1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1983–84
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record29–6 (16–2 PCAA)
Head coach
(11th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 UNLV 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
UC Irvine 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655
Fresno State† 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Utah State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
New Mexico State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
San Jose State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Long Beach State
 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Pacific 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† 1984 PCAA tournament winner


The 1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the

Division I men's competition in the 1983–84 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference
. The Rebels won the regular season conference title, but fell to Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 29–6 (16–2 PCAA).

Roster

1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G
 		13 Freddie Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr
Las Vegas, Nevada
G
 		14 Danny Tarkanian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
Las Vegas, Nevada
F
 		20 Ed Catchings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr  
C 31 Richie Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
Harlem, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*
 Nevada W 92–71  1–0
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 5, 1983*
 at 
Hawaii Pacific
 		W 107–58  2–0
  (800)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 1983*
 at 
Hawaii
 		W 90–87  3–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,640)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 10, 1983*
 West Virginia W 86–72  4–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (15,876)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 13, 1983*
 at Nevada W 74–69  5–0
 Lawlor Events Center (5,465)
Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1983*
 Kansas State W 84–78  6–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (15,659)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1983*
 SMU
Las Vegas Rebel Roundup 		W 74–64  7–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,885)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1983*
 Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Rebel Roundup 		W 91–68  8–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,900)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1983*
Clemson
Las Vegas Classic
 		W 69–55  9–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (16,465)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1983*
 No. 5 Georgetown
Las Vegas Classic 		L 67–69 OT 9–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 5, 1984
 No. 18
Long Beach State
 		W 103–66  10–1
(1–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (15,525)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 7, 1984
 No. 18 New Mexico State W 87–66  11–1
(2–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,553)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 9, 1984
 No. 14 UC Irvine W 83–68  12–1
(3–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,500)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 12, 1984
 No. 14 at San Jose State W 105–77  13–1
(4–0)
San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,412)
San Jose, California
Jan 14, 1984
 No. 14 at Utah State W 93–88  14–1
(5–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,326)
Logan, Utah
Jan 19, 1984
 No. 8 Pacific W 117–78  15–1
(6–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,325)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 21, 1984
 No. 8 No. 17 Fresno State W 64–62  16–1
(7–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 26, 1984
 No. 6 at UC Santa Barbara W 100–68  17–1
(8–0)
The Thunderdome (4,327)
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 28, 1984
 No. 6 at Cal State Fullerton W 82–75  18–1
(9–0) 		Titan Gym (4,226)
Fullerton, California
Feb 2, 1984
 No. 5 at New Mexico State W 89–81  19–1
(10–0) 		Pan American Center (12,752)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 4, 1984
 No. 5 at Long Beach State W 79–65  20–1
(11–0)
Long Beach Arena (4,165)
Long Beach, California
Feb 9, 1984
 No. 4 Utah State W 97–75  21–1
(12–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (17,200)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 12, 1984
 No. 4 San Jose State W 86–76  22–1
(13–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,300)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 16, 1984
 No. 5 at Pacific W 92–52  23–1
(14–0) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (4,773)
Stockton, California
Feb 19, 1984
 No. 5 at Fresno State L 43–68  23–2
(14–1) 		Selland Arena (6,582)
Fresno, California
Feb 23, 1984
 No. 7 Cal State Fullerton W 74–62  24–2
(15–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (17,400)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 25, 1984
 No. 7 UC Santa Barbara W 97–69  25–2
(16–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,650)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 1, 1984
 No. 7 at UC Irvine L 74–77  25–3
(16–2) 		Crawford Hall (1,467)
Irvine, California
Mar 3, 1984*
 No. 7 at No. 6 Oklahoma L 70–78  25–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (11,524)
Norman, Oklahoma
PCAA tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
 (1) No. 10 vs. San Jose State
Quarterfinals 		W 70–55  26–4
The Forum (10,791)
Inglewood, California
Mar 9, 1984*
 (1) No. 10 vs. Utah State
Semifinals 		W 91–78  27–4
 The Forum (13,951)
Inglewood, California
Mar 10, 1984*
 (1) No. 10 vs. Fresno State
Championship Game 		L 49–51  27–5
 The Forum (13,816)
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1984*
 (5 W) No. 13 vs. Princeton W 68–56[1]  28–5
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 17, 1984*
 (5 W) No. 13 vs. (4 W) No. 9 UTEP W 73–60  29–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,110)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 1984*
9:10 p.m., 
CBS
 		(5 W) No. 13 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 48–62[2]  29–6
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.
Source:[3][4][5]

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Princeton Eliminated in West; Las Vegas 68 Princeton 56". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hoyas Deal Vegas Out in 62-48 Rout". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "1983-84 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ISBN 0-345-51392-4
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