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1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record25–7 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoc Sadler (2nd season)
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
Seasons
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Houston 15 1   .938 32 5   .865
No. 8 Arkansas 14 2   .875 25 7   .781
SMU 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Texas A&M 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Rice 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
TCU 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Texas 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Baylor 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1984 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his 10th year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings, ending Houston's 39-game conference winning streak in the regular season finale. The Cougars avenged that loss to the Hogs in the championship game of the conference tournament. Earlier in the season, Arkansas upset No. 1 North Carolina to hand the Tar Heels their first loss after opening with 21 consecutive wins. As No. 2 seed in the East region of the 1984 NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks were defeated by eventual Final Four participant Virginia in the second round in OT.

Roster

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1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Crowder College Barberton, Ohio
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Notre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1983*
No. 14 vs. Fordham
Great Alaska Shootout
W 62–61  1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1983*
No. 14 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma
Great Alaska Shootout
W 84–78  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1983*
No. 14 vs. NC State
Great Alaska Shootout
L 60–65  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1983*
No. 14 Southeast Missouri State W 79–50  3–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 5, 1983*
No. 14 East Tennessee State W 79–50  4–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 8, 1983*
No. 15 at SW Missouri State W 56–41  5–1
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 10, 1983*
No. 15 at Nebraska L 54–67  5–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1983*
vs. North Texas W 93–64  6–2
Pine Bluff Convention Center 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Dec 21, 1983*
Alabama State W 86–80  7–2
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1983*
vs. Saint Peter's W 82–49  8–2
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 30, 1983*
vs. Austin Peay W 68–63  9–2
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 4, 1984
at Baylor W 57–50  10–2
(1–0)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
Jan 7, 1984
Texas A&M W 77–54  11–2
(2–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 11, 1984
SMU W 70–69  12–2
(3–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1984
at TCU W 70–62  13–2
(4–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 17, 1984
at Texas W 70–66  14–2
(5–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 21, 1984
Texas Tech W 67–57  15–2
(6–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 27, 1984
No. 16 at Rice L 62–65  15–3
(6–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Jan 29, 1984*
No. 16 vs. Villanova L 54–58  15–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1984
Baylor W 63–44  16–4
(7–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1984
at Texas A&M W 59–58  17–4
(8–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Feb 11, 1984
at SMU W 80–71  18–4
(9–1)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Feb 12, 1984*
vs. No. 1 North Carolina W 65–64  19–4
Pine Bluff Convention Center 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Feb 15, 1984
No. 14 TCU W 55–48  20–4
(10–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 18, 1984
No. 14 Texas W 59–41  21–4
(11–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 23, 1984
No. 11 at Texas Tech W 55–49  22–4
(12–1)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 25, 1984
No. 11 at No. 3 Houston L 61–64  22–5
(12–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 29, 1984
No. 12 Rice W 79–54  23–5
(13–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 4, 1984*
No. 12 No. 2 Houston W 73–68  24–5
(14–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
SWC Tournament
Mar 10, 1984*
No. 8 vs. Texas A&M
Semifinals
W 49–47  25–5
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Mar 11, 1984*
No. 8 at No. 5 Houston
Championship game
L 56–57  25–6
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1984*
(2 E) No. 8 vs. (7 E) Virginia
Second Round
L 51–53 OT 25–7
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1414151614111288
Coaches1620191911181913111287

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Awards and honors

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  • Alvin RobertsonAll-American
  • Joe Kleine – Honorable Mention AP All-American

1984 NBA draft

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Player Round Pick NBA club
Alvin Robertson 1 7 San Antonio Spurs

References

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  1. ^ "1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.