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1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1983–84
teamMichigan Wolverines
image1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png
image_size150
logo_size200
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record24-9
conf_record10–8
head_coachBill Frieder
asst_coach1Steve Fisher
asst_coach2Mike Boyd
asst_coach3Bud VanDeWege
captainTim McCormick
captain2Eric Turner
mvpRoy Tarpley
stadiumCrisler Arena
champion[National Invitational Tournament](1984-national-invitation-tournament) champions

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. The team earned an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) where it was crowned champion. 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 and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Dan Pelekoudas earned honorable mention Academic All-American recognition. Tim McCormick and Eric Turner served as team captains, while Roy Tarpley earned team MVP. 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 Rickey Green's 4.05 would stand until Gary Grant's career ended in 1988 with 5.67 per game. Tarpley 69 blocked shots and 2.09 blocked shot average were school records that he would break himself in subsequent seasons. 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. 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.

In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the final four by defeating the 94–70, the 83–70 and the 63–62. At the final four in Madison Square Garden the team defeated the 65–59 before beating the 83–63. McCormick was awarded the 1984 NIT Most valuable player award.

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| NIT

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:

Opponents3377517140.452----5047100.710100230.435010.66543247217786205462.2

National Invitation Tournament

Michigan won the 1984 National Invitation Tournament.

  • First Round
    • Michigan 94, Wichita State 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Second Round
    • Michigan 83, Marquette 70, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Quarterfinal
    • Michigan 63, Xavier 62, at Ann Arbor, Mich
  • Semifinal
    • Michigan 78, Virginia Tech 75
  • Final
    • Michigan 83, Notre Dame 63

Awards and honors

During the season team members earned the following honors:

  • Tim McCormick
    • NIT Most Valuable Player
    • Academic All-Big Ten
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team
  • Dan Pelekoudas
    • Academic All-American, honorable mention
    • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Eric Turner
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 2nd team
  • Roy Tarpley
    • All-Big Ten Conference, 3rd team

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.

[1987](1987-nba-draft)620135Antoine JoubertDetroit Pistons

References

References

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  3. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
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  6. "All-Time Accolades". [[CBS Interactive]].
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  9. "All-Time Records". [[CBS Interactive]].
  10. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
  11. "Tournament Results (1980's)". [[CBS Interactive]].
  12. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  13. "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  14. "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
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