1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1983–84 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in SEC play. They defeated Vanderbilt and Tennessee to advance to the championship game of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Richmond in the First Round.[1]

1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1983–84 record20–11 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky144 .778  295  .853
Auburn126 .667  2011  .645
Florida117 .611  1613  .552
LSU117 .611  1811  .621
Alabama108 .556  1812  .600
Tennessee99 .500  2114  .600
Vanderbilt810 .444  1415  .483
Georgia810 .444  1713  .567
Mississippi State414 .222  919  .321
Ole Miss315 .167  820  .286
1984 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable freshman signees were guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, along with junior college transfers Vern Strickland and Carey Holland for frontcourt help. Junior Charles Barkley suffered a back injury in the very first game of the season and missed time, but returned for a January 13 home date with then #1-ranked Kentucky. Auburn upset the Wildcats 82-63, their first victory ever over a #1-ranked team.

After the first-round NCAA loss to Richmond, Barkley left Auburn and entered the NBA Draft.

Roster

1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 34 Charles Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrLeeds High School Birmingham, AL
F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SoBrantley High School Brantley, AL
F 11 Greg Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrTuskegee High School Tuskegee, Alabama
G 12 Gerald White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
FrRichmond Academy Augusta, Georgia
G 15 Frank Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrOsceola High School Kissimmee, Florida
F 31 Vern Strickland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
JrEmma Sansom High School Gadsden, Alabama
F 00 Paul Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SrWarner Christian Ormond Beach, Florida
C 33 Carey Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoBaldwin High School Baldwin, Florida
F 21 Mark Cahill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoStone Mountain High School Stone Mountain, Georgia
F 25 Terry Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SoDouglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Jan 13, 1984*
vs. No. 2 Kentucky W 82–63  10-3
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
at Vanderbilt
Quarterfinal
W 59–58  19-9
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Mar 9, 1984*
vs. Tennessee
Semifinal
W 60–58  20-9
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Mar 10, 1984*
vs. No. 3 Kentucky
Championship Game
L 49–51  20-10
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*
(5) vs. (12) Richmond
NCAA Tournament
L 71–72  20-11
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources

Team players in the NBA Draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
198415Charles BarkleyPhiladelphia 76ers
198614Chuck PersonIndiana Pacers

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.