1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 North Carolina140 1.000283  .903
No. 11 Maryland95 .643248  .750
No. 19 Wake Forest77 .500239  .719
No. 14 Duke77 .5002410  .706
Georgia Tech68 .4291811  .621
Virginia68 .4292112  .636
NC State410 .2861914  .576
Clemson311 .2141414  .500
1984 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Mar. 4
No. 19 Maryland L 65–74  17–10
(6–8)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8
vs. No. 19 Wake Forest
ACC Quarterfinals
L 51–63  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15
(7 E) vs. (10 E) Iona
NCAA First Round
W 58–57  18–11
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 17
(7 E) vs. (2 E) No. 8 Arkansas
NCAA Second Round
W 53–51 OT 19–11
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 22
(7 E) vs. (3 E) No. 18 Syracuse
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
W 63–55  20–11
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 24
(7 E) vs. (4 E) Indiana
NCAA Elite Eight
W 50–48  21–11
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 30
(7 E) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston
NCAA Final Four
L 47–49 OT 21–12
Kingdome 
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
235Othell WilsonGolden State Warriors

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References

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