# 1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth place.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 1982–83 season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten at 10–8. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed Missouri, they lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen.
Following the season, ninth-year head coach Lute Olson left for Arizona, and was succeeded in April 1983 by Raveling, who had led Washington State for eleven years.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/26/1983* | No. 7 | Illinois Wesleyan | W 86–60 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/2/1983* | No. 5 | Baylor Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 67–44 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/3/1983* | No. 5 | No. 10 Oregon State Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 56–45 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/7/1983* | No. 5 | at Louisville | L 58–79 | 3–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 12/10/1983* | No. 5 | at No. 18 Oregon State | L 49–53 | 3–2 | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/19/1983* | No. 18 | Colorado | W 72–56 | 4–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/21/1983* | | Drake | W 66–43 | 5–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/29/1983* | | at USC Winston Tire Classic | W 62–61 | 6–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/30/1983* | | vs. No. 17 Memphis State Winston Tire Classic | W 56–45 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 1/4/1984 | | at Michigan State | L 72–73 | 7–3 (0–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/7/1984 | | at Michigan | L 49–53 | 7–4 (0–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/12/1984 | | Northwestern | W 42–39 | 8–4 (1–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/14/1984* | | Iowa State Rivalry | L 72–76 | 8–5 (1–2) | Hilton Coliseum (14,408) Ames, IA |
| 1/19/1984 | | Minnesota | L 49–56 | 8–6 (1–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/21/1984 | | Wisconsin | W 75–62 | 9–6 (2–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/26/1984 | | at Ohio State | L 54–65 | 9–7 (2–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/28/1984 | | at Indiana | L 47–54 | 9–8 (2–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/2/1984 | | No. 8 Illinois | L 52–54 | 9–9 (2–6) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/4/1984 | | No. 16 Purdue | L 46–48 | 9–10 (2–7) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/1984 | | No. 11 Purdue | L 58–79 | 9–11 (2–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/12/1984 | | at No. 8 Illinois | L 53–73 | 9–12 (2–9) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/16/1984 | | No. 17 Indiana | L 45–49 | 9–13 (2–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/18/1984 | | Ohio State | W 74–60 | 10–13 (3–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/21/1984 | | at Wisconsin | W 63–55 | 11–13 (4–10) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/25/1984 | | at Minnesota | W 62–50 | 12–13 (5–10) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/1/1984 | | at Northwestern | W 57–48 | 13–13 (6–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/7/1984 | | Michigan | L 46–53 | 13–14 (6–11) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/11/1984 | | Michigan State | L 44–51 | 13–15 (6–12) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||