1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC Regular Season co-champion
MVC tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record27–4 (13–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
1983–84 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State133 .813238  .742
No. 12 Tulsa133 .813274  .871
Wichita State115 .6881812  .600
Creighton88 .5001714  .548
Bradley79 .4381513  .536
Southern Illinois79 .4381513  .536
Indiana State610 .3751414  .500
Drake412 .250820  .286
West Texas State313 .188819  .296
1984 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 27–4 overall and 13–3 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. Tulsa lost to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
G 21 Byron Boudreaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr  
G 24 Ricky Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr  
F/C 41 Herb Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr  
Head coach

Nolan Richardson

Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 26, 1983*
    College of the Ozarks W 98–74  1–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (6,814)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 1, 1983*
    Oral Roberts W 87–81  2–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,927)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 3, 1983*
    Alabama State W 79–72  3–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,335)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 9, 1983*
    Long Island
    Golden Hurricane Classic
    W 126–80  4–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,714)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 10, 1983*
    San Diego State
    Golden Hurricane Classic
    W 91–80  5–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,720)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 17, 1983*
    at Oklahoma State W 91–79  6–0
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,100)
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Dec 20, 1983*
    Oklahoma Baptist W 95–65  7–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (7,926)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 23, 1983*
    Missouri–Kansas City W 104–76  8–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,173)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 27, 1983*
    Pepperdine W 102–70  9–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,082)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 31, 1983*
    Southern W 70–68  10–0
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,784)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 2, 1984
    West Texas State W 121–82  11–0
    (1–0)
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,237)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 5, 1984
    at Drake W 91–79  12–0
    (2–0)
    Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,190)
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Jan 7, 1984
    Bradley W 82–69  13–0
    (3–0)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 12, 1984*
    No. 20 at Oral Roberts W 84–78  14–0
    Mabee Center (10,575)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 14, 1984
    No. 20 at West Texas A&M W 99–93  15–0
    (4–0)
    WT Fieldhouse (2,372)
    Canyon, Texas
    Jan 19, 1984
    No. 13 Illinois State L 73–79  15–1
    (4–1)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 21, 1984
    No. 13 at Bradley W 80–66  13–1
    (5–1)
    Carver Arena (10,000)
    Peoria, Illinois
    Jan 26, 1984
    No. 12 Creighton W 75–64  17–1
    (6–1)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Feb 2, 1984
    No. 11 at Wichita State L 64–66  17–2
    (6–2)
    Levitt Arena (10,666)
    Wichita, Kansas
    Feb 4, 1984
    No. 11 Drake W 93–74  18–2
    (7–2)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Feb 9, 1984
    No. 12 at Indiana State W 87–70  19–2
    (8–2)
    Hulman Center (6,000)
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Feb 11, 1984
    No. 12 at Southern Illinois W 86–76  20–2
    (9–2)
    SIU Arena (6,375)
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Feb 16, 1984
    No. 12 at Creighton W 82–80  21–2
    (10–2)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,490)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 18, 1984
    No. 12 Wichita State W 105–97  22–2
    (11–2)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Feb 25, 1984
    No. 10 Southern Illinois W 111–90  23–2
    (12–2)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 1, 1984
    No. 9 Indiana State W 126–102  24–2
    (13–2)
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,200)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 3, 1984
    No. 9 at Illinois State L 81–91  24–3
    (13–3)
    Horton Field House (7,801)
    Normal, Illinois
    MVC Tournament
    Mar 8, 1984*
    No. 12 Indiana State
    Quarterfinals
    W 110–99  25–3
    Tulsa Convention Center (8,168)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 9, 1984*
    No. 12 Wichita State
    Semifinals
    W 86–80  26–3
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,047)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 10, 1984*
    No. 12 Creighton
    Championship game
    W 70–68 OT 27–3
    Tulsa Convention Center (9,021)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 18, 1984*
    (4 ME) No. 12 vs. (5 ME) Louisville
    Second round
    L 67–69  27–4
    MECCA Arena (10,788)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ME=Mideast.
    All times are in Central.

    [3][4] [5]

    Rankings

    References

    1. "Louisville Wins, Illinois Advances". The New York Times. March 19, 1984. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
    2. "1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
    3. "1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
    4. "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
    5. "1983-1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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