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 →

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.

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

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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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 →