1983β84 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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ACC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 28β3 (14β0 ACC) |
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Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Carolina | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Maryland β | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Wake Forest | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Duke | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1983β84 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina in the: 1983β84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of theββAtlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28β3 overall, won the ACC regular season title with a 14β0 record and made itββto the Sweet Sixteen of the 1984 NCAA tournament. They were coached by, Dean Smith in his twenty-third season as head coach of the "Tar Heels." They played their home games at the Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Season Summaryβ»
Returning seniors Sam Perkins and Matt Doherty, junior Michael Jordan, and sophomore Brad Daugherty, the Tar Heels were ranked #1 in the AP poll and #2 in the Coaches' Pollββto start the season.
On Saturday, November 3 coach Dean Smith recorded his 500th career victory with an 88β75 win at Stanford. On Wednesday, January 25 UNC recorded its largest margin of victory in the history of its rivalry with Wake Forest, trouncing Wake Forest 100β63. Except for the second week of the season, North Carolina was ranked #1 in the AP Poll for the entire season. The Tar Heels were 16β0 and "dominating other teams," when their point guard, freshman Kenny Smith, was injured. He broke his wrist after being taken down on a break-away against #10 LSU on January 29, "1984." Although North Carolina won the game 90β79, "the team's chemistry was disrupted." The Tar Heels won their next four games to reach 21β0 but lost on February 12, 1984, at 19th ranked (UPI) Arkansas 65β64. They won their last five games, including memorable season-ending game over Duke (see below), to finish the regular season 26β1 and 14β0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Although Kenny Smith returned with a cast on his arm against Duke, the Tar Heels' season ended on a flat note. After beating Clemson in the opening round of the ACC Tournament, North Carolina lost to Duke 77β75 (see below) in the semi-finals of the tournament. Despite the loss, the Tar Heels retained their #1 ranking and received a #1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament. They received a first-round bye and defeated #8-seed Temple 77β66 in the second round. However, their season ended in disappointment in the East Regional semi-finals with a 72β68 loss to #4-seed Indiana.
Dean Smith often said that the 1983β84 Tar Heels' team was one of the few teams he coached that he felt was the best team in the country. Although freshman Kenny Smith was overshadowed by other teammates on this team, his mid-season injury may have prevented the Tar Heels. And stars Michael Jordan. And Sam Perkins, from winning their second national championship in three years.
North Carolina played two notable games against Duke in 1984:
- March 3, 1984: #1 North Carolina 96, Duke 83 (2OT)
The final home game for Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan, and Sam Perkins, was a memorable one for Tar Heels fans. North Carolina looked to be, finished when Duke's Mark Alarie converted a three-point play with 20 second to go in regulation and the Tar Heels missed a jumper that would have tied the game. However, after the Blue Devils missed the front end of a one-and-one, Matt Doherty took the inbounds pass the length of the court and hit a 15-footer with one second remaining to force overtime. The teams traded baskets during the first overtime and headed for the second extra session tied at 79. Michael Jordan opened the second overtime with an ally oop and a free throw. But Johnny Dawkins cut the North Carolina lead to 82β81 with a short jumper. Duke would get only one more basket as Jordan and Sam Perkins carried the Tar Heels to the 96β83 final, and North Carolina became the first ACC team in 10 years to go undefeated in conference play (14β0). Alarie led all scorers with 28 points, while Jordan topped Carolina with 25.
- March 10, 1984: #16 Duke 77, #1 North Carolina 75
After losing two close games to North Carolina in the regular season, Duke finally upset the Tar Heels in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Johnny Dawkins and Tommy Amaker led the Blue Devils to a 40β32 halftime advantage. Nevertheless, North Carolina went on a 12β2 run to open the second half, tying the score at 44β44 in a game that was close the rest of the way. David Henderson hit four late free throws to keep Duke in the lead, but Michael Jordan closed the gap to 77β75. North Carolina regained possession with three seconds left in the game, but the Tar Heels comeback bid ended with Matt Doherty's errant inbounds pass. Jordan led all scorers with 22 points, while Doherty scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Rosterβ»
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Source: Tar Heel Times
Player statsβ»
Player | Games | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Points |
Michael Jordan | 31 | 915 | 247 | N/A | 113 | 163 | 35 | 50 | 607 |
Sam Perkins | 31 | 1029 | 195 | N/A | 155 | 298 | 60 | 28 | 545 |
Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1983* |
No. 1 | Missouri | W 64β57 | 1β0 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Nov 28, 1983* |
No. 1 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | W 85β63 | 2β0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 2, 1983* |
No. 2 | vs. Fordham Stanford Invitational |
W 73β56 | 3β0 |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
Dec 3, 1983* |
No. 2 | at Stanford Stanford Invitational |
W 88β75 | 4β0 |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
Dec 10, 1983* |
No. 1 | at Syracuse | W 87β64 | 5β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 21, 1983* |
No. 1 | Dartmouth | W 103β58 | 6β0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 27, 1983* |
No. 1 | vs. Iona ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 74β61 | 7β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Dec 28, 1983* |
No. 1 | at No. 8 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 64β51 | 8β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Jan 5, 1984* |
No. 1 | vs. Boston University | W 87β54 | 9β0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Jan 7, 1984 |
No. 1 | at No. 12 NC State CarolinaβState Game |
W 81β60 | 10β0 (1β0) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
Jan 12, 1984 |
No. 1 | at No. 5 Maryland | W 74β62 | 11β0 (2β0) |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | ||||||
Jan 14, 1984 |
No. 1 | at No. 12 Wake Forest | W 70β62 | 12β0 (3β0) |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Jan 18, 1984 |
No. 1 | Virginia | W 69β66 | 13β0 (4β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 21, 1984 |
No. 1 | at Duke Rivalry |
W 78β73 | 14β0 (5β0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
Jan 25, 1984 |
No. 1 | No. 17 Wake Forest | W 100β63 | 15β0 (6β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 28, 1984 |
No. 1 | Georgia Tech | W 73β61 | 16β0 (7β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 29, 1984* |
No. 1 | LSU | W 90β79 | 17β0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 1, 1984 |
No. 1 | Clemson | W 97β75 | 18β0 (8β0) |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Feb 3, 1984* |
No. 1 | vs. Furman North-South Doubleheaders |
W 83β48 | 19β0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Feb 4, 1984* |
No. 1 | vs. Citadel North-South Doubleheaders |
W 76β60 | 20β0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Feb 9, 1984 |
No. 1 | at Virginia | W 85β72 | 21β0 (9β0) |
University Hall Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Feb 12, 1984* NBC |
No. 1 | vs. Arkansas | L 64β65 | 21β1 |
Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,529) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||||
Feb 18, 1984 |
No. 1 | NC State CarolinaβState Game |
W 95β71 | 22β1 (10β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 19, 1984 |
No. 1 | Maryland | W 78β63 | 23β1 (11β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 26, 1984 |
No. 1 | at Clemson | W 82β71 | 24β1 (12β0) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
Feb 29, 1984 |
No. 1 | at Georgia Tech | W 69β56 | 25β1 (13β0) |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 3, 1984 Raycom/JPT |
No. 1 | No. 15 Duke Rivalry |
W 96β83 | 26β1 (14β0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 1984 12:00 p.m., Raycom/JPT |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Clemson Quarterfinal |
W 78β66 | 27β1 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Mar 10, 1984 Raycom/JPT |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (4) No. 16 Duke Semifinal / Rivalry |
L 68β72 | 27β2 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1984* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (8 E) No. 20 Temple Second Round |
W 77β66 | 28β2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 22, 1984* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (4 E) Indiana Sweet Sixteen |
L 68β72 | 28β3 |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankingsβ»
Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Coaches | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Awards and honorsβ»
- Michael Jordan, ACC Player of the Year
- Michael Jordan, Adolph Rupp Trophy
- Michael Jordan, Naismith College Player of the Year
- Michael Jordan, USBWA College Player of the Year
- Michael Jordan, John R. Wooden Award
Team players drafted into the NBAβ»
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1984 | 1 | 3 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
1984 | 1 | 4 | Sam Perkins | Dallas Mavericks |
1984 | 6 | 118 | Matt Doherty | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1984 | 9 | 194 | Cecil Exum | Denver Nuggets |
1985 | 7 | 147 | Buzz Peterson | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1986 | 1 | 1 | Brad Daugherty | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1986 | 4 | 81 | Steve Hale | New Jersey Nets |
1987 | 1 | 6 | Kenny Smith | Sacramento Kings |
1987 | 1 | 13 | Joe Wolf | Los Angeles Clippers |
1987 | 4 | 88 | Dave Popson | Detroit Pistons |
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Michael Jordan Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ "Sam Perkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910β911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1983-84 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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- ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
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