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
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Houston151 .938325  .865
No. 8 Arkansas142 .875257  .781
SMU124 .750258  .758
Texas Tech106 .6251712  .586
Texas A&M79 .4381614  .533
Rice610 .3751317  .433
TCU412 .2501117  .393
Texas313 .188721  .250
Baylor115 .063523  .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

1983–84 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCrowder College Barberton, Ohio
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrNotre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [1]

    Schedule and results

    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.

    [2]

    Rankings

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

    [3]

    Awards and honors

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

    1984 NBA draft

    PlayerRoundPickNBA club
    Alvin Robertson17San Antonio Spurs

    References

    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 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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