| Year: | 1983 |
| Preseason Ap: | North Carolina |
| Tourney Start: | March 13, 1984 |
| Nc Date: | April 2, 1984 |
| Champ Stad: | Kingdome |
| Champ City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Champ: | Georgetown |
| Nit Champ: | Michigan |
| Playeroftheyear: | Michael Jordan, North Carolina |
The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.
Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]
The NCAA also implemented a significant change in Division I statistical recordkeeping, officially recording individual assists for the first time since the 1951–52 season.[3]
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[4]
| Associated Press | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team | |
| 1 | North Carolina | |
| 2 | Kentucky | |
| 3 | Houston | |
| 4 | Georgetown | |
| 5 | Memphis State | |
| 6 | Louisville | |
| 7 | Iowa | |
| 8 | Maryland | |
| 9 | UCLA | |
| 10 | Oregon State | |
| 11 | ||
| 12 | Michigan State | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | Arkansas | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 17 | Kansas | |
| 18 | DePaul | |
| 19 | Indiana | |
| 20 | Oklahoma | |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | FG% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.1 | 13.5 | 9.4 | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston | 67.5 | ||||||||||
| 29.0 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 66.4 | ||||||||||||
| 27.9 | 13.1 | Houston | 8.4 | Keith Walker | 66.0 | ||||||||||
| 27.6 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 65.8 | ||||||||||||
| 27.0 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 65.7 | ||||||||||||
| 12.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Player | School | FT% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91.3 | |||
| 90.5 | |||
| 90.4 | |||
| Bob Ferry | Harvard | 90.3 | |
| 87.9 | |||
See main article: 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 1984 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | Junior | Georgetown | |
| Michael Jordan | G | Junior | North Carolina | |
| Akeem Olajuwon | C | Junior | Houston | |
| Sam Perkins | F | Senior | North Carolina | |
| Wayman Tisdale | F | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cage | F | Senior | San Diego State | |
| Devin Durrant | F | Senior | Brigham Young | |
| Keith Lee | F/C | Junior | Memphis State | |
| Chris Mullin | F/G | Junior | St. John's | |
| Melvin Turpin | C/F | Senior | Kentucky | |
| Leon Wood | G | Senior | Cal State Fullerton |
Michael Jordan, North Carolina
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Bob Rupert | Bob Huggins | ||
| Clemson | Bill Foster | Cliff Ellis | Foster left to restart the basketball program at Miami. | |
| DePaul | Ray Meyer | Joey Meyer | ||
| Samford | Mike Hanks | Mel Hankinson | ||
| South Alabama | Cliff Ellis | Mike Hanks | ||
| UCLA | Larry Farmer | Walt Hazzard | ||
| West Texas A&M | Ken Edwards | Gary Moss | ||