# 1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–10 and 14–4 in PCAA play.

## Previous season

The 1982–83 Anteaters returned only two players from the 1981–82 Anteaters team that won 23 wins and finished with a record of 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.

## Off-season
### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Johnny Rogers | F | 6'10" | 225 | Jr | Fullerton, CA | Transfer from Stanford |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 28, 1983* | Idaho | W 91–71 | 1–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,980) Anaheim, CA |
| November 30, 1983* | at Pepperdine | L 81–83 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (2,122) Malibu, CA |
| December 3, 1983* | at San Diego State | W 79–76 | 2–1 | Peterson Gym (3,590) San Diego, CA |
| December 10, 1983* | Colorado | L 86–95 | 2–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,722) Anaheim, CA |
| December 13, 1983* | at USC | W 78–66 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2,812) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 1983* | at San Diego | L 77–86 | 3–3 | USD Sports Center (570) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 1983* | Montana | W 91–83 | 4–3 | Crawford Hall (1,279) Irvine, CA |
| December 29, 1983* | vs. Weber State Utah Classic | L 65–83 | 4–4 | Special Events Center (12,608) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 30, 1983* | vs. Utah Utah Classic | L 80–84 | 4–5 | Special Events Center (12,020) Salt Lake City |
| Conference Season ||||||
| January 05, 1984 | New Mexico State | W 110–78 | 5–5 (1–0) | Crawford Hall (1,173) Irvine, CA |
| January 7, 1984 | Long Beach State | W 82–67 | 6–5 (2–0) | Crawford Hall (1,392) Irvine, CA |
| January 9, 1984 | at No. 18 UNLV | L 68–83 | 6–6 (2–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,103) Paradise, NV |
| January 12, 1984 | at Utah State | L 68–71 | 6–7 (2–2) | Smith Spectrum (8,465) Logan, UT |
| January 14, 1984 | at San Jose State | W 77–72 | 7–7 (3–2) | Jose Jose Civic Auditorium (612) San Jose, CA |
| January 19, 1984 | No. 17 Fresno State | W 63–57 | 8–7 (4–2) | Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA |
| January 21, 1984 | Pacific | W 93–72 | 9–7 (5–2) | Crawford Hall (1,157) Irvine, CA |
| January 26, 1984 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 81–80 | 10–7 (6–2) | Titan Gym (4,014) Fullerton, CA |
| January 29, 1984 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 78–67 | 11–7 (7–2) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (660) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 2, 1984 | at Long Beach State | W 100–84 | 12–7 (8–2) | Long Beach Arena (1,648) Long Beach, CA |
| February 5, 1984 | at New Mexico State | L 77–102 | 12–8 (8–3) | Pan American Center (8,893) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 9, 1984 | San Jose State | W 64–53 | 13–8 (9–3) | Crawford Hall (1,328) Irvine, CA |
| February 11, 1984 | Utah State | W 69–67 | 14–8 (10–3) | Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA |
| February 16, 1984 | at Fresno State | L 56–65 | 14–9 (10–4) | Selland Arena (6,582) Fresno, CA |
| February 20, 1984 | at Pacific | W 97–66 | 15–9 (11–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,858) Stockton, CA |
| February 23, 1984 | UC Santa Barbara | W 58–56 | 16–9 (12–4) | Crawford Hall (1,249) Irvine, CA |
| March 1, 1984 | No. 7 UNLV | W 77–74 | 17–9 (13–4) | Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA |
| March 3, 1984 | Cal State Fullerton | W 72–69 | 18–9 (14–4) | Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA |
| PCAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 1984 | vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals | W 77–65 | 19–9 | The Forum (11,791) Inglewood, CA |
| March 9, 1984 | vs. Fresno State Semifinals | L 57–71 | 19–10 | The Forum (13,951) Inglewood, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Ben McDonald
** AP Honorable Mention All-American
** PCAA First Team All-Conference
* George Turner
** PCAA All-Freshman Team
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