1983–84 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1983–84 season. Led by head coach Carl Tacy, the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9 (7–7 ACC) and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Midwest region.

1983–84 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	23–9 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Ernie Nestor Mark Freidinger
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 North Carolina	14	–	0		1.000			28	–	3		.903
No. 11 Maryland †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	8		.750
No. 19 Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			23	–	9		.719
No. 14 Duke	7	–	7		.500			24	–	10		.706
Georgia Tech	6	–	8		.429			18	–	11		.621
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			21	–	12		.636
NC State	4	–	10		.286			19	–	14		.576
Clemson	3	–	11		.214			14	–	14		.500
† 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1983–84 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 14 Tyrone Bogues 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland G 10 Scott Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Sr Monaca, Pennsylvania F 34 Lee Garber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Kingsport, Tennessee F 21 Kenny Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Eustis, Florida F/C 21 Mike Hillman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Aitkin, Minnesota F/C 44 Tony Karasek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So East Moline, Illinois G 22 Chuck Kepley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Roanoke, Virginia F 42 Mark Kline 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr South Williamson, Kentucky F 43 Todd May 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Virgie, Kentucky G 15 Delaney Rudd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Hollister, North Carolina C 55 Anthony Teachey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Goldsboro, North Carolina G/F 3 John Toms 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Shelby, North Carolina G 11 Steve Warden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lewisville, North Carolina C 53 Craig Wessel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Elkhorn, Wisconsin G 12 Danny Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina	Head coach Carl Tacy (Davis & Elkins) Assistant coach(es) Ernie Nestor (Alderson Broaddus) Mark Freidinger (Rollins) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

The Demon Deacons were an uncanny 6–1 in overtime games, including a win over #1 seed DePaul in the Sweet Sixteen.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1983*		Furman	W 74–59	1–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1983*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 88–80 OT	2–0	Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1983*		vs. Charlotte	W 77–55	3–0	Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1983*		Davidson	W 62–51	4–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1983*		Appalachian State	W 72–46	5–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1983*	No. 17	at Marquette	W 71–65 OT	6–0	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 27, 1983*	No. 10	vs. Auburn Gator Bowl Tournament	W 76–67	7–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 28, 1983*	No. 10	at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Tournament	W 57–54	8–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 30, 1983*	No. 10	at Rollins	W 112–74	9–0	Winter Park, Florida
Jan 4, 1984*	No. 8	Richmond	W 82–57	10–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1984	No. 8	at Georgia Tech	L 66–68	10–1 (0–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 11, 1984*	No. 12	William & Mary	W 80–53	11–1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 14, 1984	No. 12	No. 1 North Carolina	L 62–70	11–2 (0–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1984	No. 12	vs. Duke	W 97–66	12–2 (1–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1984	No. 12	at NC State	L 69–80	12–3 (1–3)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 25, 1984	No. 17	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 63–100	12–4 (1–4)	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1984	No. 17	No. 19 Virginia	W 84–76	13–4 (2–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1984	No. 15	No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 78–74 OT	14–4 (3–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1984	No. 15	at Clemson	W 76–72 OT	15–4 (4–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 8, 1984	No. 14	No. 13 Maryland	W 90–87 2OT	16–4 (5–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1984*	No. 14	UNC Wilmington	W 64–50	17–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1984	No. 13	Clemson	W 68–57	18–4 (6–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1984	No. 13	at No. 19 Duke	L 77–79 OT	18–5 (6–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1984*	No. 15	Monmouth	W 85–57	19–5	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 26, 1984	No. 15	at Maryland	L 79–90	19–6 (6–6)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Feb 29, 1984	No. 17	at Virginia	L 61–65	19–7 (6–7)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 3, 1984	No. 17	NC State	W 84–75	20–7 (7–7)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1984*	No. 19	vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 63–51	21–7	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1984*	No. 19	vs. No. 14 Maryland ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 64–66	21–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1984*	No. 19	vs. Kansas Second Round	W 69–59	22–8	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 23, 1984*	No. 19	vs. No. 4 DePaul Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 73–71 OT	23–8	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 25, 1984*	No. 19	vs. No. 5 Houston Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 63–68	23–9	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	19	17	10	8	12	12	17	15	14	13	15	17	19	19
Coaches	Not released		—	—	20	11	9	13	13	17	15	17	15	—	16	—	—