1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1984–85 →
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

Roster

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1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Princeton, West Virginia
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Woodbridge, Virginia
G 12 Anthony Solomon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Newport News, Virginia
G 15 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
F 22 Tom Sheehey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Rochester, New York
F 24 Olden Polynice 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia
G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 34 Rick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Ogdensburg, New York
G 44 Kenny Lambiotte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Woodstock, Virginia
G 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Linwood, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 17, 1983*
UNC Wilmington W 87–42  7–0
University Hall (7,622)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 7, 1984
No. 20 Duke L 72–78  10–1
(0–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 11, 1984
NC State W 57–54  11–1
(1–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 18, 1984
at No. 1 North Carolina L 66–69  11–2
(1–2)
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 21, 1984
at Clemson W 74–73  12–2
(2–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,500)
Clemson, SC
Jan 23, 1984
No. 19 at Georgia Tech L 71–72 3OT 12–3
(2–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,645)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 28, 1984
No. 19 at No. 17 Wake Forest L 76–84  12–4
(2–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (13,685)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 31, 1984
No. 10 Maryland L 66–67  12–5
(2–5)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 4, 1984
at Duke L 64–67  12–6
(2–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Feb 7, 1984
No. 18 Georgia Tech W 91–59  13–6
(3–6)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 9, 1984
No. 1 North Carolina L 72–85  13–7
(3–7)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 18, 1984*
at No. 4 Houston L 65–74  14–9
Hofheinz Pavilion (10,600)
Houston, TX
Feb 22, 1984
Clemson W 77–70  15–9
(4–7)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 1984
at NC State W 75–64  16–9
(5–7)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 29, 1984
No. 17 Wake Forest W 65–61  17–9
(6–7)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar 4, 1984
at No. 19 Maryland L 65–74  17–10
(6–8)
Cole Fieldhouse (14,470)
College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1984*
(6) vs. (3) No. 19 Wake Forest
ACC Quarterfinals
L 51–63  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum (16,662)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1984*
(7 E) vs. (10 E) Iona
NCAA First Round
W 58–57  18–11
Brendan Byrne Arena (16,714)
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 18, 1984*
(7 E) vs. (2 E) No. 8 Arkansas
NCAA Second Round
W 53–51 OT 19–11
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,524)
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 22, 1984*
(7 E) vs. (3 E) No. 18 Syracuse
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
W 63–55  20–11
The Omni (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 24, 1984*
(7 E) vs. (4 E) Indiana
NCAA Elite Eight
W 50–48  21–11
The Omni (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 31, 1984*
(7 E) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston
NCAA Final Four
L 47–49 OT 21–12
Kingdome (38,471)
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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

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  1. ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
  2. ^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "1983-84 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "1984 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.