1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 15 Washington
15
–
3
.833
24
–
7
.774
No. 17 Oregon State
15
–
3
.833
22
–
7
.759
Oregon
11
–
7
.611
16
–
13
.552
UCLA
10
–
8
.556
17
–
11
.607
Stanford
8
–
10
.444
19
–
12
.613
Arizona State
8
–
10
.444
13
–
15
.464
Arizona
8
–
10
.444
11
–
17
.393
USC
6
–
12
.333
11
–
20
.355
California
5
–
13
.278
12
–
16
.429
Washington State
4
–
14
.222
10
–
18
.357
As of April 15, 1984[ 1] Rankings from AP Poll
The 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by new head coach Lute Olson , hired in March after nine seasons at Iowa .[ 2]
The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson , and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference . In the only season under Olson in which the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament , Arizona finished with an overall record of 11–17 (8–10 in Pac-10, tied for fifth).
Roster
1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
10
Brock Brunkhorst
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
East HS
Phoenix, AZ
G
11
Michael Tait
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Fr
St. John Bosco HS
Compton, CA
F
14
Eddie Smith
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
Wichita West HS
Wichita, KS
G
20
Troy Cooke
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Sr
Flowing Wells HS
Tucson, AZ
F
21
Keith Jackson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Willow Run HS
Ypsilanti, MI
G
22
Ken Ensor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Chrisman HS
Independence, MO
F
24
David Haskin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Sr
Sahuaro HS
Tucson, AZ
G
25
Steve Kerr
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Palisades Charter HS
Los Angeles, CA
F
32
Pete Williams
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Mt. San Antonio College
Harbor City, CA
G
34
Harvey Thompson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Cholla HS
Tucson, AZ
C
44
Andy Woodtli
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Fr
Normal HS
Normal, IL
F
52
Greg Taylor
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ
C
54
Van Beard
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Fr
Garfield HS
Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1983 *
Northern Arizona
W 72–65
1–0
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1983 *
Cal State Fullerton
L 66–67
1–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 3, 1983 *
at Providence
L 69–72
1–2
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 5, 1983 *
at Iowa State
L 63–75
1–3
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1983 *
Pan American
L 60–65
1–4
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 17, 1983 *
at San Diego State
L 80–90
1–5
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 23, 1983 *
Tennessee
L 49–61
1–6
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983 *
vs. Texas Tech Sun Bowl Tournament
W 51–49 OT
2–6
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983 *
at No. 16 UTEP Sun Bowl Tournament
L 49–51 OT
2–7
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983 *
Fort Hays State
W 81–64
3–7
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 5, 1984
at Southern California
L 61–71
3–8 (0–1)
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1984
No. 6 UCLA Rivalry
L 58–61
3–9 (0–2)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1984
Washington
L 53–55
3–10 (0–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1984
Washington State
L 49–51
3–11 (0–4)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1984
Arizona State Rivalry
W 71–49
4–11 (1–4)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 28, 1984
at Oregon
L 55–69
4–12 (1–5)
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 2, 1984
California
W 56–50
5–12 (2–5)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 4, 1984
Stanford
L 66–74
5–13 (2–6)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 11, 1984
at No. 17 Washington
L 51–56
5–14 (2–7)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Feb 13, 1984
at Oregon State
L 48–53
5–15 (2–8)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 17, 1984
at Arizona State
W 65–64
6–15 (3–8)
ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Feb 23, 1984
Oregon
W 75–67
7–15 (4–8)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 25, 1984 *
No. 20 Oregon State
W 69–58
8–15 (5–8)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 27, 1984 *
USC
W 55–49
9–15 (6–8)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 1, 1984
at Stanford
W 87–76
10–15 (7–8)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 3, 1984
at California
L 62–70
10–16 (7–9)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 1984
at UCLA
L 60–68
10–17 (7–10)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 10, 1984
at Washington State
W 86–68
11–17 (8–10)
Friel Court Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Sources[ 3] [ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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