1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
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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]
| 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 (1975–1995) |
| 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 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
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||