# 1983–84 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Roster

* Carl Henry
* Kelly Knight
* Calvin Thompson
* Greg Dreiling
* Ron Kellogg
* Brian Martin
* Mark Turgeon
* Kerry Boagni
* Mike Marshall
* Tad Boyle
* Cedric Hunter
* Jeff Guiot
* Tim Banks

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 28* | No. 17 | at No. 3 Houston | L 76-91 | 0-1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| December 1* | | at Saint Louis | W 67-63 | 1-1 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| December 3* | | Morehead State | W 75-57 | 2–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 5* | | Jackson State | W 89-57 | 3–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 10* | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 50-72 | 3-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 17* | | Florida Southern | W 85-73 | 4-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 19* | | Oral Roberts | W 65-64 | 5-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 22* | | at Ohio State | L 74-79 | 5-3 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| December 28* | | at Tulane Sugar Bowl Classic | W 67-64 | 6-3 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| December 29* | | vs. Southwestern Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic | L 45-54 | 6-4 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| January 7* | | FIU | W 99-47 | 7-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 11* | | Texas Southern | W 101-64 | 8-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 14 | | Colorado | W 53-48 | 9-4 (1-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 18 | | Missouri Border War | W 73-56 | 10-4 (2-0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 21 | | at Iowa State | L 56-61 | 10-5 (2-1) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| January 25 | | Nebraska | W 77-61 | 11-5 (3-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 28 | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 65-54 | 12-5 (4-1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 1 | | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 84-103 | 12-6 (4-2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 5* | | Wichita State | W 79-69 | 13-6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 8 | | at Oklahoma State | L 61-71 | 13-7 (4-3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 11 | | Iowa State | W 80-72 | 14-7 (5-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 15 | | at Nebraska | W 67-66 | 15-7 (6-3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| February 18 | | at Missouri | W 72-62 | 16-7 (7-3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| February 22 | | No. 8 Oklahoma | L 82-92 $^{OT}$ | 16-8 (7-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 25 | | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 63-61 | 17-8 (8-4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 29 | | at Colorado | L 85-89 | 17-9 (8-5) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO |
| March 3 | | Oklahoma State | W 91-70 | 18-9 (9-5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 8 | | Oklahoma State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals | W 75-68 | 19-9 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 9 | | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Tournament Semifinals | W 70-59 | 20-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 10 | | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Big Eight Tournament Championship Game | W 79-78 | 21-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 16* | (5) | vs. (12) Alcorn State NCAA Midwest Regional first round | W 57-56 | 22-9 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| March 18* | (5) | vs. (4) No. 12 Wake Forest NCAA Midwest Regional second round | L 59-69 | 22-10 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||