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1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record22–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBruce Weber (4th season)
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Illinois 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
No. 10 Purdue 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
Indiana 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Michigan 10 8   .556 24 9   .727
Michigan State 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Ohio State 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Northwestern 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333 15 13   .536
Iowa 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Wisconsin* 0 18   .000 0 28   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)

The 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue won the Big Ten title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Boilermakers – playing a true road game despite being the higher seed – were upset by Memphis State in the round of 32.[1] The team finished with an overall record of 22–7 (15–3 Big Ten).

Roster

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1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Mack Gadis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 15 Jim Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr
G 21 Ricky Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr  
C 40 Russell Cross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 41 Jim Rowinski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Long Island, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 25, 1983*
vs. Northeastern
Sun Met Classic
W 83–64  1–0
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 26, 1983*
at No. 13 Fresno State
Sun Met Classic
W 56–55  2–0
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 30, 1983*
Louisville W 90–83  3–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 3, 1983*
at Miami (OH) W 67–58  4–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 5, 1983*
Boston University W 77–65  5–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 10, 1983*
No. 19 Tampa W 106–50  6–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 17, 1983*
No. 11 Youngstown State W 65–54  7–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 19, 1983*
No. 11 at Evansville L 65–80  7–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 22, 1983*
No. 7 at No. 4 DePaul L 61–68  7–2
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 28, 1983*
No. 18 vs. No. 2 Kentucky L 67–86  7–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 5, 1984
Wisconsin W 84–65  8–3
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 7, 1984
Minnesota W 72–69  9–3
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 1984
at Ohio State W 63–52  10–3
(3–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 14, 1984
at Indiana W 74–66  11–3
(4–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 21, 1984
No. 19 at No. 10 Illinois L 52–76  11–4
(4–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 26, 1984
Michigan W 61–57  12–4
(5–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 28, 1984
Michigan State W 72–54  13–4
(6–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 1, 1984
No. 16 at Northwestern W 52–44  14–4
(7–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 4, 1984
No. 16 at Iowa W 48–46  15–4
(8–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1984
No. 11 Iowa W 79–58  16–4
(9–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 11, 1984
No. 11 Northwestern W 66–56  17–4
(10–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 16, 1984
No. 11 at Michigan State L 53–63  17–5
(10–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 18, 1984
No. 11 at Michigan W 67–64  18–5
(11–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 25, 1984
No. 13 No. 6 Illinois W 59–55  19–5
(12–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 29, 1984
No. 11 Indiana L 59–78  19–6
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 3, 1984
No. 11 Ohio State W 85–63  20–6
(13–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 6, 1984
No. 11 at Wisconsin W 61–48  21–6
(14–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 10, 1984
No. 11 at Minnesota W 63–62  22–6
(15–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1984*
(3 MW) No. 10 vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State
Second round
L 48–66  22–7
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Houston Advances With Memphis St". The New York Times. March 18, 1984. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.