# 1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–9 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1984 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed. On their way to the Elite Eight, IU beat 12-seed Richmond and 1-seed North Carolina. The Hoosiers eventually lost to 7-seed Virginia in the Elite Eight.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 11 | Dan Dakich | G | 6–5 | Jr. | Merrillville, Indiana |
| 12 | Steve Alford | G | 6–2 | Fr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 21 | Winston Morgan | G/F | 6–5 | RS Jr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 22 | Stew Robinson | G | 6–1 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 23 | Chuck Franz | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Clarksville, Indiana |
| 24 | Daryl Thomas | F/C | 6–7 | Fr. | Westchester, Illinois |
| 30 | Todd Meier | F/C | 6–8 | Fr. | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| 33 | Uwe Blab | C | 7–2 | Jr. | Munich, Germany |
| 40 | Tracy Foster | F | 6–4 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 41 | Mike Giomi | F | 6–8 | So. | Newark, Ohio |
| 50 | Marty Simmons | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
| 52 | Courtney Witte | F/C | 6–8 | Jr. | Vincennes, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/26/1983* | No. 19 | Miami (OH) | L 57–63 | 0–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/29/1983* | | Notre Dame | W 80–72 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/3/1983* | | at No. 1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 54–59 | 1–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/6/1983* | | Tennessee Tech | W 81–66 | 2–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/10/1983* | | at UTEP | L 61–65 | 2–3 | Special Events Center El Paso, TX |
| 12/16/1983* | | Texas A&M Indiana Classic | W 73–48 | 3–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/17/1983* | | Illinois State Indiana Classic | W 54–44 | 4–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/21/1983* | | Kansas State | W 56–53 | 5–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/29/1983* | | vs. Ball State Hoosier Classic | W 86–43 | 6–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/30/1983* | | vs. No. 12 Boston College Hoosier Classic | W 72–66 | 7–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 1/7/1984 | | at Ohio State | W 73–62 | 8–3 (1–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/11/1984 | | No. 9 Illinois Rivalry | W 73–68 | 9–3 (2–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/14/1984 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 66–74 | 9–4 (2–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/19/1984 | | at Michigan State | W 70–62 | 10–4 (3–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/21/1984 | | at Michigan | L 50–55 | 10–5 (3–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/26/1984 | | Northwestern | W 57–44 | 11–5 (4–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/28/1984 | | Iowa | W 54–47 | 12–5 (5–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/2/1984 | | at Minnesota | W 67–54 | 13–5 (6–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/4/1984 | | at Wisconsin | W 81–67 | 14–5 (7–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/9/1984 | | Wisconsin | W 74–64 | 15–5 (8–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/11/1984 | | Minnesota | W 74–72 | 16–5 (9–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/16/1984 | No. 17 | at Iowa | W 49–45 | 17–5 (10–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/18/1984 | No. 17 | at Northwestern | L 51–63 | 17–6 (10–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/23/1984 | | Michigan | W 72–57 | 18–6 (11–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/26/1984 | | Michigan State | L 54–57 | 18–7 (11–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/29/1984 | | at No. 11 Purdue Rivalry | W 78–59 | 19–7 (12–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 3/4/1984 | | at No. 10 Illinois Rivalry | L 53–70 | 19–8 (12–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 3/10/1984 | | Ohio State | W 53–49 | 20–8 (13–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1984* | (4 E) | vs. (12 E) Richmond Second Round | W 75–67 | 21–8 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 3/22/1984* | (4 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 72–68 | 22–8 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| 3/24/1984* | (4 E) | vs. (7 E) Virginia East Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 48–50 | 22–9 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||