# 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by new head coach Lute Olson, hired in March after nine seasons at Iowa.
The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the only season under Olson in which the Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament, Arizona finished with an overall record of 11–17 (8–10 in Pac-10, tied for fifth).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1983* | Northern Arizona | W 72–65 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 1, 1983* | Cal State Fullerton | L 66–67 | 1–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 3, 1983* | at Providence | L 69–72 | 1–2 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 5, 1983* | at Iowa State | L 63–75 | 1–3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 10, 1983* | Pan American | L 60–65 | 1–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 17, 1983* | at San Diego State | L 80–90 | 1–5 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Dec 23, 1983* | Tennessee | L 49–61 | 1–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 27, 1983* | vs. Texas Tech Sun Bowl Tournament | W 51–49 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1983* | at No. 16 UTEP Sun Bowl Tournament | L 49–51 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 30, 1983* | Fort Hays State | W 81–64 | 3–7 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 1984 | at Southern California | L 61–71 | 3–8 (0–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 7, 1984 | No. 6 UCLA Rivalry | L 58–61 | 3–9 (0–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 12, 1984 | Washington | L 53–55 | 3–10 (0–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 14, 1984 | Washington State | L 49–51 | 3–11 (0–4) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 20, 1984 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 71–49 | 4–11 (1–4) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 28, 1984 | at Oregon | L 55–69 | 4–12 (1–5) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 2, 1984 | California | W 56–50 | 5–12 (2–5) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 4, 1984 | Stanford | L 66–74 | 5–13 (2–6) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 11, 1984 | at No. 17 Washington | L 51–56 | 5–14 (2–7) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 13, 1984 | at Oregon State | L 48–53 | 5–15 (2–8) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 17, 1984 | at Arizona State | W 65–64 | 6–15 (3–8) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 23, 1984 | Oregon | W 75–67 | 7–15 (4–8) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1984* | No. 20 Oregon State | W 69–58 | 8–15 (5–8) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 27, 1984* | USC | W 55–49 | 9–15 (6–8) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 1, 1984 | at Stanford | W 87–76 | 10–15 (7–8) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 3, 1984 | at California | L 62–70 | 10–16 (7–9) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Mar 8, 1984 | at UCLA | L 60–68 | 10–17 (7–10) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 10, 1984 | at Washington State | W 86–68 | 11–17 (8–10) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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