1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
1983–84 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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PCAA tournament champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association Conference |
Record | 25–8 (13–5 PCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Selland Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 UNLV | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 PCAA tournament winner |
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]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Rankings
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 19 | Bernard Thompson | Portland Trail Blazers |
References
- ^ "ORAL ROBERTS LOSES TO MEMPHIS STATE". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.