# 1983–84 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 16–13, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament against Colorado, falling 65–62. They qualified for the NIT tournament, falling in the first round to Marquette, 73–53.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 19, 1983* 5:30 pm | | Brandon (Canada) Exhibition | W 81–45 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 26, 1983* 1:30 pm | | St. Cloud State | W 77–37 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 30, 1983* 7:35 pm | | Vanderbilt | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 3, 1983* 12:40 pm, WOI | | Texas | W 81–57 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1983* 7:10 pm, WOI | | Arizona | W 75–63 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 1983* 7:35 pm | | at Creighton | L 74–83 | 4–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| December 12, 1983* 7:35 pm | | South Dakota | W 92–64 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 17, 1983* 6:10 pm, WOI | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 22, 1983* 6:35 pm | | at Colorado State | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | Moby Arena (2,691) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| December 29, 1983* 8:00 pm | | vs. No. 12 Boston College Hoosier Classic Semifinals | L 80–88 | 7–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 30, 1983* 6:00 pm | | vs. Ball State Hoosier Classic Consolation | W 72–64 | 8–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 2, 1984* 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 64–66 | 8–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| January 9, 1984* 8:00 pm, WOI | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 91–75 | 9–3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 11, 1984 8:10 pm, Big Eight | | No. 17 Oklahoma | W 74–68 | 10–3 (1–0) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 14, 1984* 3:10 pm, Big Eight | | Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | W 76–72 $^{2OT}$ | 11–3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1984 7:35 pm | | Nebraska | L 63–64 | 11–4 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 21, 1984 4:10 pm, Big Eight | | Kansas | W 61–56 | 12–4 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,381) Ames, Iowa |
| January 24, 1984 8:05 pm | | at Missouri | L 57–58 | 12–5 (2–2) | Hearnes Center (10,443) Columbia, Missouri |
| February 1, 1984 8:10 pm, Big Eight | | at Kansas State | L 69–75 | 12–6 (2–3) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 4, 1984 1:35 pm | | Oklahoma State | W 67–63 | 13–6 (3–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 8, 1984 8:10 pm, Big Eight | | at Colorado | L 88–98 | 13–7 (3–4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| February 11, 1984 7:30 pm | | at Kansas | L 72–80 | 13–8 (3–5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 15, 1984 7:35 pm | | Missouri | L 61–64 | 13–9 (3–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 18, 1984 7:35 pm | | at Nebraska | W 69–48 | 14–9 (4–6) | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 22, 1984 7:35 pm | | Kansas State | W 62–55 | 15–9 (5–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 25, 1984 7:05 pm | | at No. 8 Oklahoma | L 69–93 | 15–10 (5–7) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 29, 1984 7:35 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 63–85 | 15–11 (5–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| March 3, 1984 1:40 pm, Big Eight | | Colorado | W 70–62 | 16–11 (6–8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1984 9:10 pm, Big Eight | (4) | (5) Colorado Big Eight tournament quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 16–12 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1984* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Marquette NIT First round | L 53–73 | 16–13 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||