1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Larrañaga (5th season); Jeff Jones (2nd season); Dave Odom (2nd season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Roster

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

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

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

[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.

[UVaSchedule-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.

[boxscores-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.

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