1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Tournament, Regional semifinals, L 55–63 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 18
Record23–9 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachBernie Fine (8th season)
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown† 14 – 2   .875 34 – 3   .919
No. 18 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719
Villanova 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613
Boston College 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
St. John's 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581
Connecticut 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464
Providence 5 – 11   .313 15 – 14   .517
Seton Hall 2 – 14   .125 9 – 19   .321
† 1984 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1984[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1983–84 college basketball season.

Roster

1983–84 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Greg Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rochester, New York
SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey
F 25 Howard Triche 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Syracuse, New York
PG 31 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Queens, New York
F 50 Joey Kohm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ithaca, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-16

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 26*
no, no 		Colgate W 88–49  1-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
November 29*
no, no 		Cornell W 84–55  2-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 3*
no, no 		Dusquesne
Carrier Classic 		W 87–69  3-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 4*
no, no 		Iona
Carrier Classic 		W 109–92  4-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 10*
no, no 		No. 1 North Carolina L 64–87  4-1
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 13*
no, no 		Utica W 80–65  5-1
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 17*
no, no 		at Marquette L 68–79  5-2
 Milwaukee Arena/MECCA 
Milwaukee, WI
December 23*
no, no 		St. Bonaventure W 71–62  6-2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 30
no, no 		Seton Hall W 79–74  7-2
(1-0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 3
no, no 		Villanova W 79–70  8-2
(2-0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 17*
no, no 		No. 17 Oklahoma L 91–98  8-3
(2-0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 11
no, no 		at Seton Hall W 93–65  9-3
(3-0) 		Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
January 14
no, no 		at Providence W 70–62  10-3
(4-0) 		 
Providence, RI
January 18
no, no 		at Connecticut
Rivalry 		W 95–68  11-3
(5-0) 		Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
January 21
no, no 		No. 16 Boston College W 75–73  12-3
(6-0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 25
no, no 		No. 20 at Pittsburgh W 62–58  13-3
(7-0) 		 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28
no, no 		No. 20 St. John's W 78–74 OT 14-3
(8-0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 30
8:00 p.m., MetroSports/ESPN 		No. 20 No. 4 Georgetown L 67–80  14-4
(8-1) 		Carrier Dome (30,758)
Syracuse, NY
February 5
no, no 		No. 13 at Villanova L 75–77  14-5
(8-2) 		 
Philadelphia, PA
February 11*
no, no 		No. 19 C.W. Post W 103–86  15-5
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 14
no, no 		No. 16 Providence W 89–64  16-5
(9-2) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 18
no, no 		No. 16 Connecticut
Rivalry 		W 87–85 3OT 17-5
(10-2) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 22
no, no 		No. 16 at Boston College L 88–90 OT 17-6
(10-3) 		 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25
no, no 		No. 16 Pittsburgh W 66–65  18-6
(11-3) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 27
no, no 		No. 16 at St. John's W 82–81 OT 19-6
(12-3) 		 
Queens, NY
February 29*
no, no 		No. 16 at Canisius W 68–64  20-6
  
Buffalo, NY
March 3
12:00 p.m., MetroSports 		No. 16 at No. 4 Georgetown L 71–88  20-7
(12-4) 		Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, MD
Big East tournament
March 8*
no, no 		vs. Connecticut
Big East tournament • Quarterfinals/Rivalry 		W 73–58  21-7
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 9*
no, no 		vs. Villanova
Big East tournament • Semifinals 		W 66–65  22-7
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 10*
7:00 p.m., MetroSports/ESPN 		(2) vs. (1) No. 2 Georgetown
Big East tournament • Final 		L 71–82 OT 22-8
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 18*
no, no 		No. 18 vs. VCU
NCAA tournament • Second Round 		W 78–63  23-8
 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutheford, NJ
March 22*
no, NCAA 		No. 18 vs. Virginia
NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinals 		L 55–63  23-9
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).