1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
1984 NIT Tournament Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1983–84 record 23–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Frieder
Assistant coach Steve Fisher
Assistant coach Mike Boyd
Assistant coach Bud VanDeWege
MVP Roy Tarpley
Captain Tim McCormick
Captain Eric Turner
Home arena Crisler Arena
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Illinois 15 3   .833     26 5   .839
#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 4 14   .222     8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1983–84 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) where it was crowned champion.[2] Although during the seventeen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty Poll the team was ranked twice, including a peak of number fifteen, it began and finished the season unranked[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[4] Dan Pelekoudas earned honorable mention Academic All-American recognition.[5] Tim McCormick and Eric Turner served as team captains, while Roy Tarpley earned team MVP.[6] Turner's career assist total of 421 eclipsed Steve Grote's 358 and would stand until Antoine Joubert tied him as a junior and then totaled 539 in 1987, while his career average of 5.00 per game, which surpassed Ricky Green's 4.05 would stand until Gary Grant's career ended in 1988 with 5.67 per game.[7] Tarpley 69 blocked shots and 2.09 blocked shot average were school records that he would break himself in subsequent seasons.[8] Turner ended his career with an average of 35.3 minutes per game, which surpassed Mike McGee's 1981 record and continues to be the school's best.[9] On January 28, 1984 against Illinois Turner played 56 minutes for the highest single game total in school history, surpassing his 55 minute effort the prior year. The record still stands.[9]

In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the final four by defeating the Wichita State Shockers 94–70, the Marquette Golden Eagles 83–70 and the Xavier Musketeers 63–62. At the final four in Madison Square Garden the team defeated the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 65–59 before beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 83–63. McCormick was awarded the 1984 NIT Most valuable player award.

Schedule

The team had the following schedule:[10]

# Opponent Date Location W/L Attend.
1ToledoNovember 25, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-55-5213,042
2N.C. A&TNovember 28, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-71-5510,805
3Central MichiganNovember 30, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-58-3910,158
4Northern MichiganDecember 3, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-96-7810,033
5at GeorgiaDecember 5, 1983The Omni, Atlanta, GAW-76-704,160
6DaytonDecember 10, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-82-6010,972
7DetroitDecember 17, 1983Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-84-6313,079
8at RutgersDecember 21, 1983Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJW-97-695,144
9vs UTEPDecember 27, 1983Special Events Center, El Paso, TXL-71-7211,539
10vs TX TechDecember 28, 1983Special Events Center, El Paso, TXL-58-5911,907
11NorthwesternJanuary 5, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-68-5111,715
12IAJanuary 7, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-53-4913,609
13at MinnesotaJanuary 12, 1984Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MNW-66-6214,366
14at WisconsinJanuary 14, 1984UW Fieldhouse, Madison, WIL-64-718,646
15OH StateJanuary 18, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIL-60-6213,011
16IndianaJanuary 21, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-55-5013,609
17at PurdueJanuary 26, 1984Mackey Arena, West Lafeyette, INL-57-6113,610
18at IllinoisJanuary 28, 1984Assembly Hall, Champaign, ILL-66-7515,952
19at Michigan StateFebruary 2, 1984Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, MIL-67-7210,004
20Michigan StateFebruary 11, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-71-6113,609
21IllinoisFebruary 16, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-62-6013,511
22PurdueFebruary 18, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIL-64-6713,609
23at IndianaFebruary 23, 1984Assembly Hall, Bloomington, INL-57-7216,723
24at OH StateFebruary 25, 1984St. John Arena, Columbus, OHW-62-5913,591
25WisconsinMarch 1, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-84-7513,109
26MinnesotaMarch 3, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-51-5013,485
27at IAMarch 7, 1984Carver-Hawkeye Arena, IA City, IAW-53-4615,450
28at NorthwesternMarch 10, 1984Welsh-Ryan Arena, McGaw Hall, Evanston, ILL-52-548,092
29vs Wichita StateMarch 15, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-94-707,043
30vs MarquetteMarch 19, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-83-7011,529
31vs XavierMarch 22, 1984Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MIW-63-6212,178
32vs Virginia TechMarch 26, 1984Madison Square Garden, New York, NYW-78-750
33vs Notre DameMarch 28, 1984Madison Square Garden, New York, NYW-83-6313,123

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[10]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg
Roy Tarpley332093028.21653150.524---- 811020.794 2658.0290.994358196941112.4
Tim McCormick322997830.61322260.584---- 1241860.667 1895.9311.087352131538812.1
Eric Turner3130102132.91232920.421---- 881130.779 652.11414.55729632033410.8
Antoine Joubert332287526.51182630.449---- 60810.741 682.11023.1800732312969.0
Richard Rellford332869521.11051850.568---- 49630.778 1073.2120.49613724132597.8
Leslie Rockymore291860921.0932190.425---- 27340.794 411.4421.5451302012137.3
Butch Wade331266120.0751590.472---- 28590.475 1815.5140.4932272281785.4
Dan Pelekoudas33155216.721490.429---- 26320.813 250.8732.285453301682.1
Robert Henderson2331807.811270.407---- 15270.556 452.040.21001002371.6
Paul Jokisch130715.510250.400---- 7130.538 80.610.1130612272.1
Garde Thompson1821267.09260.346---- 780.875 110.6140.81201360251.4
Gerard Rudy130251.9340.750---- 560.833 70.530.210300110.9
Quincy Turner50183.6260.333---- 780.875 00.020.440200112.2
Jon Antnoides6091.5020.000---- 340.750 50.800.03031130.5
Team 33 691013.1
Season total33 86717980.482 5277360.716 111833.946814.268016463191113226168.5
Opponents33 77517140.452---- 5047100.710 100230.435010.66543247217786205462.2

National Invitation Tournament

Michigan won the 1984 National Invitation Tournament.[11]

Awards and honors

During the season team members earned the following honors:[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP Poll[3] 20 15

Team players drafted into the NBA

Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[12][13][14]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1984 1 12 12 Tim McCormick Cleveland Cavaliers
1984 2 8 32 Eric Turner Detroit Pistons
1984 10 19 225 Dan Pelekoudas Detroit Pistons
1986 1 7 7 Roy Tarpley Dallas Mavericks
1986 5 2 95 Richard Rellford Indiana Pacers
1986 6 1 117 Butch Wade New York Knicks
1986 7 5 144 Robert Henderson Chicago Bulls
1987 6 20 135 Antoine Joubert Detroit Pistons

See also

References

  1. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 199.
  2. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 183.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  5. 5.0 5.1 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. pp. 144–7.
  6. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  7. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 176.
  8. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 179.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  11. "Tournament Results (1980's)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  12. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  13. "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  14. "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.