1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	25–7 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (10th season);
Assistant coach	Doc Sadler (2nd season)
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	14	14	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	14	11	12	8	8
Coaches	—	—	16	—	—	20	—	19	19	11	18	19	13	11	12	8	7

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Awards and honors[edit]

Alvin Robertson – All-American
Joe Kleine – Honorable Mention AP All-American

1984 NBA draft[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

[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.

[ESPN-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.

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