1983–84 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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1983–84 SMU Mustangs men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	25–8 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Bliss (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Ash Paul Graham John Underwood
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Houston †	15	–	1	.938	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 Arkansas	14	–	2	.875	25	–	7	.781
SMU	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Rice	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
TCU	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Texas	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† 1984 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1983–84 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at Moody Coliseum.

Roster

1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Butch Moore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
F	42	Kevin Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	44	Carl Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
C	53	Jon Koncak	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Center	Kansas City, Missouri
F	54	Larry Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Dave Bliss (Cornell)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Ash
John Underwood
Paul Graham

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*		St. Edward's	W 95–88	1–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Nov 26, 1983*		Southwestern	W 90–71	2–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Nov 30, 1983*		at Centenary	W 86–76	3–0	Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 3, 1983*		at Louisville	L 65–89	3–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 6, 1983*		Penn	W 98–66	4–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 10, 1983*		Georgia State	W 92–67	5–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 16, 1983*		New Orleans Dallas Morning News Classic	W 82–78	6–1	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Dec 17, 1983*		Centenary Dallas Morning News Classic	W 85–64	7–1	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*		U.S. International	W 91–70	8–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 22, 1983*		at Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	L 64–74	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1983*		vs. James Madison Las Vegas Rebel Roundup	W 56–53	9–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1983*		vs. Duke Rainbow Classic	W 78–76	10–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1983*		vs. Alabama-Birmingham Rainbow Classic	W 77–63	11–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1983*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 82–73	12–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1984*		No. 7 Houston	L 59–60	12–3 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Jan 7, 1984		Rice	W 71–60	13–3 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Jan 11, 1984		at Arkansas	L 69–70	13–4 (1–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1984		at Baylor	W 89–70	14–4 (2–2)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Jan 19, 1984		Texas A&M	W 68–62	15–4 (3–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Jan 26, 1984		at Texas Christian	W 61–59	16–4 (4–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 28, 1984		Texas	W 105–81	17–4 (5–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 1, 1984		Texas Tech	W 70–60	18–4 (6–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 4, 1984		at No. 6 Houston	L 57–76	18–5 (6–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 8, 1984		at Rice	W 58–54	19–5 (7–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 11, 1984		Arkansas	L 71–80	19–6 (7–4)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 15, 1984		Baylor	W 74–57	20–6 (8–4)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 18, 1984		at Texas A&M	W 60–58	21–6 (9–4)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 25, 1984		Texas Christian	W 73–65	22–6 (10–4)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Mar 1, 1984		at Texas	W 86–78	23–6 (11–4)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 3, 1984		at Texas Tech	W 103–72	24–6 (12–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Southwest Conference tournament
Mar 9, 1984*	(3)	vs. (5) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	L 57–59	24–7	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
1985 NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1984*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Miami (OH) First round	W 83–69	25–7	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Mar 18, 1984* 3:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown Second round	L 36–37	25–8	Friel Court (11,300) Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

References

"Georgetown and DePaul Advance". The New York Times. March 19, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
"2021-22 SMU Mustangs Men's Basketball Almanac – Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
"1983–84 SMU Mustangs Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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