1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	11–17 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ricky Byrdsong (2nd season); Scott Thompson (1st season);
Home arena	McKale Center; (Capacity: 14,545)
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by new head coach Lute Olson, hired in March after nine seasons at Iowa.^[2]

1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Washington	15	–	3	.833	24	–	7	.774
No. 17 Oregon State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Oregon	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
UCLA	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	19	–	12	.613
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Arizona	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
USC	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
California	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	18	.357

As of April 15, 1984^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the only season under Olson in which the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament, Arizona finished with an overall record of 11–17 (8–10 in Pac-10, tied for fifth).

Roster edit

1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Eddie Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	22	Bruce Fraser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Long Beach City College	Long Beach, CA
G	25	Steve Kerr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Palisades Charter HS	Los Angeles, CA
PF	32	Pete Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mt. San Antonio College	Harbor City, CA

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1983*	Northern Arizona	W 72–65	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1983*	Cal State Fullerton	L 66–67	1–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 3, 1983*	at Providence	L 69–72	1–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 5, 1983*	at Iowa State	L 63–75	1–3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1983*	Pan American	L 60–65	1–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 17, 1983*	at San Diego State	L 80–90	1–5	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 23, 1983*	Tennessee	L 49–61	1–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983*	vs. Texas Tech Sun Bowl Tournament	W 51–49 ^OT	2–6	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983*	at No. 16 UTEP Sun Bowl Tournament	L 49–51 ^OT	2–7	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983*	Fort Hays State	W 81–64	3–7	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 5, 1984	at Southern California	L 61–71	3–8 (0–1)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1984	No. 6 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–61	3–9 (0–2)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1984	Washington	L 53–55	3–10 (0–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1984	Washington State	L 49–51	3–11 (0–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1984	Arizona State Rivalry	W 71–49	4–11 (1–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 28, 1984	at Oregon	L 55–69	4–12 (1–5)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 2, 1984	California	W 56–50	5–12 (2–5)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 4, 1984	Stanford	L 66–74	5–13 (2–6)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 11, 1984	at No. 17 Washington	L 51–56	5–14 (2–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Feb 13, 1984	at Oregon State	L 48–53	5–15 (2–8)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 17, 1984	at Arizona State	W 65–64	6–15 (3–8)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Feb 23, 1984	Oregon	W 75–67	7–15 (4–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 25, 1984*	No. 20 Oregon State	W 69–58	8–15 (5–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 27, 1984*	USC	W 55–49	9–15 (6–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 1, 1984	at Stanford	W 87–76	10–15 (7–8)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 3, 1984	at California	L 62–70	10–16 (7–9)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 1984	at UCLA	L 60–68	10–17 (7–10)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 10, 1984	at Washington State	W 86–68	11–17 (8–10)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Olson compares Arizona to Iowa". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1983. p. 5B.
^ "1983-84 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[ocmio-2] "Olson compares Arizona to Iowa". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1983. p. 5B.

[3] "1983-84 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[4] "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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