1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1983–84 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats 150 Southeast Conference SEC 3 3 29–5 14–4 Joe B. Hall 12th Jim HatfieldLeonard HamiltonLake Kelly Dickey Beal Rupp Arena SEC Tournament championsSEC regular season champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Final Four 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. In the 1984 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #1 seed. After wins vs BYU, Louisville and Illinois The Wildcats advanced to their 9th Final Four. In the semifinal match up Kentucky would fall to the eventual National Champion Georgetown Hoyas 53–40. Roster 1983 Kentucky Wildcats y James Blackmon y James Blackmon Sr. 10 G 6 3 180 FR Marion, Indiana Dicky Beal 11 G 5 11 170 SR Covington, Kentucky Leroy Byrd 12 G 5 5 145 SO Lexington, Kentucky Paul Andrews 14 G 6 3 180 FR London, Kentucky Jim Master y 20 G 6 5 180 SR Fort Wayne, Indiana Roger Harden 23 G 6 1 165 SO Valparaiso, Indiana Bret Bearup 24 F 6 9 230 JR Centerport, New York Winston Bennett y 25 F 6 7 210 FR Louisville, Kentucky Sam Bowie y 31 FC 7 1 235 SR Lebanon, Pennsylvania Tom Heitz 33 CF 6 9 220 SR Hamilton, Indiana Kenny Walker basketball y 34 F 6 8 190 SO Roberta, Georgia Troy McKinley 40 F 6 6 195 JR Independence, Kentucky Melvin Turpin y 54 C 6 11 240 SR Lexington, Kentucky Joe B. Hall (Kentucky) Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin) Lake Kelly (Georgia Tech) Jim Hatfield (East Tennessee State) 1984 NCAA Final Four program March 1984 Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season November 26 yes WTBS 2 6 Louisville Rivalry 65–44 1–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 3 yes CBS 1 Indiana Rivalry 59–54 2–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 10 yes 2 yes Kansas 72–50 3–0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 16 yes 2 Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament 66–40 4–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 17 yes 2 BYU UK Invitation Tournament 93–59 5–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 20 yes SPI 2 yes Cincinnati 24–11KENTUCKY WINNER IN 24–11 SLOWDOWN https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/21/sports/kentucky-winner-in-24-11-slowdown.html The New York Times December 21, 1984 July 19, 2020 6–0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH December 24 yes 2 yes Illinois 56–54 7–0 Assembly Hall 10,732 Champaign, IL December 28 yes 2 yes 18 Purdue 86–67 8–0 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY January 2 2 yes Ole Miss 68–55 9–0 1–0 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS January 7 2 yes 9 LSU 96–80 10–0 2–0 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA January 9 2 Alabama 76–66 11–0 3–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 11 2 Mississippi State 51–42 12–0 4–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 13 WTBS 2 yes Auburn 63–82 12–1 4–1 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL January 17 3 yes Florida 57–69 12–2 4–2 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL January 20 3 Vanderbilt 67–46 13–2 5–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 22 yes CBS 3 4 Houston 74–67 14–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 28 3 18 Georgia 64–40 15–2 6–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 30 3 Tennessee Rivalry 93–74 16–2 7–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 4 3 yes Alabama 62–69 16–3 7–3 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL February 6 3 yes Mississippi State 77–58 17–3 8–3 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS February 11 6 16 Auburn 84–64 18–3 9–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 13 6 Florida 67–65 19–3 10–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 19 SPI 6 yes Vanderbilt 58–54 20–3 11–3 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN February 25 NBC 4 yes Georgia 66–64 21–3 12–3 Georgia Coliseum Athens, GA February 27 4 yes Tennessee Rivalry 58–63 21–4 12–4 Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN March 1 3 Ole Miss 76–57 22–4 13–4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 3 3 LSU 90–68 23–4 14–4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 8 yes 1 3 yes 8 Georgia Second Round 92–79 24–4 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN March 9 yes 1 3 yes 5 Alabama Semifinals 48–46 25–4 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN March 10 yes 1 3 yes 2 Auburn Championship Game 51–49 26–4 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament March 17 yes 1 ME 3 yes 8 ME BYU Second Round 93–68 27–4 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL March 22 yes NCAAP 1 ME 3 yes 5 ME Louisville Sweet Sixteen 72–67 28–4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 24 yes CBS 1 ME 3 yes 2 ME 6 Illinois Elite Eight 54–51 29–4 Rupp Arena 23,525 Lexington, KY March 31 yes 6:12p.m. CBS 1 ME 3 yes 1 W 2 Georgetown Final Four 40–53 29–5 Kingdome 38,471 Seattle, WA Eastern Time ME Mideast 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20141021060507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2014-10-21 . 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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 Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1984 1 2 Sam Bowie Portland Trail Blazers 1984 1 6 Melvin Turpin Washington Bullets 1984 4 81 Dicky Beal Atlanta Hawks 1984 6 127 Jim Master Atlanta Hawks 1984 8 163 Tom Heitz Indiana Pacers 1986 1 5 Kenny Walker New York Knicks 1986 5 115 Roger Harden Los Angeles Lakers 1987 5 94 James Blackmon New Jersey Nets 1988 3 64 Winston Bennett Cleveland Cavaliers http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1984 1984 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball.com 2012-04-24 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120706021620/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1984&lg=N 2012-07-06 References Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose