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1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

PCAA regular season champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	29–6 (16–2 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Grgurich Mark Warkentien Ralph Readout
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.13UNLV	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 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las VegasinNCAA Division I men's competition in the 1983–84 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference title, but fell to Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 29–6 (16–2 PCAA).

Roster[edit]

1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	13	Freddie Banks	6ft2in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	14	Danny Tarkanian	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	20	Ed Catchings	6ft7in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
C	31	Richie Adams	6ft9in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Harlem, New York

Head coach

Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*		Nevada	W 92–71	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (15,227) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 5, 1983*		at Hawaii Pacific	W 107–58	2–0	(800) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 1983*		at Hawaii	W 90–87	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,640) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 10, 1983*		West Virginia	W 86–72	4–0	Thomas & Mack Center (15,876) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 13, 1983*		at Nevada	W 74–69	5–0	Lawlor Events Center (5,465) Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1983*		Kansas State	W 84–78	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center (15,659) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1983*		SMU Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	W 74–64	7–0	Thomas & Mack Center (14,885) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1983*		Southern Illinois Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	W 91–68	8–0	Thomas & Mack Center (14,900) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1983*		Clemson Las Vegas Classic	W 69–55	9–0	Thomas & Mack Center (16,465) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1983*		No. 5 Georgetown Las Vegas Classic	L 67–69 ^OT	9–1	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 5, 1984	No. 18	Long Beach State	W 103–66	10–1 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,525) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 7, 1984	No. 18	New Mexico State	W 87–66	11–1 (2–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,553) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 9, 1984	No. 14	UC Irvine	W 83–68	12–1 (3–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,500) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 12, 1984	No. 14	at San Jose State	W 105–77	13–1 (4–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,412) San Jose, California
Jan 14, 1984	No. 14	at Utah State	W 93–88	14–1 (5–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,326) Logan, Utah
Jan 19, 1984	No. 8	Pacific	W 117–78	15–1 (6–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,325) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 21, 1984	No. 8	No. 17 Fresno State	W 64–62	16–1 (7–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 26, 1984	No. 6	at UC Santa Barbara	W 100–68	17–1 (8–0)	The Thunderdome (4,327) Santa Barbara, California
Jan 28, 1984	No. 6	at Cal State Fullerton	W 82–75	18–1 (9–0)	Titan Gym (4,226) Fullerton, California
Feb 2, 1984	No. 5	at New Mexico State	W 89–81	19–1 (10–0)	Pan American Center (12,752) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 4, 1984	No. 5	at Long Beach State	W 79–65	20–1 (11–0)	Long Beach Arena (4,165) Long Beach, California
Feb 9, 1984	No. 4	Utah State	W 97–75	21–1 (12–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,200) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 12, 1984	No. 4	San Jose State	W 86–76	22–1 (13–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,300) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 16, 1984	No. 5	at Pacific	W 92–52	23–1 (14–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,773) Stockton, California
Feb 19, 1984	No. 5	at Fresno State	L 43–68	23–2 (14–1)	Selland Arena (6,582) Fresno, California
Feb 23, 1984	No. 7	Cal State Fullerton	W 74–62	24–2 (15–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,400) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 25, 1984	No. 7	UC Santa Barbara	W 97–69	25–2 (16–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,650) Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 1, 1984	No. 7	at UC Irvine	L 74–77	25–3 (16–2)	Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, California
Mar 3, 1984*	No. 7	at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 70–78	25–4	Lloyd Noble Center (11,524) Norman, Oklahoma
PCAA tournament
Mar 8, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 70–55	26–4	The Forum (10,791) Inglewood, California
Mar 9, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. Utah State Semifinals	W 91–78	27–4	The Forum (13,951) Inglewood, California
Mar 10, 1984*	(1) No. 10	vs. Fresno State Championship Game	L 49–51	27–5	The Forum (13,816) Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(5 W) No. 13	vs. Princeton	W 68–56^[1]	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,978) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 17, 1984*	(5 W) No. 13	vs. (4 W) No. 9 UTEP	W 73–60	29–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,110) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 1984* 9:10 p.m., CBS	(5 W) No. 13	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 48–62^[2]	29–6	Pauley Pavilion (12,542) Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	14	8	6	5	4	5	7	7	10	13
Coaches	Not released		—	—	—	—	18	12	8	9	6	5	5	7	6	10	13

^[6]

Awards and honors[edit]

Richie Adams – PCAA Player of the Year

References[edit]

^ "Princeton Eliminated in West; Las Vegas 68 Princeton 56". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

^ "Hoyas Deal Vegas Out in 62-48 Rout". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

^ "1983-84 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

^ "1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

v t e UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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