1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record22–9 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDan Dakich
Home arenaAssembly Hall
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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–9 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1984 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed. On their way to the Elite Eight, IU beat 12-seed Richmond and 1-seed North Carolina. The Hoosiers eventually lost to 7-seed Virginia in the Elite Eight.

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
11 Dan Dakich G 6–5 Jr. Merrillville, Indiana
12 Steve Alford G 6–2 Fr. New Castle, Indiana
21 Winston Morgan G/F 6–5 RS Jr. Anderson, Indiana
22 Stew Robinson G 6–1 So. Anderson, Indiana
23 Chuck Franz G 6–2 Sr. Clarksville, Indiana
24 Daryl Thomas F/C 6–7 Fr. Westchester, Illinois
30 Todd Meier F/C 6–8 Fr. Oshkosh, Wisconsin
33 Uwe Blab C 7–2 Jr. Munich, Germany
40 Tracy Foster F 6–4 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
41 Mike Giomi F 6–8 So. Newark, Ohio
50 Marty Simmons G/F 6–5 Fr. Lawrenceville, Illinois
52 Courtney Witte F/C 6–8 Jr. Vincennes, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1983*
No. 19 Miami (OH) L 57–63  0–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/29/1983*
Notre Dame W 80–72  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/3/1983*
at No. 1 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 54–59  1–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
12/6/1983*
Tennessee Tech W 81–66  2–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/10/1983*
at UTEP L 61–65  2–3
Special Events Center 
El Paso, TX
12/16/1983*
Texas A&M
Indiana Classic
W 73–48  3–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/17/1983*
Illinois State
Indiana Classic
W 54–44  4–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1983*
Kansas State W 56–53  5–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/29/1983*
vs. Ball State
Hoosier Classic
W 86–43  6–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
12/30/1983*
vs. No. 12 Boston College
Hoosier Classic
W 72–66  7–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
1/7/1984
at Ohio State W 73–62  8–3 (1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/11/1984
No. 9 Illinois
Rivalry
W 73–68  9–3 (2–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1984
Purdue
Rivalry
L 66–74  9–4 (2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1984
at Michigan State W 70–62  10–4 (3–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/21/1984
at Michigan L 50–55  10–5 (3–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/26/1984
Northwestern W 57–44  11–5 (4–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1984
Iowa W 54–47  12–5 (5–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1984
at Minnesota W 67–54  13–5 (6–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/4/1984
at Wisconsin W 81–67  14–5 (7–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/9/1984
Wisconsin W 74–64  15–5 (8–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1984
Minnesota W 74–72  16–5 (9–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1984
No. 17 at Iowa W 49–45  17–5 (10–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1984
No. 17 at Northwestern L 51–63  17–6
(10–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/23/1984
Michigan W 72–57  18–6
(11–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/26/1984
Michigan State L 54–57  18–7
(11–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/29/1984
at No. 11 Purdue
Rivalry
W 78–59  19–7
(12–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
3/4/1984
at No. 10 Illinois
Rivalry
L 53–70  19–8
(12–5)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/10/1984
Ohio State W 53–49  20–8
(13–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA tournament
3/17/1984*
(4 E) vs. (12 E) Richmond
Second Round
W 75–67  21–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
3/22/1984*
(4 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 72–68  22–8
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
3/24/1984*
(4 E) vs. (7 E) Virginia
East Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 48–50  22–9
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

References

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