1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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	#3
AP	#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
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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	#2	#6 Louisville Rivalry	W 65–44	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 3*	#1	Indiana Rivalry	W 59–54	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10*	#2	at Kansas	W 72–50	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 16*	#2	Wyoming UK Invitation Tournament	W 66–40	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17*	#2	BYU UK Invitation Tournament	W 93–59	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 20* SPI	#2	at Cincinnati	W 24–11	Cincinnati, OH
December 24*	#2	at Illinois	W 56–54	Champaign, IL
December 28*	#2	vs. #18 Purdue	W 86–67	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 2	#2	at Ole Miss	W 68–55	Oxford, MS
January 7	#2	at #9 LSU	W 96–80	Baton Rouge, LA
January 9	#2	Alabama	W 76–66	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 11	#2	Mississippi State	W 51–42	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	#2	at Auburn	L 63–82	Auburn, AL
January 17	#3	at Florida	L 57–69	Gainesville, FL
January 20	#3	Vanderbilt	W 67–46	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 22*	#3	#4 Houston	W 74–67	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28	#3	#18 Georgia	W 64–40	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30	#3	Tennessee Rivalry	W 93–74	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4	#3	at Alabama	L 62–69	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6	#3	at Mississippi State	W 77–58	Starkville, MS
February 11	#6	#16 Auburn	W 84–64	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 13	#6	Florida	W 67–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 19	#6	at Vanderbilt	W 58–54	Nashville, TN
February 25	#4	at Georgia	W 66–64	Athens, GA
February 27	#4	at Tennessee	L 58–63	Knoxville, TN
March 1	#3	Ole Miss	W 76–57	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 3	#3	LSU	W 90–68	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 8*	#3	vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	W 92–79	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 9*	#3	vs. Alabama SEC Tournament	W 48–46	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 10*	#3	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament	W 51–49	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 17*	#3	vs. BYU NCAA Tournament	W 93–68	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
March 22* NCAAP	#3	vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament	W 72–67	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 24* CBS	#3	vs. #6 Illinois NCAA Tournament	W 54–51	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 31* CBS	#3	vs. #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

Awards and honors

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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.
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[1] 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jun-22.

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

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