1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record29–5 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Newell (4th season)
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
Seasons
1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 – 1   .929 29 – 5   .853
Kansas † 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Colorado 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Missouri 5 – 9   .357 16 – 14   .533
† 1984 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 29–5 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the first Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.[1]

The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. The team lost its second game at the Great Alaska Shootout. It then won eleven in a row before enduring its only conference loss at Iowa State. It then won four in a row before losing to Memphis. The team won the rest of its regular season games and the first two Big Eight Conference Tournament games bringing its win streak to 13. It lost the conference title game to Kansas. The team then lost its first game in the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to Dayton.[2]

Over the course of the season, Wayman Tisdale established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season scoring average (27.0) and single-game points (61) records.[3]

Roster

1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Mark Wade 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Banning San Pedro, California
G 11 Jan Pannell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr McKinley Washington, D.C.
G 22 William Tisdale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 23 Wayman Tisdale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 32 Tim McCalister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr West Side Gary, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. USC
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 92–91  1–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
November 26, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 78–84  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
November 27, 1983*
 No. 20 vs. Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 91–77  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
December 3, 1983*
 Central Missouri State W 90–50  3–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 6, 1983*
 Arkansas State W 83–61  4–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 8, 1983*
 Georgia State W 94–66  5–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 10, 1983*
 Arizona State W 89–76  6–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 17, 1983*
 Southwestern (KS) W 98–53  7–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 23, 1983*
 at Oklahoma City W 70–54  8–1
 Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1983*
 vs. UTSA
All-College Basketball Tournament 		W 112–72  9–1
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 29, 1983*
 vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
All-College Basketball Tournament Final 		W 87–62  10–1
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
January 4, 1984*
 McNeese State W 118–79  11–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 7, 1984*
 at Syracuse W 98–91  12–1
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 1984
 No. 17 at Iowa State L 68–74  12–2
(0–1) 		Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 14, 1984*
 No. 17 Nicholls State W 107–51  13–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 18, 1984
 No. 20 at Colorado W 100–89 2OT 14–2
(1–1) 		CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
January 21, 1984
 No. 20 at Kansas State W 83–80  15–2
(2–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 24, 1984
 No. 11 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 115–55  16–2
(3–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 28, 1984*
 No. 11 at No. 13 Memphis State L 65–69  16–3
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
February 1, 1984
 No. 12 Kansas W 103–84  17–3
(4–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 4, 1984
 No. 12 Missouri W 76–65  18–3
(5–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 8, 1984
 No. 10 at Nebraska W 78–67  19–3
(6–1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 11, 1984
 No. 10 Kansas State W 80–74  20–3
(7–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 15, 1984
 No. 9 at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 57–55  21–3
(8–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 18, 1984
 No. 9 Colorado W 93–80  22–3
(9–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 22, 1984
 No. 8 at Kansas W 92–82 OT 23–3
(10–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 25, 1984
 No. 8 Iowa State W 93–69  24–3
(11–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 28, 1984
 No. 6 at Missouri W 61–60  25–3
(12–1) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
March 1, 1984
 No. 6 Nebraska W 79–70  26–3
(13–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 3, 1984*
 No. 6 No. 7 UNLV W 78–70  27–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Big Eight tournament
March 8, 1984*
 (1) No. 6 (8) Missouri
Quarterfinals 		W 72–66  28–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 9, 1984*
 (1) No. 6 vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals 		W 90–78  29–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 10, 1984*
 (1) No. 6 vs. (2) Kansas
Championship Game 		L 78–79  29–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1984*
 (2 W) No. 7 vs. (10 W) Dayton
Second Round 		L 85–89  29–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

Main article: 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:[4]

  • West
    • Dayton (10) 89, (2) Oklahoma 85

Honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the 1984 NBA draft:[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position NBA club
9 186 Calvin Pierce Forward Chicago Bulls

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:[9] [10]

References

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  2. ^ "1984 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "1984 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.