1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1983–84
| team = Arkansas Razorbacks
| image =
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southwest Conference
| division =
| short_conf = SWC
| CoachRank = 7
| APRank = 8
| record = 25–7
| conf_record = 14–2
| wins_vacated =
| ties_forfeited =
| wins_forfeited =
| conf_wins_vacated =
| conf_wins_forfeited =
| head_coach = Eddie Sutton
| hc_year = 10th
| asst_coach1 =
| ac1_year =
| asst_coach2 = Doc Sadler
| ac2_year = 2nd
| asst_coach3 =
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| arena = Barnhill Arena
| champion =
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = Second round
}}
{{1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his 10th year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings, ending Houston's 39-game conference winning streak in the regular season finale. The Cougars avenged that loss to the Hogs in the championship game of the conference tournament. Earlier in the season, Arkansas upset No. 1 North Carolina to hand the Tar Heels their first loss after opening with 21 consecutive wins. As No. 2 seed in the East region of the 1984 NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks were defeated by eventual Final Four participant Virginia in the second round in OT.
Roster
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{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/1984.html|title=1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=December 5, 2021}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 62–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 14
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 84–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 1983
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 14
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 60–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|title=Southeast Missouri State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 79–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 79–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=SW Missouri State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 56–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1983
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 54–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=North Texas Mean Green|title=North Texas}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pine Bluff Convention Center
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 93–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 86–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks|title=Saint Peter's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Little Rock, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 82–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1983
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Little Rock, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 68–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Heart O' Texas Coliseum
| site_cityst = Waco, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 57–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 77–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–2
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 70–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–2
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 70–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–2
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 70–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–2
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 67–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–2
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1984
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1983|sex=men|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–3
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 1984
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 63–44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–4
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. Rollie White Coliseum
| site_cityst = College Station, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 59–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–4
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 80–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–4
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Pine Bluff Convention Center
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 65–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 55–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 59–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lubbock, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 55–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–4
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1984
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Houston
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 61–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–5
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 29, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Rice
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 79–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–5
| conference = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Houston
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 73–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–5
| conference = 14–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| SWC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 10, 1984
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 49–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1984
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Houston
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 56–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 1984
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| seed = 2 E
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7 E
| site_stadium = Brendan Byrne Arena
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, New Jersey
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 51–53
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone =
| region = E
| regionname = East
| notes =
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{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/1984-schedule.html |title=1983-84 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 5, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek =0
| poll1lastweek = 16
| poll1_0=14
| poll1_1=14
| poll1_2=15
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=16
| poll1_10=NR
| poll1_11=NR
| poll1_12=14
| poll1_13=11
| poll1_14=12
| poll1_15=8
| poll1_16=8
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 16
| poll2_0=–
| poll2_1=–
| poll2_2=16
| poll2_3=NR
| poll2_4=NR
| poll2_5=20
| poll2_6=NR
| poll2_7=19
| poll2_8=19
| poll2_9=11
| poll2_10=18
| poll2_11=19
| poll2_12=13
| poll2_13=11
| poll2_14=12
| poll2_15=8
| poll2_16=7
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
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*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=899–900|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
Awards and honors
- Alvin Robertson – All-American
- Joe Kleine – Honorable Mention AP All-American
1984 NBA draft
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| align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|color=white}}"
| Player | Round | Pick | NBA club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | 1 | 7 | San Antonio Spurs |
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References
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