1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions; SEC regular season champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	29–5 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (12th season);
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield; Leonard Hamilton; Lake Kelly
Captain	Dickey Beal
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †	14	–	4	.778	29	–	5	.853
Auburn	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Florida	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
LSU	11	–	7	.611	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Georgia	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

† 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court. However, the ruling did not take effect until after the 1986–87 season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	James Blackmon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Marion, Indiana
G	11	Dicky Beal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Covington, Kentucky
G	12	Leroy Byrd	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
G	14	Paul Andrews	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	London, Kentucky
G	20	Jim Master	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	23	Roger Harden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Valparaiso, Indiana
F	24	Bret Bearup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Centerport, New York
F	25	Winston Bennett	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky
F/C	31	Sam Bowie	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Lebanon, Pennsylvania
F/C	33	Tom Heitz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Hamilton, Indiana
F	34	Kenny Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Roberta, Georgia
F	40	Troy McKinley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Independence, Kentucky
C	54	Melvin Turpin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

Joe B. Hall (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 26* WTBS	No. 2	No. 6 Louisville Rivalry	W 65–44	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 3* CBS	No. 1	Indiana Rivalry	W 59–54	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10*	No. 2	at Kansas	W 72–50	3–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 16*	No. 2	Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament	W 66–40	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17*	No. 2	BYU UK Invitation Tournament	W 93–59	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 20* SPI	No. 2	at Cincinnati	W 24–11^[2]	6–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
December 24*	No. 2	at Illinois	W 56–54	7–0	Assembly Hall (10,732) Champaign, IL
December 28*	No. 2	vs. No. 18 Purdue	W 86–67	8–0	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 2	No. 2	at Ole Miss	W 68–55	9–0 (1–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
January 7	No. 2	at No. 9 LSU	W 96–80	10–0 (2–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 9	No. 2	Alabama	W 76–66	11–0 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 11	No. 2	Mississippi State	W 51–42	12–0 (4–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13 WTBS	No. 2	at Auburn	L 63–82	12–1 (4–1)	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 17	No. 3	at Florida	L 57–69	12–2 (4–2)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 20	No. 3	Vanderbilt	W 67–46	13–2 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 22* CBS	No. 3	No. 4 Houston	W 74–67	14–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28	No. 3	No. 18 Georgia	W 64–40	15–2 (6–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30	No. 3	Tennessee Rivalry	W 93–74	16–2 (7–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4	No. 3	at Alabama	L 62–69	16–3 (7–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6	No. 3	at Mississippi State	W 77–58	17–3 (8–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 11	No. 6	No. 16 Auburn	W 84–64	18–3 (9–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 13	No. 6	Florida	W 67–65	19–3 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 19 SPI	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	W 58–54	20–3 (11–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 25 NBC	No. 4	at Georgia	W 66–64	21–3 (12–3)	Georgia Coliseum Athens, GA
February 27	No. 4	at Tennessee Rivalry	L 58–63	21–4 (12–4)	Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN
March 1	No. 3	Ole Miss	W 76–57	22–4 (13–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 3	No. 3	LSU	W 90–68	23–4 (14–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 8*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Georgia Second Round	W 92–79	24–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 9*	(1) No. 3	vs. (5) Alabama Semifinals	W 48–46	25–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 10*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) Auburn Championship Game	W 51–49	26–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 17*	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (8 ME) BYU Second Round	W 93–68	27–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
March 22* NCAAP	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (5 ME) Louisville Sweet Sixteen	W 72–67	28–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 24* CBS	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois Elite Eight	W 54–51	29–4	Rupp Arena (23,525) Lexington, KY
March 31* 6:12 p.m., CBS	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown Final Four	L 40–53	29–5	Kingdome (38,471) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Statistics

C Melvin Turpin (6–11, Sr) 15.2 ppg
F Kenny Walker (6–8, So) 12.4 ppg
F Sam Bowie (7–1, Sr) 10.5 ppg
G Jim Master (6–5, Sr) 9.6 ppg
F Winston Bennett (6–7, Fr) 6.5 ppg

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1984	1	2	Sam Bowie	Portland Trail Blazers
1984	1	6	Melvin Turpin	Washington Bullets
1984	4	81	Dicky Beal	Atlanta Hawks
1984	6	127	Jim Master	Atlanta Hawks
1984	8	163	Tom Heitz	Indiana Pacers
1986	1	5	Kenny Walker	New York Knicks
1986	5	115	Roger Harden	Los Angeles Lakers
1987	5	94	James Blackmon	New Jersey Nets
1988	3	64	Winston Bennett	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

^ "1984 NCAA Final Four program". March 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "KENTUCKY WINNER IN 24–11 SLOWDOWN". The New York Times. December 21, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^ 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.
^ "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

[roster-1] "1984 NCAA Final Four program". March 1984. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] "KENTUCKY WINNER IN 24–11 SLOWDOWN". The New York Times. December 21, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

[3] 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.

[4] "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

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Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics