1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1984 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

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
1983–84 record	29–5 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield; Leonard Hamilton; Lake Kelly
Captain	Dickey Beal
Home arena	Rupp Arena

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.

Schedule

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

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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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Sam Bowie	Portland Trail Blazers
1	6	Melvin Turpin	Washington Bullets

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References

↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.
↑ "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

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[1] 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.

[2] "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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 College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & Lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana
People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history
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 1999–00 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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
1983–84 record	29–5 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield Leonard Hamilton Lake Kelly
Captain	Dickey Beal
Home arena	Rupp Arena

1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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