1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–10 and 14–4 in PCAA play.

1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1983–84 record19–10 (14–4 PCAA)
Head coach
  • Bill Mulligan (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bokosky
  • Herb Livsey
Home arenaCrawford Hall
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 UNLV16–2 .889  29–6  .829
UC Irvine14–4 .778  19–10  .655
Fresno State†13–5 .722  25–8  .758
Utah State12–6 .667  19–11  .633
New Mexico State9–9 .500  13–15  .464
Cal State Fullerton8–10 .444  17–13  .567
San Jose State6–12 .333  10–18  .357
Long Beach State6–12 .333  9–19  .321
UC Santa Barbara5–13 .278  10–17  .370
Pacific1–17 .056  3–27  .100
† 1984 PCAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The 1982–83 Anteaters returned only two players from the 1981–82 Anteaters team that won 23 wins and finished with a record of 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.

Off-season

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Johnny RogersF6'10"225JrFullerton, CATransfer from Stanford

Roster
1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Michael Beans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
F Troy Carmon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
C Rick Ciaccio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
F Ronnie Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
G Jerome Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr
F Ben McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Torrance, CA
G Brian Mulligan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 Jr
C Tod Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Lakewood, CA
F Bob Thornton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
G George Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)
  • Mike Bokosky
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2017

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 28, 1983*
 Idaho W 91–71  1–0
 Anaheim Convention Center[1] (1,980)
Anaheim, CA
November 30, 1983*
 at Pepperdine L 81–83  1–1
 Firestone Fieldhouse (2,122)
Malibu, CA
December 3, 1983*
 at San Diego State W 79–76  2–1
 Peterson Gym (3,590)
San Diego, CA
December 10, 1983*
 Colorado L 86–95  2–2
 Anaheim Convention Center [2] (1,722)
Anaheim, CA
December 13, 1983*
 at USC W 78–66  3–2
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2,812)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1983*
 at San Diego L 77–86  3–3
 USD Sports Center (570)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 1983*
 Montana W 91–83  4–3
 Crawford Hall (1,279)
Irvine, CA
December 29, 1983*
 vs. Weber State
Utah Classic		 L 65–83  4–4
 Special Events Center (12,608)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 30, 1983*
 vs. Utah
Utah Classic		 L 80–84  4–5
 Special Events Center (12,020)
Salt Lake City
Conference Season
January 05, 1984
 New Mexico State W 110–78  5–5
(1–0)		 Crawford Hall (1,173)
Irvine, CA
January 7, 1984
 Long Beach State W 82–67  6–5
(2–0)		 Crawford Hall (1,392)
Irvine, CA
January 9, 1984
 at No. 18 UNLV L 68–83  6–6
(2–1)		 Thomas & Mack Center (14,103)
Paradise, NV
January 12, 1984
 at Utah State L 68–71  6–7
(2–2)		 Smith Spectrum (8,465)
Logan, UT
January 14, 1984
 at San Jose State W 77–72  7–7
(3–2)		 Jose Jose Civic Auditorium (612)
San Jose, CA
January 19, 1984
 No. 17 Fresno State W 63–57  8–7
(4–2)		 Crawford Hall (1,467)
Irvine, CA
January 21, 1984
 Pacific W 93–72  9–7
(5–2)		 Crawford Hall (1,157)
Irvine, CA
January 26, 1984
 at Cal State Fullerton W 81–80  10–7
(6–2)		 Titan Gym (4,014)
Fullerton, CA
January 29, 1984
 at UC Santa Barbara W 78–67  11–7
(7–2)		 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (660)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 2, 1984
 at Long Beach State W 100–84  12–7
(8–2)		 Long Beach Arena (1,648)
Long Beach, CA
February 5, 1984
 at New Mexico State L 77–102  12–8
(8–3)		 Pan American Center (8,893)
Las Cruces, NM
February 9, 1984
 San Jose State W 64–53  13–8
(9–3)		 Crawford Hall (1,328)
Irvine, CA
February 11, 1984
 Utah State W 69–67  14–8
(10–3)		 Crawford Hall (1,467)
Irvine, CA
February 16, 1984
 at Fresno State L 56–65  14–9
(10–4)		 Selland Arena (6,582)
Fresno, CA
February 20, 1984
 at Pacific W 97–66  15–9
(11–4)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (1,858)
Stockton, CA
February 23, 1984
 UC Santa Barbara W 58–56  16–9
(12–4)		 Crawford Hall (1,249)
Irvine, CA
March 1, 1984
 No. 7 UNLV W 77–74  17–9
(13–4)		 Crawford Hall (1,467)
Irvine, CA
March 3, 1984
 Cal State Fullerton W 72–69  18–9
(14–4)		 Crawford Hall (1,467)
Irvine, CA
PCAA Tournament
March 8, 1984
 vs. Long Beach State
Quarterfinals		 W 77–65  19–9
 The Forum (11,791)
Inglewood, CA
March 9, 1984
 vs. Fresno State
Semifinals		 L 57–71  19–10
 The Forum (13,951)
Inglewood, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3][4]

Awards and Honors
  • Ben McDonald
    • AP Honorable Mention All-American
    • PCAA First Team All-Conference
  • George Turner
    • PCAA All-Freshman Team

Source: [5]

References
  1. Dufresne, Chris (1983-11-29). "Irvine Shows Different Side, Beats Idaho". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  2. Dufresne, Chris (1983-12-11). "Humphries, Colorado Too Much for UC Irvine". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  4. "Final 1984 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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