1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1983–84 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four . The head coach was Joe B. Hall . The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena . Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court. However, the ruling did not take effect until after the 1986–87 season.
Roster
1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 10
James Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Marion, Indiana
G 11
Dicky Beal 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Covington, Kentucky
G 12
Leroy Byrd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 145 lb (66 kg)
So
Lexington, Kentucky
G 14
Paul Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
London, Kentucky
G 20
Jim Master 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 23
Roger Harden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
So
Valparaiso, Indiana
F 24
Bret Bearup 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Centerport, New York
F 25
Winston Bennett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 31
Sam Bowie 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
F/C 33
Tom Heitz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Hamilton, Indiana
F 34
Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So
Roberta, Georgia
F 40
Troy McKinley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Independence, Kentucky
C 54
Melvin Turpin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Lexington, Kentucky
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
November 26 * WTBS No. 2
No. 6 Louisville Rivalry W 65–44 1–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 3 * CBS No. 1
Indiana Rivalry W 59–54 2–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10 * No. 2
at Kansas
W 72–50 3–0
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 16 * No. 2
Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament W 66–40 4–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17 * No. 2
BYU UK Invitation Tournament W 93–59 5–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 20 * SPI No. 2
at Cincinnati
W 24–11[ 2] 6–0
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
December 24 * No. 2
at Illinois
W 56–54 7–0
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
December 28 * No. 2
vs. No. 18 Purdue
W 86–67 8–0
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 2 No. 2
at Ole Miss
W 68–55 9–0
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
January 7 No. 2
at No. 9 LSU
W 96–80 10–0
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 9 No. 2
Alabama W 76–66 11–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 11 No. 2
Mississippi State W 51–42 12–0
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13 WTBS No. 2
at Auburn
L 63–82 12–1
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 17 No. 3
at Florida
L 57–69 12–2
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 20 No. 3
Vanderbilt W 67–46 13–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 22 * CBS No. 3
No. 4 Houston
W 74–67 14–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28 No. 3
No. 18 Georgia
W 64–40 15–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30 No. 3
Tennessee Rivalry W 93–74 16–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4 No. 3
at Alabama
L 62–69 16–3
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6 No. 3
at Mississippi State
W 77–58 17–3
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 11 No. 6
No. 16 Auburn
W 84–64 18–3
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 13 No. 6
Florida W 67–65 19–3
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 19 SPI No. 6
at Vanderbilt
W 58–54 20–3
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 25 NBC No. 4
at Georgia
W 66–64 21–3
Georgia Coliseum Athens, GA
February 27 No. 4
at Tennessee Rivalry L 58–63 21–4
Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN
March 1 No. 3
Ole Miss W 76–57 22–4
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 3 No. 3
LSU W 90–68 23–4
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 8 *(1) No. 3
vs. (8) Georgia Second Round W 92–79 24–4
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 9 *(1) No. 3
vs. (5) Alabama Semifinals W 48–46 25–4
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 10 *(1) No. 3
vs. (2) Auburn Championship Game W 51–49 26–4
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 17 *(1 ME) No. 3
vs. (8 ME) BYU Second Round W 93–68 27–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
March 22 * NCAAP (1 ME) No. 3
vs. (5 ME) Louisville Sweet Sixteen W 72–67 28–4
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 24 * CBS(1 ME) No. 3
vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois Elite Eight W 54–51 29–4
Rupp Arena (23,525)Lexington, KY
March 31 *6:12 p.m., CBS
(1 ME) No. 3
vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown Final Four L 40–53 29–5
Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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Statistics
C Melvin Turpin (6–11, Sr) 15.2 ppg
F Kenny Walker (6–8, So) 12.4 ppg
F Sam Bowie (7–1, Sr) 10.5 ppg
G Jim Master (6–5, Sr) 9.6 ppg
F Winston Bennett (6–7, Fr) 6.5 ppg
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
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References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics
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