1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	11–17 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ricky Byrdsong (2nd season) Scott Thompson (1st season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Washington	15	–	3	.833	24	–	7	.774
No. 17 Oregon State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Oregon	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
UCLA	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	19	–	12	.613
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Arizona	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
USC	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
California	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	18	.357

As of April 15, 1984 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by new head coach Lute Olson, hired in March after nine seasons at Iowa.

The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the only season under Olson in which the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament, Arizona finished with an overall record of 11–17 (8–10 in Pac-10, tied for fifth).

Roster

1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Eddie Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	22	Bruce Fraser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Long Beach City College	Long Beach, CA
G	25	Steve Kerr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Palisades Charter HS	Los Angeles, CA
PF	32	Pete Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mt. San Antonio College	Harbor City, CA

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1983*	Northern Arizona	W 72–65	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1983*	Cal State Fullerton	L 66–67	1–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 3, 1983*	at Providence	L 69–72	1–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 5, 1983*	at Iowa State	L 63–75	1–3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1983*	Pan American	L 60–65	1–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 17, 1983*	at San Diego State	L 80–90	1–5	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 23, 1983*	Tennessee	L 49–61	1–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983*	vs. Texas Tech Sun Bowl Tournament	W 51–49	2–6	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983*	at No. 16 UTEP Sun Bowl Tournament	L 49–51	2–7	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983*	Fort Hays State	W 81–64	3–7	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 5, 1984	at Southern California	L 61–71	3–8 (0–1)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1984	No. 6 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–61	3–9 (0–2)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1984	Washington	L 53–55	3–10 (0–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1984	Washington State	L 49–51	3–11 (0–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1984	Arizona State Rivalry	W 71–49	4–11 (1–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 28, 1984	at Oregon	L 55–69	4–12 (1–5)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 2, 1984	California	W 56–50	5–12 (2–5)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 4, 1984	Stanford	L 66–74	5–13 (2–6)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 11, 1984	at No. 17 Washington	L 51–56	5–14 (2–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Feb 13, 1984	at Oregon State	L 48–53	5–15 (2–8)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 17, 1984	at Arizona State	W 65–64	6–15 (3–8)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Feb 23, 1984	Oregon	W 75–67	7–15 (4–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 25, 1984*	No. 20 Oregon State	W 69–58	8–15 (5–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 27, 1984*	USC	W 55–49	9–15 (6–8)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 1, 1984	at Stanford	W 87–76	10–15 (7–8)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 3, 1984	at California	L 62–70	10–16 (7–9)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 1984	at UCLA	L 60–68	10–17 (7–10)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 10, 1984	at Washington State	W 86–68	11–17 (8–10)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources

References

"2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
"Olson compares Arizona to Iowa". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1983. p. 5B.
"1983-84 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
"Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

v t e Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA
Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!" 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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