1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball | |
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Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated) | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 т |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 24-6 (26–7 unadjusted) (11–3 Metro) |
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Home arena | Mid-South Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Memphis State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[2]
The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, Memphis State beat Oral Roberts and upset No. 3 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the third season in a row. The Houston Cougars, who would eventually participate in their third consecutive Final Four with their second straight runner-up finish, defeated Memphis State, 78–71. The Tigers finished with a 26–7 record (11–3 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 25, 1983* | No. 5 | Tennessee State | W 88–60 | 1–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 26, 1983* | No. 5 | North Texas | W 101–79 | 2–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 3, 1984* | No. 14 | at Louisville | L 58–68 | 21–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1984* | No. 17 | Southern Miss Quarterfinals | W 86–58 | 22–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 9, 1984* | No. 17 | Florida State Semifinals | W 65–63 | 23–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 10, 1984* | No. 17 | Virginia Tech Championship Game | W 78–65 | 24–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1984* | (6 MW) No. 16 | vs. (11 MW) Oral Roberts First round | W 92–83[3] | 25–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 17, 1984* | (6 MW) No. 16 | vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Purdue Second Round | W 66–48[4] | 26–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 23, 1984* | (6 MW) No. 16 | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 71–78 | 26–7 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Coaches | Not released | 4 | 8 | 17 | 11 т | 19 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 16 т |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1983-84 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Oral Roberts Loses to Memphis State". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Advances With Memphis St". The New York Times. March 18, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.