1983–84 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1983–84 BYU Cougars men's basketball
1983–84 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	LaDell Andersen (5th season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983–84 basketball season. Led by head coach LaDell Andersen, the Cougars compiled a record of 20–11 (12–4 WAC) to finish second in the WAC regular season standings. The team played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Mideast region. In the opening round, BYU defeated UAB before losing to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the round of 32, 93–68.

1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 UTEP †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	4	.871
BYU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
New Mexico	10	–	6	.625	24	–	11	.686
Wyoming	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Colorado State	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Hawaii	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
San Diego State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Utah	4	–	12	.250	11	–	19	.367
Air Force	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1984 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

1983–84 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Michael Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Hacienda Heights, California
F	35	Devin Durrant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Provo, Utah
F		Brett Applegate	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

LaDell Andersen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1983*		at Utah State	L 78–90	0–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Nov 30, 1983*		Hofstra	W 119–84	1–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 1983*		Utah State	L 81–83	1–2	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1983*		Saint Mary's	W 106–74	2–2	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 16, 1983*		vs. VCU UK Invitational	W 81–77	3–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 17, 1983*		at No. 2 Kentucky UK Invitational	L 59–93	3–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1983*		Oregon	W 79–78	4–3	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 23, 1983*		Boise State	W 66–54	5–3	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 28, 1983*		at No. 7 UCLA	L 73–82	5–4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1984*		Weber State	W 86–81	6–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 14, 1984		Utah	W 113–105	7–4 (1–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 3, 1984		New Mexico	W 80–73	19–9 (12–4)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 1984*		vs. New Mexico Quarterfinals	L 55–64	19–10	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(8 ME)	at (9 ME) UAB First round	W 84–68	20–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,105) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 17, 1984*	(8 ME)	vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Kentucky Second round	L 68–93	20–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Players in the 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	25	Devin Durrant	Phoenix Suns

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1983–84 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "2019–20 BYU Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BYU Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1983–84 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 BYU Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BYU Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[4] "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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