1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11 10 22–7 15–3 Gene Keady 4th Bruce Weber 4th Mackey Arena Big Ten champions NCAA tournament The 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue won the Big Ten title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Boilermakers – playing a true road game despite being the higher seed – were upset by Memphis State in the round of 32.Houston Advances With Memphis St. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/18/sports/houston-advances-with-memphis-st.html The New York Times March 18, 1984 January 16, 2022 The team finished with an overall record of 22–7 (15–3 Big Ten). Roster 1983 Purdue Boilermakers y Mack Gadis 11 G 6 1 So Indianapolis, Indiana Jim Bullock 15 F 6 6 210 Jr Ricky Hall 21 G 6 1 Sr   Jim Rowinski y 41 C 6 8 240 Sr Long Island, New York Gene Keady (Kansas State) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Non-Conference Regular Season Nov 25, 1983 yes yes Northeastern Selland Arena Fresno, California Sun Met Classic 83–64 1–0 Nov 26, 1983 yes yes Fresno State 13 Selland Arena Fresno, California Sun Met Classic 56–55 2–0 Nov 30, 1983 yes Louisville Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 90–83 3–0 Dec 3, 1983 yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 67–58 4–0 Dec 5, 1983 yes 1983 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 77–65 5–0 Dec 10, 1983 yes 19 1983 men Tampa Spartans Tampa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 106–50 6–0 Dec 17, 1983 yes 11 1983 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 65–54 7–0 Dec 19, 1983 yes yes 11 1983 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 65–80 7–1 Dec 22, 1983 yes yes 7 DePaul 4 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 61–68 7–2 Dec 28, 1983 yes yes 18 Kentucky 2 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 67–86 7–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Big Ten Regular Season Jan 5, 1984 Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 84–65 8–3 1–0 Jan 7, 1984 1983 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 72–69 9–3 2–0 Jan 12, 1984 yes 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 63–52 10–3 3–0 Jan 14, 1984 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–66 11–3 4–0 Jan 21, 1984 yes 19 Illinois 10 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 52–76 11–4 4–1 Jan 26, 1984 Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 61–57 12–4 5–1 Jan 28, 1984 Michigan State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 72–54 13–4 6–1 Feb 1, 1984 yes 16 1983 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 52–44 14–4 7–1 Feb 4, 1984 yes 16 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 48–46 15–4 8–1 Feb 9, 1984 11 Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 79–58 16–4 9–1 Feb 11, 1984 11 Northwestern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 66–56 17–4 10–1 Feb 16, 1984 yes 11 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 53–63 17–5 10–2 Feb 18, 1984 yes 11 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 67–64 18–5 11–2 Feb 25, 1984 13 Illinois 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 59–55 19–5 12–2 Feb 29, 1984 11 Indiana Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 59–78 19–6 12–3 Mar 3, 1984 11 Ohio State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 85–63 20–6 13–3 Mar 6, 1984 yes 11 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 61–48 21–6 14–3 Mar 10, 1984 yes 11 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 63–62 22–6 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1984 yes yes 10 3 MW Memphis State 16 6 MW Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee Second round 48–66 22–7 AP Poll Eastern Time 2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide https://purduesports.com/documents/2019/9/30/2019_20_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Purdue University Athletics August 16, 2020 Rankings 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year References Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Purdue Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball