1983–84 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 15 Washington
15
–
3
.833
24
–
7
.774
No. 17 Oregon State
15
–
3
.833
22
–
7
.759
Oregon
11
–
7
.611
16
–
13
.552
UCLA
10
–
8
.556
17
–
11
.607
Stanford
8
–
10
.444
19
–
12
.613
Arizona State
8
–
10
.444
13
–
15
.464
Arizona
8
–
10
.444
11
–
17
.393
USC
6
–
12
.333
11
–
20
.355
California
5
–
13
.278
12
–
16
.429
Washington State
4
–
14
.222
10
–
18
.357
As of April 15, 1984[ 1] Rankings from AP Poll
The 1983–84 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by thirteenth-year head coach Marv Harshman , the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington .
The Huskies were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 15–3 in conference play, co-champions with Oregon State ,[ 2] [ 3] and ranked fifteenth in both polls .[ 4]
There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted three years later . Nearing the end of the regular season in late February, Harshman's contract was extended for one more year .[ 5]
Washington made the NCAA tournament for the first time in eight years and was seeded sixth in the West regional of the 53-team field, with the first two rounds at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] The Huskies defeated Nevada and #14 Duke to advance to the Sweet Sixteen,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] but fell to upstart Dayton at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles to finish at 24–7 (.774).[ 12] [ 13]
This year's Final Four was in Seattle at the Kingdome .[ 14]
Postseason results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 16 *6:10 pm
(6W) No. 15
vs. (11W) Nevada First round
W 64–54
23–6
Beasley Coliseum (6,500)Pullman, Washington
Sun, March 18 *4:00 pm, CBS
(6W) No. 15
vs. (3W) No. 14 Duke Second round
W 80–78
24–6
Beasley Coliseum (10,504)Pullman, Washington
Fri, March 23 *6:40 pm, ESPN
(6W) No. 15
vs. (10W) Dayton Sweet Sixteen
L 58–64
24–7
Pauley Pavilion (12,542)Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
References
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .
^ Devlin, Vince (March 9, 1984). "Huskies wearing a Pac-10 tie" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
^ "Pac-10 standings" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). March 11, 1984. p. 1B.
^ Blanchette, John (March 14, 1984). "Huskies: Happy days are here again" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
^ "One more year for Harshman" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 25, 1984. p. 15.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 12, 1984). "Hoyas, Duke, Huskies head Pullman field" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. 15.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 16, 1984). "It's showtime for all the Huskies" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 19, 1984). "Huskies battle for Seattle" . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington). p. 17.
^ "Huskies win opener" . Ellensburg Daily record . (Washington). UPI. March 17, 1984. p. 10.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1984). "Huskies take what they can get" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
^ "Huskies show the Devils no respect" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1984. p. 15.
^ Dodds, Tracy (March 24, 1984). "Huskies' NCAA trail ends" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times) . p. 1C.
^ Devlin, Vince (March 24, 1984). "Now the Huskies believe..." Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
^ Withers, Bud (March 31, 1984). "Will guards steal show?" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1C.
External links
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