1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1983–84 Michigan Wolverines 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 150 200 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 24-9 10–8 Bill Frieder Steve Fisher Mike Boyd Bud VanDeWege Tim McCormick Eric Turner Roy Tarpley Crisler Arena National Invitational Tournament champions The 1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1983–84 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 199 2007 The team earned an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) where it was crowned champion.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 183 2007 Although during the seventeen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty Poll the team was ranked twice, including a peak of number fifteen, it began and finished the season unrankedhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 Dan Pelekoudas earned honorable mention Academic All-American recognition.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 144–7 2007 Tim McCormick and Eric Turner served as team captains, while Roy Tarpley earned team MVP.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades All-Time Accolades CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 9–10 September 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades September 1, 2010 dead mdy-allFebruary 2016 Turner's career assist total of 421 eclipsed Steve Grote's 358 and would stand until Antoine Joubert tied him as a junior and then totaled 539 in 1987, while his career average of 5.00 per game, which surpassed Rickey Green's 4.05 would stand until Gary Grant's career ended in 1988 with 5.67 per game.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 176 2007 Tarpley 69 blocked shots and 2.09 blocked shot average were school records that he would break himself in subsequent seasons.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 179 2007 Turner ended his career with an average of 35.3 minutes per game, which surpassed Mike McGee's 1981 record and continues to be the school's best.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-allFebruary 2016 On January 28, 1984, against Illinois Turner played 56 minutes for the highest single game total in school history, surpassing his 55-minute effort the prior year. The record still stands. In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the final four by defeating the 1983 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State University Wichita State Shockers 94–70, the 1983 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette University Marquette Golden Eagles 83–70 and the 1983 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier University Xavier Musketeers 63–62. At the final four in Madison Square Garden the team defeated the 1983 men Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 65–59 before beating the 1983 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish 83–63. McCormick was awarded the 1984 NIT Most valuable player award. Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| Regular Season November 25, 1983 yes 1983 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 55–52 13,042 1–0 November 28, 1983 yes North Carolina A&T Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 71–55 2–0 10,805 November 30, 1983 yes 1983 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 58–39 3–0 10,158 December 3, 1983 yes 1983 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–0 96–78 10,033 yes yes December 5, 1983 1983 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 10 The Omni Atlanta, Georgia 76–70 5–0 4,160 yes Dayton December 10, 1983 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–0 82–60 10,972 yes 1983 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy December 17, 1983 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 84–63 7–0 13,079 yes yes 20 1983 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers December 21, 1983 Byrne Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 97–69 8–0 5,144 yes yes 15 UTEP 16 December 27, 1983 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 71–72 8–1 11,539 yes yes 15 Texas Tech December 28, 1983 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 58–59 8–2 11,907 1983 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern January 5, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 68–51 9–2 1–0 11,715 Iowa January 7, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 53–49 10–2 2–0 13,609 yes 1983 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota January 12, 1984 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 66–62 11–2 3–0 14,366 yes Wisconsin January 14, 1984 Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 64–71 11–3 3–1 8,646 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State January 18, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 60–62 11–4 3–2 13,011 Indiana January 21, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 55–50 12–4 4–2 13,609 yes Purdue January 26, 1984 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 57–61 12–5 4–3 13,610 yes Illinois 9 January 28, 1984 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 66–75 12–6 4–4 15,952 yes Michigan State February 2, 1984 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 67–72 12–7 4–5 10,004 Michigan State February 11, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 71–61 13–7 5–5 13,609 Illinois 7 February 16, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 62–60 14–7 6–5 13,511 Purdue 11 February 18, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 64–67 14–8 6–6 13,609 yes Indiana February 23, 1984 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 57–72 14–9 6–7 16,723 yes Ohio State February 25, 1984 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 62–59 15–9 7–7 13,591 Wisconsin March 1, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 84–75 16–9 8–7 13,109 Minnesota March 3, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 51–50 17–9 9–7 13,485 yes Iowa March 7, 1984 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 53–46 18–9 10–7 15,450 yes Northwestern March 10, 1984 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 52–54 19–9 10–8 8,092 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| NIT yes 1983 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State First Round March 15, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 94–70 20–9 7,043 yes 1983 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette Second Round March 19, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 83–70 21–9 11,529 yes 1983 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Quarterfinals March 22, 1984 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 63–62 22–9 12,178 yes 1983 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Semifinals March 26, 1984 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 78–75 23–9 yes 1983 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Championship March 28, 1984 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 83–63 24–9 13,123 AP poll Statistics The team posted the following statistics:http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page March 28, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 2010 dead NameGPGSMinAvgFGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvgAstAvgPFDQTOStlBlkPtsAvg Roy Tarpley332093028.21653150.524---- 811020.794 2658.0290.994358196941112.4 Tim McCormick322997830.61322260.584---- 1241860.667 1895.9311.087352131538812.1 Eric Turner3130102132.91232920.421---- 881130.779 652.11414.55729632033410.8 Antoine Joubert332287526.51182630.449---- 60810.741 682.11023.1800732312969.0 Richard Rellford332869521.11051850.568---- 49630.778 1073.2120.49613724132597.8 Leslie Rockymore291860921.0932190.425---- 27340.794 411.4421.5451302012137.3 Butch Wade331266120.0751590.472---- 28590.475 1815.5140.4932272281785.4 Dan Pelekoudas33155216.721490.429---- 26320.813 250.8732.285453301682.1 Robert Henderson2331807.811270.407---- 15270.556 452.040.21001002371.6 Paul Jokisch130715.510250.400---- 7130.538 80.610.1130612272.1 Garde Thompson1821267.09260.346---- 780.875 110.6140.81201360251.4 Gerard Rudy130251.9340.750---- 560.833 70.530.210300110.9 Quincy Turner50183.6260.333---- 780.875 00.020.440200112.2 Jon Antnoides6091.5020.000---- 340.750 50.800.03031130.5 Team 33 691013.1 Season total33 86717980.482 5277360.716 111833.946814.268016463191113226168.5 Opponents33 77517140.452---- 5047100.710 100230.435010.66543247217786205462.2 National Invitation Tournament Michigan won the 1984 National Invitation Tournament.http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's) March 28, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html April 30, 2009 dead First Round Michigan 94, Wichita State 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich Second Round Michigan 83, Marquette 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich Quarterfinal Michigan 63, Xavier 62, at Ann Arbor, Mich Semifinal Michigan 78, Virginia Tech 75 Final Michigan 83, Notre Dame 63 Awards and honors During the season team members earned the following honors: Tim McCormick NIT Most Valuable Player Academic All-Big Ten All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team Dan Pelekoudas Academic All-American, honorable mention Academic All-Big Ten Eric Turner All-Big Ten Conference, 2nd team Roy Tarpley All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team Rankings 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP Poll 0 16 20 15 Team players drafted into the NBA Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1984.html 1984 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1987.html 1987 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA club 1984 1 12 12 Tim McCormick Cleveland Cavaliers 1984 2 8 32 Eric Turner Detroit Pistons 1984 10 19 225 Dan Pelekoudas Detroit Pistons 1986 1 7 7 Roy Tarpley Dallas Mavericks 1986 5 2 95 Richard Rellford Indiana Pacers 1986 6 1 117 Butch Wade New York Knicks 1986 7 5 144 Robert Henderson Chicago Bulls 1987 6 20 135 Antoine Joubert Detroit Pistons See also NIT all-time team records NIT bids by school and conference NIT championships and semifinal appearances References 30em Michigan 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