1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats Basketball 125 Pacific-10 Pac-10 11–17 8–10 Lute Olson 1st Ricky Byrdsong 2nd Scott Thompson 1st Ken Burmeister 1st McKale Center(Capacity: 14,545) The 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by new head coach Lute Olson, hired in March after nine seasons at Iowa.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6606%2C7038628 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Olson compares Arizona to Iowa March 30, 1983 5B The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the only season under Olson in which the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament, Arizona finished with an overall record of 11–17 (8–10 in Pac-10, tied for fifth). Roster 1983 Arizona Wildcats y yes Brock Brunkhorst 10 G 6 2 Jr Phoenix, AZ East HS Michael Tait 11 G 6 2 Fr Compton, CA St. John Bosco HS Eddie Smith 14 F 6 7 Jr Wichita, KS Wichita West HS Troy Cooke 20 G 6 5 Sr Tucson, AZ Flowing Wells HS Keith Jackson 21 F 6 5 Jr Ypsilanti, MI Willow Run HS Ken Ensor 22 G 6 4 Sr basketball Independence, MO Chrisman HS David Haskin 24 F 6 5 Sr basketball Tucson, AZ Sahuaro HS Steve Kerr 25 G 6 3 175 Fr y Los Angeles, CA Palisades Charter HS Pete Williams 32 F 6 7 190 Jr y basketball Harbor City, CA Mt. San Antonio College Harvey Thompson 34 G 6 4 Sr basketball Tucson, AZ Cholla HS Andy Woodtli 44 C 6 10 Fr basketball Normal, IL Normal HS Greg Taylor 52 F 6 6 Sr basketball Phoenix, AZ Brophy College Preparatory Van Beard 54 C 6 9 Fr basketball Seattle, WA Garfield HS Lute Olson (Augsburg) Ricky Byrdsong (Iowa State) Scott Thompson (Iowa) Ken Burmeister (St. Mary's (TX)) Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 25, 1983 yes 1983 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 72–65 1–0 Dec 1, 1983 yes 1983 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 66–67 1–1 Dec 3, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Providence Friars Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 69–72 1–2 Dec 5, 1983 yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 63–75 1–3 Dec 10, 1983 yes 1983 men Pan American Broncs Pan American McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 60–65 1–4 Dec 17, 1983 yes yes 1983 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 80–90 1–5 Dec 23, 1983 yes 1983 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 49–61 1–6 Dec 27, 1983 yes yes Texas Tech Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Tournament 51–49 OT 2–6 Dec 28, 1983 yes yes UTEP 16 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Tournament 49–51 OT 2–7 Dec 30, 1983 yes 1983 men Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 81–64 3–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 regular season Jan 5, 1984 yes 1983 men Southern California Trojans Southern California L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 61–71 3–8 0–1 Jan 7, 1984 UCLA 6 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 58–61 3–9 0–2 Jan 12, 1984 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 53–55 3–10 0–3 Jan 14, 1984 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 49–51 3–11 0–4 Jan 20, 1984 1983 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 71–49 4–11 1–4 Jan 28, 1984 yes 1983 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 55–69 4–12 1–5 Feb 2, 1984 1983 men California Golden Bears California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 56–50 5–12 2–5 Feb 4, 1984 1983 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 66–74 5–13 2–6 Feb 11, 1984 yes Washington 17 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 51–56 5–14 2–7 Feb 13, 1984 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 48–53 5–15 2–8 Feb 17, 1984 yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 65–64 6–15 3–8 Feb 23, 1984 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 75–67 7–15 4–8 Feb 25, 1984 yes Oregon State 20 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 69–58 8–15 5–8 Feb 27, 1984 yes USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 55–49 9–15 6–8 Mar 1, 1984 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 87–76 10–15 7–8 Mar 3, 1984 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 62–70 10–16 7–9 Mar 8, 1984 yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 60–68 10–17 7–10 Mar 10, 1984 yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 86–68 11–17 8–10 AP Poll Pacific Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1984-schedule.html 1983-84 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference August 30, 2020Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide University of Arizona Athletic Department https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/24/Arizona_Basketball_Online_Media_Guide.pdf August 30, 2020 References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team