1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–14 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Allen (2nd season)
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center

1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	12	–	2		.857			23	–	8		.742
Montana	9	–	5		.643			23	–	7		.767
Montana State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Nevada †	7	–	7		.500			17	–	14		.548
Idaho State	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Boise State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	12		.556
Northern Arizona	5	–	9		.357			13	–	14		.481
Idaho	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second year head coach Sonny Allen, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Big Sky Conference.

After finishing third in the conference regular season standings, Nevada won the Big Sky tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West Region. The Wolf Pack was beaten by No. 6 seed Washington in the opening round, 64–54.^[1] The team finished with a record of 17–14 (7–7 Big Sky).

Roster

1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Curtis High 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr	Head coach Sonny Allen (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*		at UNLV	L 71–92	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 29, 1983*		Portland	L 75–76	0–2	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 3, 1983*		Utah	L 90–102	0–3	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 6, 1983*		at Saint Mary's	L 61–87	0–4	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Dec 7, 1983*		at California	W 57–54	1–4	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Dec 13, 1983*		UNLV	L 69–74	1–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 15, 1983*		Southern Oregon	W 94–82	2–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1983*		San Jose State	W 79–75	3–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 20, 1983*		at Pepperdine	W 78–77	4–5	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 28, 1983*		UC Davis Wolf Pack Classic	W 81–64	5–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 29, 1983*		San Diego Wolf Pack Classic	W 70–66	6–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Jan 3, 1984*		Regis College	W 72–70	7–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Jan 7, 1984*		Santa Clara	L 66–76	7–6	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Jan 12, 1984		at Weber State	L 62–80	7–7 (0–1)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Jan 14, 1984		at Idaho State	L 60–69	7–8 (0–2)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 19, 1984		Montana	W 61–59	8–8 (1–2)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Jan 21, 1984		Montana State	L 59–63	8–9 (1–3)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Jan 26, 1984		at Boise State	L 69–81	8–10 (1–4)	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
Jan 28, 1984		at Idaho	W 83–70	9–10 (2–4)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, Idaho
Feb 4, 1984		at Northern Arizona	W 69–57	10–10 (3–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 9, 1984		Idaho State	W 76–49	11–10 (4–4)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Feb 11, 1984		Weber State	L 56–62	11–11 (4–5)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Feb 16, 1984		at Montana State	L 73–90	11–12 (4–6)	Worthington Arena  Havre, Montana
Feb 18, 1984		at Montana	L 62–79	11–13 (4–7)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Feb 23, 1984		Idaho	W 74–67	12–13 (5–7)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Feb 25, 1984		Boise State	W 52–50	13–13 (6–7)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Mar 3, 1984		Northern Arizona	W 85–65	14–13 (7–7)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Big Sky tournament
Mar 8, 1984*		Idaho State Quarterfinals	W 64–59	15–13	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Mar 9, 1984*		at Weber State Semifinals	W 85–68	16–13	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Mar 10, 1984*		vs. Montana Championship game	W 71–69	17–13	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1984*		vs. No. 15 Washington First round	L 54–64	17–14	Beasley Coliseum (6,500) Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

References

1. "Washington Triumphs". The New York Times. March 17, 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
2. "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.