1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament Champions SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1983–84 record	29–5 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield Leonard Hamilton Lake Kelly
Captain	Dickey Beal
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four. The Head Coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 26* WTBS	No. 2	No. 6 Louisville Rivalry	W 65–44	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 3*	No. 1	Indiana Rivalry	W 59–54	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10*	No. 2	at Kansas	W 72–50	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 16*	No. 2	Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament	W 66–40	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17*	No. 2	BYU UK Invitation Tournament	W 93–59	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 20* SPI	No. 2	at Cincinnati	W 24–11	Cincinnati, OH
December 24*	No. 2	at Illinois	W 56–54	Champaign, IL
December 28*	No. 2	vs. No. 18 Purdue	W 86–67	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 2	No. 2	at Ole Miss	W 68–55	Oxford, MS
January 7	No. 2	at No. 9 LSU	W 96–80	Baton Rouge, LA
January 9	No. 2	Alabama	W 76–66	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 11	No. 2	Mississippi State	W 51–42	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	No. 2	at Auburn	L 63–82	Auburn, AL
January 17	No. 3	at Florida	L 57–69	Gainesville, FL
January 20	No. 3	Vanderbilt	W 67–46	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 22*	No. 3	No. 4 Houston	W 74–67	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28	No. 3	No. 18 Georgia	W 64–40	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30	No. 3	Tennessee Rivalry	W 93–74	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4	No. 3	at Alabama	L 62–69	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6	No. 3	at Mississippi State	W 77–58	Starkville, MS
February 11	No. 6	No. 16 Auburn	W 84–64	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 13	No. 6	Florida	W 67–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 19	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	W 58–54	Nashville, TN
February 25	No. 4	at Georgia	W 66–64	Athens, GA
February 27	No. 4	at Tennessee	L 58–63	Knoxville, TN
March 1	No. 3	Ole Miss	W 76–57	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 3	No. 3	LSU	W 90–68	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 8*	No. 3	vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	W 92–79	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 9*	No. 3	vs. Alabama SEC Tournament	W 48–46	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 10*	No. 3	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament	W 51–49	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 17*	No. 3	vs. BYU NCAA Tournament	W 93–68	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
March 22* NCAAP	No. 3	vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament	W 72–67	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 24* CBS	No. 3	vs. No. 6 Illinois NCAA Tournament	W 54–51	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 31* CBS	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Georgetown NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals	L 40–53	Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Statistics

C Melvin Turpin (6-11, Sr) 15.2 ppg
F Kenny Walker (6-8, So) 12.4 ppg
F Sam Bowie (7-1, Sr) 10.5 ppg
G Jim Master (6-5, Sr) 9.6 ppg
F Winston Bennett (6-7, Fr) 6.5 ppg

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Sam Bowie	Portland Trail Blazers
1	6	Melvin Turpin	Washington Bullets

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References

↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.
↑ "1984 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-04-24.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 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 1941–42 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 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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