1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	North Carolina
NCAA Tournament	1984
Tournament dates	March 13, 1984 – April 2, 1984
National Championship	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
NCAA Champions	Georgetown
Other champions	Michigan (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Michael Jordan, North Carolina
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «1982–83  1984–85»

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.

Season headlines

• The 1984 NCAA Tournament was the last to be contested with fewer than 64 teams.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:

• If a team was in the bonus situation within the last two minutes of the game and all of overtime, common fouls resulted in two free throws. This rule was changed back to the one-and-one free throw situation after a month due to its unpopularity.
• Several conferences were granted permission to experiment with a 45-second shot clock (either for the entire game or shut off in the last 4:00 of the second half) the three-point shot from 19 feet, and coaching boxes to limit coaches to their bench areas.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 North Carolina 2 Kentucky 3 Houston 4 Georgetown 5 Memphis State 6 Louisville 7 Iowa 8 Maryland 9 UCLA 10 Oregon State 11 LSU 12 Michigan State 13 Fresno State 14 Arkansas 15 Boston College 16 Georgia 17 Kansas 18 DePaul 19 Indiana 20 Oklahoma Regular season Conference winners and tournaments Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Player of the Year Conference Coach of the Year Conference Tournament Tournament Venue (City) Tournament Winner AMCU–8 Illinois–Chicago Craig Lathen, Illinois–Chicago Willie Little, Illinois–Chicago & Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State 1984 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament Hammons Student Center (Springfield, Missouri) Western Illinois Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Terence Stansbury, Temple John Chaney, Temple 1984 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, West Virginia) West Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Michael Jordan, North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1984 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) Maryland Big East Conference Georgetown Patrick Ewing, Georgetown & Chris Mullin, St. John's Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1984 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) Georgetown Big Eight Conference Oklahoma Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1984 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) (Semifinals and Finals) Kansas Big Sky Conference Weber State Larry Krystkowiak, Montana Sonny Allen, Nevada–Reno 1984 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) Nevada–Reno Big Ten Conference Illinois & Purdue None Selected Gene Keady, Purdue No Tournament East Coast Conference Bucknell Richard Congo, Drexel Charlie Woollum, Bucknell 1984 East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Towson Center (Towson, Maryland) Rider ECAC Metro Long Island & Robert Morris Chipper Harris, Robert Morris, Robert Jackson, St. Francis (NY) & Carey Scurry, Long Island Mark Amatucci, Loyola (MD) 1984 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament McCann Arena (Poughkeepsie, New York) Long Island ECAC North Northeastern Mark Halsel, Northeastern Nick Macarchuk, Canisius 1984 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament Matthews Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) Northeastern ECAC South Richmond Johnny Newman, Richmond Dick Tarrant, Richmond 1984 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia) Richmond Ivy League Princeton Joe Carrabino, Harvard None selected No Tournament Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona, St. Peter's & La Salle Steve Burtt, Iona Pat Kennedy, Iona 1984 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Iona Metro Conference Memphis State & Louisville John Williams, Tulane Dana Kirk, Memphis State 1984 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) Memphis State Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) John Devereaux, Ohio Darrell Hedric, Miami (OH) 1984 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Rockford MetroCentre (Rockford, Illinois) Miami (OH) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1984 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) North Carolina A&T Midwestern City Conference Oral Roberts Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL) Joe Sexson, Butler & Dick Acres, Oral Roberts 1984 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois) Oral Roberts Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State & Tulsa Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State Bob Donewald, Illinois State 1984 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Tulsa Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State Joe Jakubick, Akron Wayne Martin, Morehead State 1984 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Middle Tennessee State Pacific-10 Conference Oregon State & Washington A. C. Green, Oregon State Marv Harshman, Washington No Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Richie Adams, UNLV Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament The Forum (Inglewood, California) Fresno State Southeastern Conference Kentucky Charles Barkley, Auburn Sonny Smith, Auburn 1984 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tennessee) Kentucky Southern Conference Marshall Regan Truesdale, The Citadel Rick Huckabay, Marshall 1984 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) Marshall Southland Conference Lamar Tom Sewell, Lamar Pat Foster, Lamar 1984 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Beaumont Civic Center (Beaumont, Texas) Louisiana Tech Southwest Conference Houston Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Guy Lewis, Houston 1984 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The Summit (Houston, Texas) Houston Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State & Alcorn State Lewis Jackson, Alabama State James Oliver, Alabama State 1984 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Mississippi) Alcorn State Sun Belt Conference VCU Terry Catledge, South Alabama J. D. Barnett, VCU 198 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama) UAB Trans America Athletic Conference Houston Baptist Willie Jackson, Centenary Mike Hanks, Samford 1984 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Don Coleman Coliseum (Houston, Texas) Houston Baptist West Coast Athletic Conference San Diego John Stockton, Gonzaga Jim Brovelli, San Diego No Tournament Western Athletic Conference UTEP Michael Cage, San Diego State Gary Colson, New Mexico 1984 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Special Events Center (El Paso, Texas) UTEP Statistical leaders Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Field Goal Percentage Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School FG% Joe Jakubick Akron 30.1 Akeem Olajuwon Houston 13.5 Craig Lathen UIC 9.4 Akeem Olajuwon Houston 67.5 Lewis Jackson Alabama St. 29.0 Carey Scurry Long Island 13.5 Danny Tarkanian UNLV 8.5 Bobby Lee Hurt Alabama 66.4 Devin Durrant BYU 27.9 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 13.1 Reid Gettys Houston 8.4 Keith Walker Utica 66.0 Alfredrick Hughes Loyola (IL) 27.6 Donald Newman Ark.–Little Rock 12.9 Andre LaFleur Northeastern 7.9 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 65.8 Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 27.0 Michael Cage San Diego St. 12.6 Tony William Florida St. 7.7 A. C. Green Oregon St. 65.7 Jeff Cross Maine 12.6 Free Throw Percentage Player School FT% Steve Alford Indiana 91.3 Joe Carrabino Harvard 90.5 Chris Mullin St. John's 90.4 Bob Ferry Harvard 90.3 Vince Cunningham UTSA 87.9 Conference standings Template:1983–84 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings 1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Temple 18 – 0   1.000     26 – 5   .839 Saint Joseph's 13 – 5   .722     20 – 9   .690 George Washington 11 – 7   .611     17 – 12   .586 West Virginia † 9 – 9   .500     20 – 12   .625 Rutgers 9 – 9   .500     15 – 13   .536 St. Bonaventure 8 – 10   .444     18 – 13   .581 Duquesne 8 – 10   .444     10 – 18   .357 UMass 6 – 12   .333     12 – 17   .414 Rhode Island 5 – 13   .278     6 – 22   .214 Penn State 3 – 15   .167     5 – 22   .185 † 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll 1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #1 North Carolina 14 – 0   1.000     28 – 3   .903 #11 Maryland † 9 – 5   .643     24 – 8   .750 #19 Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500     23 – 9   .719 #14 Duke 7 – 7   .500     24 – 10   .706 Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429     18 – 11   .621 Virginia 6 – 8   .429     21 – 12   .636 NC State 4 – 10   .286     19 – 14   .576 Clemson 3 – 11   .214     14 – 14   .500 † ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll 1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #2 Georgetown† 14 – 2   .875     34 – 3   .919 #18 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750     23 – 9   .719 Villanova 12 – 4   .750     19 – 12   .613 Boston College 8 – 8   .500     18 – 12   .600 St. John's 8 – 8   .500     18 – 12   .600 Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375     18 – 13   .581 Connecticut 5 – 11   .313     13 – 15   .464 Providence 5 – 11   .313     15 – 14   .517 Seton Hall 2 – 14   .125     9 – 19   .321 † 1984 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 1984; Rankings from AP Poll Template:1983–84 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings 1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Weber State 12 – 2   .857     22 – 7   .759 Montana 9 – 5   .643     23 – 7   .767 Montana State 7 – 7   .500     14 – 15   .483 Nevada 7 – 7   .500     17 – 14   .548 Idaho State 6 – 8   .429     12 – 19   .387 Boise State 6 – 8   .429     15 – 12   .556 Northern Arizona 5 – 9   .357     13 – 14   .481 Idaho 4 – 10   .286     9 – 18   .333 Rankings from AP Poll 1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #6 Illinois 15 – 3   .833     26 – 5   .839 #10 Purdue 15 – 3   .833     22 – 7   .759 Indiana 13 – 5   .722     22 – 9   .710 Michigan 10 – 8   .556     24 – 9   .727 Michigan State 8 – 10   .444     15 – 13   .536 Ohio State 8 – 10   .444     15 – 14   .517 Northwestern 5 – 13   .278     14 – 14   .500 Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     15 – 13   .536 Iowa 6 – 12   .333     13 – 15   .464 Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222     8 – 20   .286 Rankings from AP Poll Template:1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings 1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Miami† 16 – 2   .889     24 – 6   .800 Ohio 14 – 4   .778     20 – 8   .714 Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611     18 – 10   .643 Toledo 11 – 7   .611     18 – 11   .621 Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500     12 – 15   .444 Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444     12 – 17   .414 Kent State 8 – 10   .444     15 – 14   .517 Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333     11 – 16   .407 Ball State 5 – 13   .278     8 – 19   .296 Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111     4 – 22   .154 † Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Template:1983–84 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings 1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT 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 1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #15 Washington 15 – 3   .833     24 – 7   .774 #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 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] 8 – 10   .444     13 – 15   .464 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] 8 – 10   .444     11 – 17   .393 [[{{{school}}}|USC]] 6 – 12   .333     11 – 20   .355 [[{{{school}}}|California]] 5 – 13   .278     12 – 16   .429 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 – 14   .222     10 – 18   .357 As of April 15, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll Template:1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings 1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT [[{{{school}}}|Marshall]]† 13 – 3   .813     25 – 6   .806 [[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]] 12 – 4   .750     24 – 7   .774 [[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 9 – 7   .563     15 – 13   .536 [[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 8 – 8   .500     13 – 16   .448 The Citadel 8 – 8   .500     14 – 14   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 7 – 9   .438     12 – 17   .414 [[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 6 – 10   .375     9 – 19   .321 [[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 5 – 11   .313     9 – 19   .321 VMI 4 – 12   .250     8 – 19   .296 † Tournament winner As of April 30, 1984; Rankings from AP Poll Template:1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Template:1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings Postseason tournaments NCAA Tournament Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington National Semifinals National Championship Game             E7 Virginia 47* MW2 Houston 49 W1 Georgetown 84 MW2 Houston 75 ME1 Kentucky 40 W1 Georgetown 53 National Invitation Tournament NIT Semifinals and Final Semifinals Finals             Southwestern Louisiana 59 Notre Dame 65 Notre Dame 63 Michigan 83 Michigan 78 Virginia Tech 75 Third place game       Southwestern Louisiana 70 Virginia Tech 71 Award winners Consensus All-American teams Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Patrick Ewing C Junior Georgetown Michael Jordan G Junior North Carolina Akeem Olajuwon C Junior Houston Sam Perkins F Senior North Carolina Wayman Tisdale F Sophomore Oklahoma Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Michael Cage F Senior San Diego State Devin Durrant F Senior Brigham Young Keith Lee F/C Junior Memphis State Chris Mullin F/G Junior St. John's Melvin Turpin C/F Senior Kentucky Leon Wood G Senior Cal State Fullerton Major player of the year awards Wooden Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Naismith Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Associated Press Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina UPI Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina NABC Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Michael Jordan, North Carolina Adolph Rupp Trophy: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Major coach of the year awards Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul UPI Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Gene Keady, Purdue NABC Coach of the Year: Marv Harshman, Washington CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown Other major awards Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ricky Stokes, Virginia Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ralph Lewis, Iona NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro are): Chris Mullin, St. John's and Steve Burtt, Iona Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. Team Former Coach Interim Coach New Coach Reason Akron Bob Rupert Bob Huggins Clemson Bill Foster Cliff Ellis Foster left to restart the basketball program at Miami. DePaul Ray Meyer Joey Meyer Samford Mike Hanks Mel Hankinson South Alabama Cliff Ellis Mike Hanks UCLA Larry Farmer Walt Hazzard West Texas A&M Ken Edwards Gary Moss References