# 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 27–4 overall and 13–3 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. Tulsa lost to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1983* | | College of the Ozarks | W 98–74 | 1–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (6,814) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 1, 1983* | | Oral Roberts | W 87–81 | 2–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,927) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | Alabama State | W 79–72 | 3–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,335) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 9, 1983* | | Long Island Golden Hurricane Classic | W 126–80 | 4–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,714) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | San Diego State Golden Hurricane Classic | W 91–80 | 5–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,720) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | at Oklahoma State | W 91–79 | 6–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,100) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 20, 1983* | | Oklahoma Baptist | W 95–65 | 7–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (7,926) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 23, 1983* | | Missouri–Kansas City | W 104–76 | 8–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,173) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | Pepperdine | W 102–70 | 9–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (9,082) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 31, 1983* | | Southern | W 70–68 | 10–0 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,784) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 2, 1984 | | West Texas State | W 121–82 | 11–0 (1–0) | Tulsa Convention Center (8,237) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 5, 1984 | | at Drake | W 91–79 | 12–0 (2–0) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,190) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | Bradley | W 82–69 | 13–0 (3–0) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 12, 1984* | No. 20 | at Oral Roberts | W 84–78 | 14–0 | Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 14, 1984 | No. 20 | at West Texas A&M | W 99–93 | 15–0 (4–0) | WT Fieldhouse (2,372) Canyon, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1984 | No. 13 | Illinois State | L 73–79 | 15–1 (4–1) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 21, 1984 | No. 13 | at Bradley | W 80–66 | 13–1 (5–1) | Carver Arena (10,000) Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1984 | No. 12 | Creighton | W 75–64 | 17–1 (6–1) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 2, 1984 | No. 11 | at Wichita State | L 64–66 | 17–2 (6–2) | Levitt Arena (10,666) Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 4, 1984 | No. 11 | Drake | W 93–74 | 18–2 (7–2) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 9, 1984 | No. 12 | at Indiana State | W 87–70 | 19–2 (8–2) | Hulman Center (6,000) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 1984 | No. 12 | at Southern Illinois | W 86–76 | 20–2 (9–2) | SIU Arena (6,375) Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 16, 1984 | No. 12 | at Creighton | W 82–80 | 21–2 (10–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,490) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 18, 1984 | No. 12 | Wichita State | W 105–97 | 22–2 (11–2) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 25, 1984 | No. 10 | Southern Illinois | W 111–90 | 23–2 (12–2) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 1, 1984 | No. 9 | Indiana State | W 126–102 | 24–2 (13–2) | Tulsa Convention Center (9,200) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 3, 1984 | No. 9 | at Illinois State | L 81–91 | 24–3 (13–3) | Horton Field House (7,801) Normal, Illinois |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | No. 12 | Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 110–99 | 25–3 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,168) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 9, 1984* | No. 12 | Wichita State Semifinals | W 86–80 | 26–3 | Tulsa Convention Center (9,047) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 10, 1984* | No. 12 | Creighton Championship game | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 27–3 | Tulsa Convention Center (9,021) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1984* | (4 ME) No. 12 | vs. (5 ME) Louisville Second round | L 67–69 | 27–4 | MECCA Arena (10,788) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central. ||||||