1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Big Sky tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–14 (7–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Allen (2nd season)
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center
Seasons ← 1983–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	12	–	2	.857	23	–	8	.742
Montana	9	–	5	.643	23	–	7	.767
Montana State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nevada †	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
Idaho State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	19	.387
Boise State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	12	.556
Northern Arizona	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Idaho	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1984 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second year head coach Sonny Allen, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Big Sky Conference.

After finishing third in the conference regular season standings, Nevada won the Big Sky tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West Region. The Wolf Pack was beaten by No. 6 seed Washington in the opening round, 64–54.^[1] The team finished with a record of 17–14 (7–7 Big Sky).

Roster

1983–84 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Curtis High	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Sonny Allen (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*	at UNLV	L 71–92	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 29, 1983*	Portland	L 75–76	0–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 3, 1983*	Utah	L 90–102	0–3	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 6, 1983*	at Saint Mary's	L 61–87	0–4	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 7, 1983*	at California	W 57–54	1–4	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 13, 1983*	UNLV	L 69–74	1–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 15, 1983*	Southern Oregon	W 94–82	2–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1983*	San Jose State	W 79–75	3–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 20, 1983*	at Pepperdine	W 78–77	4–5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 28, 1983*	UC Davis Wolf Pack Classic	W 81–64	5–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 29, 1983*	San Diego Wolf Pack Classic	W 70–66	6–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 3, 1984*	Regis College	W 72–70	7–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 7, 1984*	Santa Clara	L 66–76	7–6	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 12, 1984	at Weber State	L 62–80	7–7 (0–1)	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Jan 14, 1984	at Idaho State	L 60–69	7–8 (0–2)	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 19, 1984	Montana	W 61–59	8–8 (1–2)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 21, 1984	Montana State	L 59–63	8–9 (1–3)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 26, 1984	at Boise State	L 69–81	8–10 (1–4)	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Jan 28, 1984	at Idaho	W 83–70	9–10 (2–4)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Feb 4, 1984	at Northern Arizona	W 69–57	10–10 (3–4)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 9, 1984	Idaho State	W 76–49	11–10 (4–4)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 11, 1984	Weber State	L 56–62	11–11 (4–5)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 16, 1984	at Montana State	L 73–90	11–12 (4–6)	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Feb 18, 1984	at Montana	L 62–79	11–13 (4–7)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Feb 23, 1984	Idaho	W 74–67	12–13 (5–7)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 25, 1984	Boise State	W 52–50	13–13 (6–7)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 3, 1984	Northern Arizona	W 85–65	14–13 (7–7)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Big Sky tournament
Mar 8, 1984*	Idaho State Quarterfinals	W 64–59	15–13	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 9, 1984*	at Weber State Semifinals	W 85–68	16–13	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 10, 1984*	vs. Montana Championship game	W 71–69	17–13	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1984*	vs. No. 15 Washington First round	L 54–64	17–14	Beasley Coliseum (6,500) Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Washington Triumphs". The New York Times. March 17, 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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