1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1983–84 record 21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach Terry Holland (10th season)
Assistant coach Jim Larrañaga (5th season)
Assistant coach Jeff Jones (3rd season)
Assistant coach Dave Odom (2nd season)
Home arena University Hall
1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 North Carolina140 1.000  283  .903
#11 Maryland95 .643  248  .750
#19 Wake Forest77 .500  239  .719
#14 Duke77 .500  2410  .706
Georgia Tech68 .429  1811  .621
Virginia68 .429  2112  .636
NC State410 .286  1914  .576
Clemson311 .214  1414  .500
1984 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. To date, this marks the last season the Virginia men's basketball team reached the NCAA Final Four.

Roster

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Princeton, West Virginia
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg) Sr Woodbridge, Virginia
G 15 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)163 lb (74 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
F 22 Tom Sheehy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Rochester, New York
F 24 Olden Polynice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia
G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 34 Rick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ogdensburg, New York
G 44 Kenny Lambiotte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Woodstock, Virginia
G/F 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg) Jr Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Linwood, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Mar. 4
No. 19 Maryland L 65–74  17–10
(6–8)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8
vs. No. 19 Wake Forest
ACC Quarterfinals
L 51–63  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15
vs. Iona
NCAA First Round
W 58–57  18–11
 
 
Mar. 17
vs. No. 8 Arkansas
NCAA Second Round
W 53–51 OT 19–11
 
 
Mar. 22
vs. No. 18 Syracuse
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
W 63–55  20–11
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 24
vs. Indiana
NCAA Elite Eight
W 50–48  21–11
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 30
vs. No. 5 Houston
NCAA Final Four
L 47–49 OT 21–12
Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors


Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
235Othell WilsonGolden State Warriors

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References

  1. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
  2. "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "1983-84 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. "1984 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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