| 1983–84 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball | |
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| NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 25–5 |
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| Home arena | Cope Hall |
| Seasons← 1982–831984–85 → | |
The 1983–84 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team represented Cheyney State College as an NCAA independent during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by second–year head coach Winthrop McGriff and played their home games at Cope Hall in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. The Lady Wolves earned a record of 25–5 and a No. 9 ranking, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and reached their second Final Four in three seasons.
To date, Cheyney State is the only HBCU to reach the NCAA women's Final Four – doing so twice. They played for the NCAA championship in 1982, finishing runner-up.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Dec 14, 1983* |
No. 20 | No. 18 Penn State | W 96–75 | – |
Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Dec 17, 1983* |
No. 20 | at No. 11 Old Dominion Optimist Classic |
L 68–86 | – |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Dec 18, 1983* |
No. 20 | vs. Duquesne Optimist Classic |
W 85–41 | – |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Feb 14, 1984* |
No. 14 | at Penn State | W 88–82 | – |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Feb 25, 1984* |
No. 12 | at No. 13 Maryland | W 83–76 | – |
Cole Field House College Park, Maryland | ||||||
| PSAC tournament | |||||||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1984* |
(6 E) No. 17 | (3 E) No. 9 Maryland First round |
W 92–64 | 23–4 |
Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1984* |
(2 E) No. 14 | vs. (3 E) No. 9 North Carolina Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 73–72 | 24–4 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Mar 24, 1984* |
(1 E) No. 4 | at (3 E) No. 9 Old Dominion Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 80–71 | 25–4 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Mar 30, 1984* |
(3 ME) No. 15 | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 73–82 | 25–5 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Rankings
Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Awards and honors
- Yolanda Laney – All-American
See also
References
- "Forty Years Ago an HBCU Played in the First Women's Final Four. Today the Program Is Gone". Sports Illustrated. March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- "How the NCAA women's Final Four was born". The Washington Post. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- "Md. Women Are Ousted by Cheyney State". The Washington Post. March 17, 1984. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- "McGriff Follows Leader, Takes Cheyney to Final 4". The Washington Post. March 29, 1984. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- "Teamwork Spurs Tennessee Women". The New York Times. April 1, 1984. Retrieved April 20, 2024.