1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Boyd Grant's 7th season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in PCAA play to finish 3rd in the conference regular standings. They defeated Cal State Fullerton to win the PCAA tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs lost in the opening round to future Hall of Famer Karl Malone and Louisiana Tech, 66–56.[1]

1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association Conference
Record25–8 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaSelland Arena
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 UNLV162 .889296  .829
UC Irvine144 .7781910  .655
Fresno State135 .722258  .758
Utah State126 .6671911  .633
New Mexico State99 .5001315  .464
Cal State Fullerton810 .4441713  .567
San Jose State612 .3331018  .357
Long Beach State612 .333919  .321
UC Santa Barbara513 .2781017  .370
Pacific117 .056327  .100
1984 PCAA tournament winner

Roster

1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 34 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrSouth Mountain HS Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 25, 1983*
    No. 13 North Dakota State
    Sun Met Classic
    W 83–54  1–0
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Nov 26, 1983*
    No. 13 Purdue
    Sun Met Classic
    L 55–56  1–1
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Nov 29, 1983*
    No. 17 Abilene Christian W 74–55  2–1
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 1, 1983*
    No. 17 UC Davis W 92–49  3–1
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 8, 1983*
    No. 20 at Portland W 70–45  4–1
    Howard Hall 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 10, 1983*
    No. 20 at Boise State L 52–60  4–2
    BSU Pavilion 
    Boise, Idaho
    Dec 19, 1983*
    No. 15 Oregon State W 60–47  5–2
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 22, 1983*
    Southwestern Louisiana W 81–66  6–2
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 25, 1983*
    at Chaminade
    Chaminade Classic
    W 66–59  7–2
     
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 26, 1983*
    vs. No. 3 Houston
    Chaminade Classic
    W 68–61  8–2
     
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Jan 7, 1984
    Pacific W 65–47  9–2
    (1–0)
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Jan 12, 1984
    UC Santa Barbara W 69–51  10–2
    (2–0)
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Mar 3, 1984
    at Long Beach State W 79–58  22–7
    (13–5)
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    PCAA Tournament
    Mar 8, 1984*
    vs. Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals
    W 53–51  23–7
    The Forum 
    Inglewood, California
    Mar 9, 1984*
    vs. UC Irvine
    Semifinals
    W 71–57  24–7
    The Forum 
    Inglewood, California
    Mar 10, 1984*
    vs. No. 10 UNLV
    Championship game
    W 51–49  25–7
    The Forum 
    Inglewood, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1984*
    (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Louisiana Tech
    First round
    L 56–66  25–8
    Mid-South Coliseum 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.

    [2]

    Rankings

    [3]

    NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    119Bernard ThompsonPortland Trail Blazers

    [4]

    References

    1. "ORAL ROBERTS LOSES TO MEMPHIS STATE". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
    2. "1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
    3. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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