1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Until 2019, this marked the last season the Virginia men's basketball team reached the NCAA Final Four.

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Larrañaga (5th season) Jeff Jones (2nd season) Dave Odom (2nd season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 North Carolina	14	–	0		1.000			28	–	3		.903
No. 11 Maryland †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	8		.750
No. 19 Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			23	–	9		.719
No. 14 Duke	7	–	7		.500			24	–	10		.706
Georgia Tech	6	–	8		.429			18	–	11		.621
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			21	–	12		.636
NC State	4	–	10		.286			19	–	14		.576
Clemson	3	–	11		.214			14	–	14		.500
† 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1983–84 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Princeton, West Virginia G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Woodbridge, Virginia G 12 Anthony Solomon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Newport News, Virginia G 15 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia F 22 Tom Sheehey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Rochester, New York F 24 Olden Polynice 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Port-au-Prince, Haiti F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland G 34 Rick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Ogdensburg, New York G 44 Kenny Lambiotte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Woodstock, Virginia G 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgewood, New Jersey F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Linwood, New Jersey	Head coach Terry Holland (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Dave Odom (Guilford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Mar. 4		No. 19 Maryland	L 65–74	17–10 (6–8)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8		vs. No. 19 Wake Forest ACC Quarterfinals	L 51–63	17–11	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Iona NCAA First Round	W 58–57	18–11	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 17	(7 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 8 Arkansas NCAA Second Round	W 53–51 ^OT	19–11	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 22	(7 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 18 Syracuse NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 63–55	20–11	The Omni  Atlanta, GA
Mar. 24	(7 E)	vs. (4 E) Indiana NCAA Elite Eight	W 50–48	21–11	The Omni  Atlanta, GA
Mar. 30	(7 E)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston NCAA Final Four	L 47–49 ^OT	21–12	Kingdome  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	35	Othell Wilson	Golden State Warriors

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References

1. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
2. . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "1983-84 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
4. "1984 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.