1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions; Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16 т
AP	No. 16
Record	24-6 (26–7 unadjusted) (11–3 Metro)
Head coach	Dana Kirk (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Finch (4th season); Lee Fowler;
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Memphis State †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	7	.788
Louisville	11	–	3	.786	24	–	11	.686
Florida State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Virginia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	13	.629
Tulane	7	–	7	.500	17	–	11	.607
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Southern Miss	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Cincinnati	0	–	14	.000	3	–	25	.107

† 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2]

The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, Memphis State beat Oral Roberts and upset No. 3 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the third season in a row. The Houston Cougars, who would eventually participate in their third consecutive Final Four with their second straight runner-up finish, defeated Memphis State, 78–71. The Tigers finished with a 26–7 record (11–3 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.

Roster

1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Andre Turner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Ricky McCoy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	20	John Wilfong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	22	Bobby Parks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Grand Junction, Tennessee
F	24	Keith Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	West Memphis, Arkansas
G	32	Phillip Haynes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	43	Baskerville Holmes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
F	45	Willie Becton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
C	50	William Bedford	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Dana Kirk

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Finch (Memphis)
Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1983*	No. 5	Tennessee State	W 88–60	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 26, 1983*	No. 5	North Texas	W 101–79	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 3, 1984*	No. 14	at Louisville	L 58–68	21–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 8, 1984*	No. 17	Southern Miss Quarterfinals	W 86–58	22–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 9, 1984*	No. 17	Florida State Semifinals	W 65–63	23–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 1984*	No. 17	Virginia Tech Championship Game	W 78–65	24–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(6 MW) No. 16	vs. (11 MW) Oral Roberts First round	W 92–83^[3]	25–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 17, 1984*	(6 MW) No. 16	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Purdue Second Round	W 66–48^[4]	26–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1984*	(6 MW) No. 16	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 71–78	26–7	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	5	4	4	7	16	17	19	19	18	13	9	9	8	12	14	17	16
Coaches	Not released		4	8	17	11 т	19	—	—	15	11	9	9	13	14	20	16 т

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1983-84 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Oral Roberts Loses to Memphis State". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Houston Advances With Memphis St". The New York Times. March 18, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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

[sports-reference-2] "1983-84 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[3] "Oral Roberts Loses to Memphis State". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[4] "Houston Advances With Memphis St". The New York Times. March 18, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[5] "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics