1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24-9 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRoy Tarpley
Captains
Home arena
Crisler Arena
Seasons
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Illinois 15 – 3   .833 26 – 5   .839
No. 10 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
Indiana 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Michigan 10 – 8   .556 24 – 9   .727
Michigan State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536
Ohio State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517
Northwestern 5 – 13   .278 14 – 14   .500
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 15 – 13   .536
Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
Wisconsin* 0 – 18   .000 0 – 28   .000
Rankings from
AP Poll

*Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)

The 1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

blocked shots and 2.09 blocked shot average were school records that he would break himself in subsequent seasons.[8] Turner ended his career with an average of 35.3 minutes per game, which surpassed Mike McGee's 1981 record and continues to be the school's best.[9][non-primary source needed] On January 28, 1984, against Illinois Turner played 56 minutes for the highest single game total in school history, surpassing his 55-minute effort the prior year. The record still stands.[9]

In the 32-team

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 65–59 before beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 83–63. McCormick was awarded the 1984 NIT Most valuable player
award.

Schedule

The team had the following schedule:[10]

# Opponent Date Location W/L Attend.
1 Toledo November 25, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-55-52 13,042
2 N.C. A&T November 28, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-71-55 10,805
3 Central Michigan November 30, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-58-39 10,158
4 Northern Michigan December 3, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-96-78 10,033
5 at Georgia December 5, 1983 The Omni, Atlanta, GA W-76-70 4,160
6 Dayton December 10, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-82-60 10,972
7 Detroit December 17, 1983 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-84-63 13,079
8 at Rutgers December 21, 1983 Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ W-97-69 5,144
9 vs UTEP December 27, 1983 Special Events Center, El Paso, TX L-71-72 11,539
10 vs TX Tech December 28, 1983 Special Events Center, El Paso, TX L-58-59 11,907
11 Northwestern January 5, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-68-51 11,715
12 Iowa January 7, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-53-49 13,609
13 at Minnesota January 12, 1984 Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN W-66-62 14,366
14 at Wisconsin January 14, 1984 UW Fieldhouse, Madison, WI L-64-71 8,646
15 OH State January 18, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI L-60-62 13,011
16 Indiana January 21, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-55-50 13,609
17 at Purdue January 26, 1984 Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN L-57-61 13,610
18 at Illinois January 28, 1984 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL L-66-75 15,952
19 at Michigan State February 2, 1984 Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, MI L-67-72 10,004
20 Michigan State February 11, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-71-61 13,609
21 Illinois February 16, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-62-60 13,511
22 Purdue February 18, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI L-64-67 13,609
23 at Indiana February 23, 1984 Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN L-57-72 16,723
24 at OH State February 25, 1984 St. John Arena, Columbus, OH W-62-59 13,591
25 Wisconsin March 1, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-84-75 13,109
26 Minnesota March 3, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-51-50 13,485
27 at IA March 7, 1984 Carver-Hawkeye Arena, IA City, IA W-53-46 15,450
28 at Northwestern March 10, 1984 Welsh-Ryan Arena, McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL L-52-54 8,092
29 vs Wichita State March 15, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-94-70 7,043
30 vs Marquette March 19, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-83-70 11,529
31 vs Xavier March 22, 1984 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI W-63-62 12,178
32 vs Virginia Tech March 26, 1984 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY W-78-75 0
33 vs Notre Dame March 28, 1984 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY W-83-63 13,123

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[10]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG%
3FG
 		3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl
Blk
Pts
 		Avg
Roy Tarpley 33 20 930 28.2 165 315 0.524 -- -- 81 102 0.794 265 8.0 29 0.9 94 3 58 19 69 411 12.4
Tim McCormick 32 29 978 30.6 132 226 0.584 -- -- 124 186 0.667 189 5.9 31 1.0 87 3 52 13 15 388 12.1
Eric Turner 31 30 1021 32.9 123 292 0.421 -- -- 88 113 0.779 65 2.1 141 4.5 57 2 96 32 0 334 10.8
Antoine Joubert 33 22 875 26.5 118 263 0.449 -- -- 60 81 0.741 68 2.1 102 3.1 80 0 73 23 1 296 9.0
Richard Rellford 33 28 695 21.1 105 185 0.568 -- -- 49 63 0.778 107 3.2 12 0.4 96 1 37 24 13 259 7.8
Leslie Rockymore 29 18 609 21.0 93 219 0.425 -- -- 27 34 0.794 41 1.4 42 1.5 45 1 30 20 1 213 7.3
Butch Wade 33 12 661 20.0 75 159 0.472 -- -- 28 59 0.475 181 5.5 14 0.4 93 2 27 22 8 178 5.4
Dan Pelekoudas 33 1 552 16.7 21 49 0.429 -- -- 26 32 0.813 25 0.8 73 2.2 85 4 53 30 1 68 2.1
Robert Henderson 23 3 180 7.8 11 27 0.407 -- -- 15 27 0.556 45 2.0 4 0.2 10 0 10 0 2 37 1.6
Paul Jokisch 13 0 71 5.5 10 25 0.400 -- -- 7 13 0.538 8 0.6 1 0.1 13 0 6 1 2 27 2.1
Garde Thompson 18 2 126 7.0 9 26 0.346 -- -- 7 8 0.875 11 0.6 14 0.8 12 0 13 6 0 25 1.4
Gerard Rudy 13 0 25 1.9 3 4 0.750 -- -- 5 6 0.833 7 0.5 3 0.2 1 0 3 0 0 11 0.9
Quincy Turner 5 0 18 3.6 2 6 0.333 -- -- 7 8 0.875 0 0.0 2 0.4 4 0 2 0 0 11 2.2
Jon Antnoides 6 0 9 1.5 0 2 0.000 -- -- 3 4 0.750 5 0.8 0 0.0 3 0 3 1 1 3 0.5
Team 33 69 101 3.1
Season total 33 867 1798 0.482 527 736 0.716 1118 33.9 468 14.2 680 16 463 191 113 2261 68.5
Opponents 33 775 1714 0.452 -- -- 504 710 0.710 1002 30.4 350 10.6 654 32 472 177 86 2054 62.2

National Invitation Tournament

Michigan won the 1984 National Invitation Tournament.[11]

  • First Round
    • Michigan 94, Wichita State 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Second Round
    • Michigan 83, Marquette 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Quarterfinal
    • Michigan 63, Xavier 62, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Semifinal
    • Michigan 78, Virginia Tech 75
  • Final
    • Michigan 83, Notre Dame 63

Awards and honors

During the season team members earned the following honors:[5]

  • Tim McCormick
    • NIT Most Valuable Player
    • Academic All-Big Ten
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team
  • Dan Pelekoudas
    • Academic All-American
      , honorable mention
    • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Eric Turner
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 2nd team
  • Roy Tarpley
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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AP Poll[3]
2015

Team players drafted into the NBA

Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[12][13][14]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1984
 1 12 12 Tim McCormick Cleveland Cavaliers
1984 2 8 32 Eric Turner Detroit Pistons
1984 10 19 225 Dan Pelekoudas Detroit Pistons
1986
 1 7 7 Roy Tarpley Dallas Mavericks
1986 5 2 95 Richard Rellford Indiana Pacers
1986 6 1 117 Butch Wade New York Knicks
1986 7 5 144 Robert Henderson Chicago Bulls
1987
 6 20 135 Antoine Joubert Detroit Pistons

See also

References

  1. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 199.
  2. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 183.
  3. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. pp. 144–7.
  6. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original
    on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  7. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 176.
  8. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 179.
  9. ^
    CBS Interactive. p. 20. Archived from the original
    on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  10. ^
    CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
    on April 18, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  11. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
    on April 30, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  12. ^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  13. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  14. ^ "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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