1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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 coaches	Jim Larrañaga (5th season); Jeff Jones (3rd season); Dave Odom (2nd season);
Home arena	University Hall

The 1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Until 2019, this marked the last season the Virginia men's basketball team reached the NCAA Final Four.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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 Sheehey	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

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

[1]

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	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Iona NCAA First Round	W 58–57	18–11	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 17	(7 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 8 Arkansas NCAA Second Round	W 53–51 ^OT	19–11	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 22	(7 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 18 Syracuse NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 63–55	20–11	The Omni Atlanta, GA
Mar. 24	(7 E)	vs. (4 E) Indiana NCAA Elite Eight	W 50–48	21–11	The Omni Atlanta, GA
Mar. 30	(7 E)	vs. (2 MW) 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. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	35	Othell Wilson	Golden State Warriors

[4]

References

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

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[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.

[UVaSchedule-2] "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[boxscores-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.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset UMBC upset
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	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
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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