1983–84 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins started the season ranked 9th in the nation (AP Poll). On January 28, the Bruins hosted #2 Depaul, losing 68-84. UCLA beat the #13 (AP Poll) Washington Huskies 73-59, on March 1 for their biggest win of the season. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 and was unranked in the final AP and coaches polls.[2] This was Larry Farmer's third and final year as head coach of the UCLA Bruins. The team did not qualify for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, and declined an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.[3]

1983–84 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record17–11 (10–8, 4th Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1983–84 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 15 3   .833 24 7   .774
No. 17 Oregon State 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
Oregon 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
UCLA 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Stanford 8 10   .444 19 12   .613
Arizona State 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Arizona 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
USC 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
California 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 18   .357
As of April 15, 1984[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F Kenny Fields Sr.
F Gary Maloncon Jr.
C Stuart Gray Jr.
G Ralph Jackson Sr.
G Montel Hatcher Fr.

Roster

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1983–84 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 54 Kenny Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Iowa City, Iowa
G 4 Corey Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Los Angeles, California
C 55 Stuart Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Panama Canal Zone, Panama
G 12 Montel Hatcher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
G 30 Dave Immel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
G 3 Ralph Jackson (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
F 11 Curtis Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F 53 Gary Maloncon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G 25 Nigel Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F 31 Reggie Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Riverside, California
C 32 Brad Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Hollywood, California
Head coach

Larry Farmer (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1983
No. 9 Idaho State W 85–58  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (9,823)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 1983
No. 9 Long Beach State W 65–59  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,738)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1983
No. 9 at Notre Dame W 51–47  3–0
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
December 10, 1983
No. 7 New Mexico L 60–65  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,215)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1983
No. 15 Memphis W 65–51  4–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,338)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1983
No. 15 Howard W 63–52  5–1
Pauley Pavilion (5,312)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1983
No. 9 St. Mary's W 63–54  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (5,871)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1983
No. 7 BYU W 82–73  7–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,548)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1984
No. 6 Arizona State W 79–57  8–1
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,117)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1984
No. 6 at Arizona W 61–58  9–1
(2–0)
McKale Center (7,683)
Tucson, AZ
January 10, 1984
No. 6 Stanford W 71–66  10–1
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,418)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1984
No. 6 at Oregon L 51–62  10–2
(3–1)
McArthur Court (9,946)
Eugene, OR
January 19, 1984
No. 9 California W 76–54  11–2
(4–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,318)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1984
No. 9 at Louisville L 78–86  11–3
Freedom Hall (16,613)
Louisville, KY
January 26, 1984
No. 15 USC W 75–69 OT 12–3
(5–1)
Pauley Pavilion (10,238)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1984
No. 15 No. 2 DePaul L 68–84  12–4
Pauley Pavilion (10,264)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1984
No. 20 at Washington State W 73–59  13–4
(6–1)
Beasley Coliseum (9,000)
Pullman, WA
February 4, 1984
No. 20 at Washington L 81–89 3OT 13–5
(6–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,814)
Seattle, WA
February 9, 1984
Oregon L 83–87 OT 13–6
(6–3)
Pauley Pavilion (9,334)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1984
Oregon State L 63–72  13–7
(6–4)
Pauley Pavilion (7,841)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1984
at California W 70–62 OT 14–7
(7–4)
Harmon Gym (6,656)
Berkeley, CA
February 18, 1984
at Stanford L 64–75  14–8
(7–5)
Maples Pavilion (7,750)
Stanford, CA
February 25, 1984
at USC L 72–80  14–9
(7–6)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,000)
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1984
at Arizona State L 67–76  14–10
(7–7)
ASU Activity Center (4,978)
Tempe, AZ
March 1, 1984
No. 13 Washington W 73–59  15–10
(8–7)
Pauley Pavilion (6,572)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1984
Washington State W 83–64  16–10
(9–7)
Pauley Pavilion (4,865)
Los Angeles, CA
March 8, 1984
Arizona W 68–60  17–10
(10–7)
Pauley Pavilion (7,424)
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1984
at Oregon State L 65–70  17–11
(10–8)
Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4] [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  3. ^ "How the mighty have fallen". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 17, 1984. p. 6C. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  5. ^ "Final 1984 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).