1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions Winston Tire Classic Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–15 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Raveling (1st season)
Assistant coach	Joedy Gardner
MVP	Steve Carfino
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons ←  1982–83 1984–85  →

1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth place.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 1982–83 season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten at 10–8. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed Missouri, they lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen.

Following the season, ninth-year head coach Lute Olson left for Arizona, ^{[1] [2]} and was succeeded in April 1983 by Raveling, who had led Washington State for eleven years. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Roster

1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 3 Gerry Wright 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) — Fr San Bernardino, California G 4 Andre Banks 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) — So Chicago, Illinois G 11 Kenny Fullard 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) — Jr Raytown, Missouri G 15 Steve Carfino 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) — Sr Los Angeles, California G 25 Todd Berkenpas 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) — Jr Mapleton, Iowa F 32 Dave Snedeker 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) — Fr Springfield, Illinois F 34 Craig Anderson 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) — Sr Madison, Wisconsin F 35 Bryan Boyle — — So   F/C 41 Greg Stokes 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m) — Jr Hamilton, Ohio C 42 Michael Payne 6 ft 11 in(2.11 m) — Jr Quincy, Illinois G Waymond King 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) — Sr Kansas City, Missouri F/C 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in(2.11 m) — So Phoenix, Arizona	Head coach George Raveling (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Joedy Gardner (West Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/26/1983*	No. 7	Illinois Wesleyan	W 86–60 [6]	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  (15,450) Iowa City, IA
12/2/1983*	No. 5	Baylor Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 67–44 [7]	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA
12/3/1983*	No. 5	No. 10  Oregon State Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 56–45 [7]	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA
12/7/1983*	No. 5	at  Louisville	L 58–79 [8]	3–1	Freedom Hall   Louisville, KY
12/10/1983*	No. 5	at No. 18 Oregon State	L 49–53 [9]	3–2	Gill Coliseum  (10,000) Corvallis, OR
12/19/1983*	No. 18	Colorado	W 72–56	4–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/21/1983*		Drake	W 66–43	5–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/29/1983*		at  USC Winston Tire Classic	W 62–61	6–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena   Los Angeles, CA
12/30/1983*		vs. No. 17  Memphis State Winston Tire Classic	W 56–45 [10]	7–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1984		at  Michigan State	L 72–73	7–3 (0–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse   East Lansing, MI
1/7/1984		at  Michigan	L 49–53	7–4 (0–2)	Crisler Arena   Ann Arbor, MI
1/12/1984		Northwestern	W 42–39	8–4 (1–2)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/14/1984*		Iowa State Rivalry	L 72–76 2OT [11]	8–5 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum  (14,408) Ames, IA
1/19/1984		Minnesota	L 49–56	8–6 (1–3)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/21/1984		Wisconsin	W 75–62	9–6 (2–3)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/26/1984		at  Ohio State	L 54–65	9–7 (2–4)	St. John Arena   Columbus, OH
1/28/1984		at  Indiana	L 47–54	9–8 (2–5)	Assembly Hall   Bloomington, IN
2/2/1984		No. 8  Illinois	L 52–54	9–9 (2–6)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/4/1984		No. 16  Purdue	L 46–48	9–10 (2–7)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/9/1984		No. 11 Purdue	L 58–79	9–11 (2–8)	Mackey Arena   West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1984		at No. 8 Illinois	L 53–73	9–12 (2–9)	Assembly Hall   Champaign, IL
2/16/1984		No. 17 Indiana	L 45–49	9–13 (2–10)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/18/1984		Ohio State	W 74–60	10–13 (3–10)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/21/1984		at Wisconsin	W 63–55	11–13 (4–10)	Wisconsin Field House   Madison, WI
2/25/1984		at Minnesota	W 62–50	12–13 (5–10)	Williams Arena   Minneapolis, MN
3/1/1984		at Northwestern	W 57–48	13–13 (6–10)	Welsh-Ryan Arena   Evanston, IL
3/7/1984		Michigan	L 46–53	13–14 (6–11)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
3/11/1984		Michigan State	L 44–51	13–15 (6–12)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Iowa's Olson takes top spot at Arizona". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 30, 1983. p. C2.
2. "Olson compares Arizona to Iowa". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 30, 1983. p. 5B.
3. Brown, Bruce (April 5, 1983). "Raveling answers Iowa call". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 25.
4. "Raveling decides to leave Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. April 5, 1983. p. 1C.
5. Devlin, Vince (February 12, 1984). "Iowa: Nothing is un-Raveling - yet". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. D1.
6. "Fullard's quick feet help Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . November 28, 1983. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
7. "Iowa cruises past Beavers in 'Classic'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . December 5, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
8. "Louisville's quick guards dump Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . December 8, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
9. "Iowa offense is sluggish; Beavers win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . December 12, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
10. "Sharp Hawk cagers tame Memphis State". Des Moines Register . December 31, 1983. p. 13. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
11. "Poor foul shooting still plagues Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . January 16, 1984. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
12. "Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics . Retrieved February 7, 2021.