1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Missouri Valley Conference MVC 12 12 27–4 13–3 Nolan Richardson 4th Scott Edgar 4th Al Grushkin Rob Spivery Tulsa Convention Center MVC Regular Season co-championMVC tournament champion NCAA tournament The 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 27–4 overall and 13–3 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. Tulsa lost to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32.Louisville Wins, Illinois Advances https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/19/sports/louisville-wins-illinois-advances.html The New York Times March 19, 1984 January 16, 2022 Roster 1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Carlton McKinney G 6 4 Fr y Steve Harris 20 G 6 5 190 Jr y basketball Kansas City, Missouri Byron Boudreaux 21 G 6 4 Fr   Ricky Ross 24 G 6 7 Sr   Herb Johnson 41 FC 6 10 Jr y basketball   Nolan Richardson 1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1984.html January 16, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Regular season Nov 26, 1983 yes 1983 men College of the Ozarks Bobcats College of the Ozarks Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 98–74 6,814 1–0 Dec 1, 1983 yes Oral Roberts Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 87–81 8,927 2–0 Dec 3, 1983 yes 1983 none Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 79–72 8,335 3–0 Dec 9, 1983 yes Long Island Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Golden Hurricane Classic 126–80 8,714 4–0 Dec 10, 1983 yes 1983 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Golden Hurricane Classic 91–80 8,720 5–0 Dec 17, 1983 yes yes 1983 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 91–79 6,100 6–0 Dec 20, 1983 yes 1983 men Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma Baptist Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 95–65 7,926 7–0 Dec 23, 1983 yes 1983 men UMKC Kangaroos Missouri–Kansas City Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 104–76 8,173 8–0 Dec 27, 1983 yes 1983 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 102–70 9,082 9–0 Dec 31, 1983 yes 1983 none Southern Jaguars Southern Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 70–68 8,784 10–0 Jan 2, 1984 1983 men West Texas State Buffaloes West Texas State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 121–82 8,237 11–0 1–0 Jan 5, 1984 yes 1983 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 91–79 5,190 12–0 2–0 Jan 7, 1984 1983 men Bradley Braves Bradley Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 82–69 9,200 13–0 3–0 Jan 12, 1984 yes yes 20 Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 84–78 10,575 14–0 Jan 14, 1984 yes 20 West Texas A&M WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas 99–93 2,372 15–0 4–0 Jan 19, 1984 13 Illinois State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–79 9,200 15–1 4–1 Jan 21, 1984 yes 13 1983 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 80–66 10,000 13–1 5–1 Jan 26, 1984 12 1983 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 75–64 9,200 17–1 6–1 Feb 2, 1984 yes 11 1983 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 64–66 10,666 17–2 6–2 Feb 4, 1984 11 Drake Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 93–74 9,200 18–2 7–2 Feb 9, 1984 yes 12 1983 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 87–70 6,000 19–2 8–2 Feb 11, 1984 yes 12 1983 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 86–76 6,375 20–2 9–2 Feb 16, 1984 yes 12 Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 82–80 6,490 21–2 10–2 Feb 18, 1984 12 Wichita State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 105–97 9,200 22–2 11–2 Feb 25, 1984 10 Southern Illinois Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 111–90 9,200 23–2 12–2 Mar 1, 1984 9 Indiana State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 126–102 9,200 24–2 13–2 Mar 3, 1984 yes 9 Illinois State Horton Field House Normal, Illinois 81–91 7,801 24–3 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| MVC Tournament Mar 8, 1984 yes 12 Indiana State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Quarterfinals 110–99 8,168 25–3 Mar 9, 1984 yes 12 Wichita State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Semifinals 86–80 9,047 26–3 Mar 10, 1984 yes 12 Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Championship game 70–68 OT 9,021 27–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 1984 yes yes 12 4 ME Louisville 5 ME MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin Second round 67–69 10,788 27–4 AP Central ME Mideast 1983-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1984-schedule.html January 16, 20222021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2021/11/9//TU_MBB21_22_MG_Web_Final.pdf?id=32142 Tulsa Athletics January 16, 2022 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1984_719_University%20of%20Tulsa.pdf 1983-1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa