 (6–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 21, 1984		No. 17 Fresno State	W 64–62	16–1 (7–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 26, 1984		at UC Santa Barbara	W 100–68	17–1 (8–0)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Jan 28, 1984		at Cal State Fullerton	W 82–75	18–1 (9–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 2, 1984		at New Mexico State	W 89–81	19–1 (10–0)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 4, 1984		at Long Beach State	W 79–65	20–1 (11–0)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 9, 1984		Utah State	W 97–75	21–1 (12–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 12, 1984		San Jose State	W 86–76	22–1 (13–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 16, 1984		at Pacific	W 92–52	23–1 (14–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Feb 19, 1984		at Fresno State	L 43–68	23–2 (14–1)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Feb 23, 1984		Cal State Fullerton	W 74–62	24–2 (15–1)	Thomas & Mack Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 25, 1984		UC Santa Barbara	W 97–69	25–2 (16–1)	Thomas & Mack Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 1, 1984	No. 7	at UC Irvine	L 74–77	25–3 (16–2)	Crawford Hall Irvine, California
Mar 3, 1984*	No. 7	at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 70–78	25–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
PCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 70–55	26–4	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 9, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. Utah State Semifinals	W 91–78	27–4	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 10, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. Fresno State Championship Game	L 49–51	27–5	The Forum Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(5 W) No. 13	vs. Princeton	W 68–56^[1]	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 17, 1984*	(5 W) No. 13	vs. (4 W) No. 9 UTEP	W 73–60	29–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 1984*	(5 W) No. 13	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 48–62^[2]	29–6	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W regionname=West={{{regionname}}}.

Source:^[3]^[4]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	14	8	6	5	4	5	7	7	10	13
Coaches	Not released		—	—	—	—	18	12	8	9	6	5	5	7	6	10	13

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Awards and honors[]

Richie Adams – PCAA Player of the Year

References[]

^ "Princeton Eliminated in West; Las Vegas 68 Princeton 56". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "Hoyas Deal Vegas Out in 62-48 Rout". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "1983-84 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Princeton Eliminated in West; Las Vegas 68 Princeton 56". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[2] "Hoyas Deal Vegas Out in 62-48 Rout". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[3] "1983-84 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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