# 1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1983–84 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1983–84 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference title, but fell to Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 29–6 (16–2 PCAA).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1983* | | Nevada | W 92–71 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,227) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 5, 1983* | | at Hawaii Pacific | W 107–58 | 2–0 | (800) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 7, 1983* | | at Hawaii | W 90–87 | 3–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,640) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | West Virginia | W 86–72 | 4–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,876) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 13, 1983* | | at Nevada | W 74–69 | 5–0 | Lawlor Events Center (5,465) Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | Kansas State | W 84–78 | 6–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,659) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | SMU Las Vegas Rebel Roundup | W 74–64 | 7–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,885) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 23, 1983* | | Southern Illinois Las Vegas Rebel Roundup | W 91–68 | 8–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,900) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | Clemson Las Vegas Classic | W 69–55 | 9–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,465) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 30, 1983* | | No. 5 Georgetown Las Vegas Classic | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 5, 1984 | No. 18 | Long Beach State | W 103–66 | 10–1 (1–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,525) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 7, 1984 | No. 18 | New Mexico State | W 87–66 | 11–1 (2–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,553) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 9, 1984 | No. 14 | UC Irvine | W 83–68 | 12–1 (3–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,500) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 12, 1984 | No. 14 | at San Jose State | W 105–77 | 13–1 (4–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,412) San Jose, California |
| Jan 14, 1984 | No. 14 | at Utah State | W 93–88 | 14–1 (5–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,326) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 19, 1984 | No. 8 | Pacific | W 117–78 | 15–1 (6–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,325) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 21, 1984 | No. 8 | No. 17 Fresno State | W 64–62 | 16–1 (7–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 26, 1984 | No. 6 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 100–68 | 17–1 (8–0) | The Thunderdome (4,327) Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 28, 1984 | No. 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 82–75 | 18–1 (9–0) | Titan Gym (4,226) Fullerton, California |
| Feb 2, 1984 | No. 5 | at New Mexico State | W 89–81 | 19–1 (10–0) | Pan American Center (12,752) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 4, 1984 | No. 5 | at Long Beach State | W 79–65 | 20–1 (11–0) | Long Beach Arena (4,165) Long Beach, California |
| Feb 9, 1984 | No. 4 | Utah State | W 97–75 | 21–1 (12–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,200) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 12, 1984 | No. 4 | San Jose State | W 86–76 | 22–1 (13–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,300) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 16, 1984 | No. 5 | at Pacific | W 92–52 | 23–1 (14–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,773) Stockton, California |
| Feb 19, 1984 | No. 5 | at Fresno State | L 43–68 | 23–2 (14–1) | Selland Arena (6,582) Fresno, California |
| Feb 23, 1984 | No. 7 | Cal State Fullerton | W 74–62 | 24–2 (15–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,400) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 25, 1984 | No. 7 | UC Santa Barbara | W 97–69 | 25–2 (16–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,650) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Mar 1, 1984 | No. 7 | at UC Irvine | L 74–77 | 25–3 (16–2) | Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, California |
| Mar 3, 1984* | No. 7 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 70–78 | 25–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,524) Norman, Oklahoma |
| PCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | (1) No. 10 | vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 70–55 | 26–4 | The Forum (10,791) Inglewood, California |
| Mar 9, 1984* | (1) No. 10 | vs. Utah State Semifinals | W 91–78 | 27–4 | The Forum (13,951) Inglewood, California |
| Mar 10, 1984* | (1) No. 10 | vs. Fresno State Championship Game | L 49–51 | 27–5 | The Forum (13,816) Inglewood, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1984* | (5 W) No. 13 | vs. Princeton | W 68–56 | 28–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,978) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 17, 1984* | (5 W) No. 13 | vs. (4 W) No. 9 UTEP | W 73–60 | 29–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,110) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 23, 1984* 9:10 p.m., CBS | (5 W) No. 13 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 48–62 | 29–6 | Pauley Pavilion (12,542) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Coaches | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 |

## Awards and honors

* Richie Adams – PCAA Player of the Year