1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court. However, the ruling did not take effect until after the 1986–87 season.

1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record29–5 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Hatfield
Leonard Hamilton
Lake Kelly
CaptainDickey Beal
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 14 4   .778 29 5   .853
Auburn 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Florida 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
LSU 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Alabama 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Tennessee 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Vanderbilt 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Georgia 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Mississippi State 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Ole Miss 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
1984 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 James Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marion, Indiana
G 11 Dicky Beal 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Covington, Kentucky
G 12 Leroy Byrd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky
G 14 Paul Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr London, Kentucky
G 20 Jim Master 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 23 Roger Harden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Valparaiso, Indiana
F 24 Bret Bearup 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Centerport, New York
F 25 Winston Bennett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 31 Sam Bowie 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lebanon, Pennsylvania
F/C 33 Tom Heitz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hamilton, Indiana
F 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Roberta, Georgia
F 40 Troy McKinley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Independence, Kentucky
C 54 Melvin Turpin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26*
 WTBS
No. 2 No. 6 Louisville
Rivalry
W 65–44  1–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 3*
 CBS
No. 1 Indiana
Rivalry
W 59–54  2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 10*
No. 2 at Kansas W 72–50  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 16*
No. 2 Wyoming
UK Invitation Tournament
W 66–40  4–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 17*
No. 2 BYU
UK Invitation Tournament
W 93–59  5–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 20*
 SPI
No. 2 at Cincinnati W 24–11[2]  6–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
December 24*
No. 2 at Illinois W 56–54  7–0
Assembly Hall (10,732)
Champaign, IL
December 28*
No. 2 vs. No. 18 Purdue W 86–67  8–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 2
No. 2 at Ole Miss W 68–55  9–0
(1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 7
No. 2 at No. 9 LSU W 96–80  10–0
(2–0)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 9
No. 2 Alabama W 76–66  11–0
(3–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 11
No. 2 Mississippi State W 51–42  12–0
(4–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 13
 WTBS
No. 2 at Auburn L 63–82  12–1
(4–1)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 17
No. 3 at Florida L 57–69  12–2
(4–2)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 20
No. 3 Vanderbilt W 67–46  13–2
(5–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 22*
 CBS
No. 3 No. 4 Houston W 74–67  14–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 28
No. 3 No. 18 Georgia W 64–40  15–2
(6–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 30
No. 3 Tennessee
Rivalry
W 93–74  16–2
(7–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 4
No. 3 at Alabama L 62–69  16–3
(7–3)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6
No. 3 at Mississippi State W 77–58  17–3
(8–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 11
No. 6 No. 16 Auburn W 84–64  18–3
(9–3)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 13
No. 6 Florida W 67–65  19–3
(10–3)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 19
 SPI
No. 6 at Vanderbilt W 58–54  20–3
(11–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 25
 NBC
No. 4 at Georgia W 66–64  21–3
(12–3)
Georgia Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 27
No. 4 at Tennessee
Rivalry
L 58–63  21–4
(12–4)
Stokely Athletics Center 
Knoxville, TN
March 1
No. 3 Ole Miss W 76–57  22–4
(13–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
March 3
No. 3 LSU W 90–68  23–4
(14–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 8*
(1) No. 3 vs. (8) Georgia
Second Round
W 92–79  24–4
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
March 9*
(1) No. 3 vs. (5) Alabama
Semifinals
W 48–46  25–4
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
March 10*
(1) No. 3 vs. (2) Auburn
Championship Game
W 51–49  26–4
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
(1 ME) No. 3 vs. (8 ME) BYU
Second Round
W 93–68  27–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
March 22*
 NCAAP
(1 ME) No. 3 vs. (5 ME) Louisville
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–67  28–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
March 24*
 CBS
(1 ME) No. 3 vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois
Elite Eight
W 54–51  29–4
Rupp Arena (23,525)
Lexington, KY
March 31*
6:12 p.m., CBS
(1 ME) No. 3 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown
Final Four
L 40–53  29–5
Kingdome (38,471)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Statistics

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  • C Melvin Turpin (6–11, Sr) 15.2 ppg
  • F Kenny Walker (6–8, So) 12.4 ppg
  • F Sam Bowie (7–1, Sr) 10.5 ppg
  • G Jim Master (6–5, Sr) 9.6 ppg
  • F Winston Bennett (6–7, Fr) 6.5 ppg

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1984 1 2 Sam Bowie Portland Trail Blazers
1984 1 6 Melvin Turpin Washington Bullets
1984 4 81 Dicky Beal Atlanta Hawks
1984 6 127 Jim Master Atlanta Hawks
1984 8 163 Tom Heitz Indiana Pacers
1986 1 5 Kenny Walker New York Knicks
1986 5 115 Roger Harden Los Angeles Lakers
1987 5 94 James Blackmon New Jersey Nets
1988 3 64 Winston Bennett Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "1984 NCAA Final Four program". March 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "KENTUCKY WINNER IN 24–11 SLOWDOWN". The New York Times. December 21, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.
  4. ^ "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.