1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association Conference
Record25–8 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaSelland Arena
Seasons
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 UNLV 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
UC Irvine 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655
Fresno State† 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Utah State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
New Mexico State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
San Jose State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Long Beach State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Pacific 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† 1984 PCAA tournament winner


The 1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Boyd Grant's 7th season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in PCAA play to finish 3rd in the conference regular standings. They defeated Cal State Fullerton to win the PCAA tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs lost in the opening round to future Hall of Famer Karl Malone and Louisiana Tech, 66–56.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 34 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr South Mountain HS Phoenix, Arizona
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
Nov 25, 1983*
 No. 13 North Dakota State
Sun Met Classic 		W 83–54  1–0
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 26, 1983*
 No. 13 Purdue
Sun Met Classic 		L 55–56  1–1
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 29, 1983*
 No. 17 Abilene Christian W 74–55  2–1
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 1, 1983*
 No. 17 UC Davis W 92–49  3–1
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 8, 1983*
 No. 20 at Portland W 70–45  4–1
 Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 10, 1983*
 No. 20 at Boise State L 52–60  4–2
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Dec 19, 1983*
 No. 15 Oregon State W 60–47  5–2
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 22, 1983*
 Southwestern Louisiana W 81–66  6–2
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 25, 1983*
 at Chaminade
Chaminade Classic 		W 66–59  7–2
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1983*
 vs. No. 3 Houston
Chaminade Classic 		W 68–61  8–2
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 7, 1984
 Pacific W 65–47  9–2
(1–0) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 12, 1984
 UC Santa Barbara W 69–51  10–2
(2–0) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Mar 3, 1984
 at Long Beach State W 79–58  22–7
(13–5) 		Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
PCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
 vs. Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals 		W 53–51  23–7
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 9, 1984*
 vs. UC Irvine
Semifinals 		W 71–57  24–7
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 10, 1984*
 vs. No. 10 UNLV
Championship game 		W 51–49  25–7
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*
 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Louisiana Tech
First round 		L 56–66  25–8
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

[2]

Rankings

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

[3]

NBA draft

Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 19 Bernard Thompson Portland Trail Blazers

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References

  1. ^ "ORAL ROBERTS LOSES TO MEMPHIS STATE". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  4. ^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.