1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC Regular Season co-champion
MVC tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record27–4 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
← 1982–83
1984–85 →
1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742
No. 12 Tulsa † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 4   .871
Wichita State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600
Creighton 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Bradley 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Southern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Indiana State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Drake 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
West Texas State 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296
† 1984 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 27–4 overall and 13–3 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. Tulsa lost to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
G 21 Byron Boudreaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr  
G 24 Ricky Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr  
F/C 41 Herb Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr  
Head coach

Nolan Richardson

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*
 College of the Ozarks W 98–74  1–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (6,814)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1983*
 Oral Roberts W 87–81  2–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,927)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1983*
 Alabama State W 79–72  3–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,335)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1983*
 Long Island
Golden Hurricane Classic 		W 126–80  4–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,714)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1983*
 San Diego State
Golden Hurricane Classic 		W 91–80  5–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,720)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1983*
 at Oklahoma State W 91–79  6–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,100)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1983*
 Oklahoma Baptist W 95–65  7–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (7,926)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1983*
 Missouri–Kansas City W 104–76  8–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,173)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1983*
 Pepperdine W 102–70  9–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,082)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 31, 1983*
 Southern W 70–68  10–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,784)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1984
 West Texas State W 121–82  11–0
(1–0) 		Tulsa Convention Center (8,237)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 5, 1984
 at Drake W 91–79  12–0
(2–0) 		Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,190)
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 7, 1984
 Bradley W 82–69  13–0
(3–0) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 12, 1984*
 No. 20 at Oral Roberts W 84–78  14–0
 Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1984
 No. 20 at West Texas A&M W 99–93  15–0
(4–0) 		WT Fieldhouse (2,372)
Canyon, Texas
Jan 19, 1984
 No. 13 Illinois State L 73–79  15–1
(4–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1984
 No. 13 at Bradley W 80–66  13–1
(5–1) 		Carver Arena (10,000)
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 26, 1984
 No. 12 Creighton W 75–64  17–1
(6–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1984
 No. 11 at Wichita State L 64–66  17–2
(6–2) 		Levitt Arena (10,666)
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 4, 1984
 No. 11 Drake W 93–74  18–2
(7–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1984
 No. 12 at Indiana State W 87–70  19–2
(8–2) 		Hulman Center (6,000)
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 11, 1984
 No. 12 at Southern Illinois W 86–76  20–2
(9–2) 		SIU Arena (6,375)
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 16, 1984
 No. 12 at Creighton W 82–80  21–2
(10–2) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,490)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1984
 No. 12 Wichita State W 105–97  22–2
(11–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1984
 No. 10 Southern Illinois W 111–90  23–2
(12–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1984
 No. 9 Indiana State W 126–102  24–2
(13–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1984
 No. 9 at Illinois State L 81–91  24–3
(13–3) 		Horton Field House (7,801)
Normal, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
 No. 12 Indiana State
Quarterfinals 		W 110–99  25–3
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,168)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 1984*
 No. 12 Wichita State
Semifinals 		W 86–80  26–3
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,047)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 10, 1984*
 No. 12 Creighton
Championship game 		W 70–68 OT 27–3
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,021)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1984*
 (4 ME) No. 12 vs. (5 ME) Louisville
Second round 		L 67–69  27–4
 MECCA Arena (10,788)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Louisville Wins, Illinois Advances". The New York Times. March 19, 1984. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "1983-1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.