# 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue won the Big Ten title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Boilermakers – playing a true road game despite being the higher seed – were upset by Memphis State in the round of 32. The team finished with an overall record of 22–7 (15–3 Big Ten).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1983* | | vs. Northeastern Sun Met Classic | W 83–64 | 1–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | at No. 13 Fresno State Sun Met Classic | W 56–55 | 2–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 30, 1983* | | Louisville | W 90–83 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | at Miami (OH) | W 67–58 | 4–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 5, 1983* | | Boston University | W 77–65 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 10, 1983* | No. 19 | Tampa | W 106–50 | 6–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 17, 1983* | No. 11 | Youngstown State | W 65–54 | 7–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 19, 1983* | No. 11 | at Evansville | L 65–80 | 7–1 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1983* | No. 7 | at No. 4 DePaul | L 61–68 | 7–2 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 28, 1983* | No. 18 | vs. No. 2 Kentucky | L 67–86 | 7–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 5, 1984 | | Wisconsin | W 84–65 | 8–3 (1–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | Minnesota | W 72–69 | 9–3 (2–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 12, 1984 | | at Ohio State | W 63–52 | 10–3 (3–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | at Indiana | W 74–66 | 11–3 (4–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 21, 1984 | No. 19 | at No. 10 Illinois | L 52–76 | 11–4 (4–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | Michigan | W 61–57 | 12–4 (5–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | Michigan State | W 72–54 | 13–4 (6–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 1, 1984 | No. 16 | at Northwestern | W 52–44 | 14–4 (7–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 4, 1984 | No. 16 | at Iowa | W 48–46 | 15–4 (8–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 9, 1984 | No. 11 | Iowa | W 79–58 | 16–4 (9–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 1984 | No. 11 | Northwestern | W 66–56 | 17–4 (10–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 1984 | No. 11 | at Michigan State | L 53–63 | 17–5 (10–2) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 18, 1984 | No. 11 | at Michigan | W 67–64 | 18–5 (11–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 25, 1984 | No. 13 | No. 6 Illinois | W 59–55 | 19–5 (12–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 29, 1984 | No. 11 | Indiana | L 59–78 | 19–6 (12–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 3, 1984 | No. 11 | Ohio State | W 85–63 | 20–6 (13–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 6, 1984 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 61–48 | 21–6 (14–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Mar 10, 1984 | No. 11 | at Minnesota | W 63–62 | 22–6 (15–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1984* | (3 MW) No. 10 | vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State Second round | L 48–66 | 22–7 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year