1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 November 2016 Basketball 1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png 150 Big 8 Conference Big 8 8 7 29–5 13–1 Billy Tubbs 4th Mike Newell 4th Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528) Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Second Round The 1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 29–5 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the first Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html Conference Championships July 6, 2010 SoonerStats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042818/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html June 23, 2010 dead The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. The team lost its second game at the Great Alaska Shootout. It then won eleven in a row before enduring its only conference loss at Iowa State. It then won four in a row before losing to 1983 men Memphis Tigers University of Memphis Memphis. The team won the rest of its regular season games and the first two Big Eight Conference Tournament games bringing its win streak to 13. It lost the conference title game to Kansas. The team then lost its first game in the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to Dayton.http://www.soonerstats.com/basketball/men/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1984 1984 Men's Basketball Season July 6, 2010 SoonerStats.com Over the course of the season, Wayman Tisdale established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season scoring average (27.0) and single-game points (61) records.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide July 5, 2010 126 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Roster 1983 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Mark Wade y 10 G 5 11 155 Fr San Pedro, California Banning Jan Pannell 11 G 6 1 175 Sr Washington, D.C. McKinley William Tisdale 22 G 6 4 210 So Tulsa, Oklahoma Booker T. Washington Wayman Tisdale y 23 F 6 9 240 So Tulsa, Oklahoma Booker T. Washington Tim McCalister y 32 G 6 3 195 Fr Gary, Indiana West Side Billy Tubbs (Lamar) https://soonersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1983-84 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma Sooners| Regular Season November 25, 1983 yes yes 20 1983 men USC Trojans USC Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 92–91 1–0 November 26, 1983 yes yes 20 Arkansas 14 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 78–84 1–1 November 27, 1983 yes yes 20 1983 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 91–77 2–1 December 3, 1983 yes 1983 none Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 90–50 3–1 December 6, 1983 yes 1983 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 83–61 4–1 December 8, 1983 yes 1983 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 94–66 5–1 December 10, 1983 yes 1983 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 89–76 6–1 December 17, 1983 yes 1983 men Southwestern Moundbuilders Southwestern (KS) Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 98–53 7–1 December 23, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK 70–54 8–1 December 28, 1983 yes yes 1983 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Tournament 112–72 9–1 December 29, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Tournament Final 87–62 10–1 January 4, 1984 yes 1983 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 118–79 11–1 January 7, 1984 yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 98–91 12–1 January 11, 1984 yes 17 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 68–74 12–2 0–1 January 14, 1984 yes 17 1983 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 107–51 13–2 January 18, 1984 yes 20 1983 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO 100–89 2OT 14–2 1–1 January 21, 1984 yes 20 1983 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 83–80 15–2 2–1 January 24, 1984 11 1983 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Bedlam Series 115–55 16–2 3–1 January 28, 1984 yes yes 11 Memphis State 13 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 65–69 16–3 February 1, 1984 12 Kansas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 103–84 17–3 4–1 February 4, 1984 12 1983 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 76–65 18–3 5–1 February 8, 1984 yes 10 1983 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 78–67 19–3 6–1 February 11, 1984 10 Kansas State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 80–74 20–3 7–1 February 15, 1984 yes 9 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series 57–55 21–3 8–1 February 18, 1984 9 Colorado Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 93–80 22–3 9–1 February 22, 1984 yes 8 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 92–82 OT 23–3 10–1 February 25, 1984 8 Iowa State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 93–69 24–3 11–1 February 28, 1984 yes 6 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 61–60 25–3 12–1 March 1, 1984 6 Nebraska Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 79–70 26–3 13–1 March 3, 1984 yes 6 UNLV 7 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 78–70 27–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma Sooners|Big Eight tournament March 8, 1984 yes 6 1 1983 men Missouri Tigers Missouri 8 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Quarterfinals 72–66 28–3 March 9, 1984 yes yes 6 1 Colorado 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 90–78 29–3 March 10, 1984 yes yes 6 1 Kansas 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game 78–79 29–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma Sooners|NCAA tournament March 17, 1984 yes yes 7 2 W Dayton 10 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT Second Round 85–89 29–5 AP Poll NCAA basketball tournament 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1984 1984 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket July 5, 2010 databaseSports.com West Dayton (10) 89, (2) Oklahoma 85 Honors All-American: Wayman Tisdale (2nd of 3 times)http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf July 5, 2010 Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 164 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Big Eight POY: Tisdalehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf July 5, 2010 Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 165 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Team players drafted into the NBA The following players were drafted in the 1984 NBA draft:http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html Sooners in NBA Draft July 5, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100718064107/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html July 18, 2010 dead mdy-allhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1984&lg=N 1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2010-07-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121225208/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1984&lg=N November 21, 2010 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NBA club 9186Calvin PierceForwardChicago Bulls The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html Sooners in NBA Draft July 5, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100718064107/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html July 18, 2010 dead mdy-all http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf July 5, 2010 Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 168–169 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead 1985 NBA draft: Wayman Tisdale (1st, 2nd, Indiana Pacers) 1987 NBA draft: Tim McCalister (3rd, 47th, Los Angeles Clippers), David Johnson (4th, 89th, Dallas Mavericks), Darryl Kennedy (4th, 91st, Boston Celtics) References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma