1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	19–10 (14–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Bokosky; Herb Livsey;
Home arena	Crawford Hall
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 UNLV	16	–	2	.889	29	–	6	.829
UC Irvine	14	–	4	.778	19	–	10	.655
Fresno State†	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Utah State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
New Mexico State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
San Jose State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Long Beach State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321
UC Santa Barbara	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Pacific	1	–	17	.056	3	–	27	.100

† 1984 PCAA tournament winner

The 1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–10 and 14–4 in PCAA play.

Previous season[edit]

The 1982–83 Anteaters returned only two players from the 1981–82 Anteaters team that won 23 wins and finished with a record of 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.

Off-season[edit]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Johnny Rogers	F	6'10"	225	Jr	Fullerton, CA	Transfer from Stanford

Roster[edit]

1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Michael Beans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	Troy Carmon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
C	Rick Ciaccio	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So
F	Ronnie Grandison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Los Angeles, CA
G	Jerome Lee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	Ben McDonald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Torrance, CA
G	Brian Mulligan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Jr
C	Tod Murphy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lakewood, CA
F	Bob Thornton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, CA
G	George Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Bokosky

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2017

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 28, 1983*	Idaho	W 91–71	1–0	Anaheim Convention Center^[1] (1,980) Anaheim, CA
November 30, 1983*	at Pepperdine	L 81–83	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,122) Malibu, CA
December 3, 1983*	at San Diego State	W 79–76	2–1	Peterson Gym (3,590) San Diego, CA
December 10, 1983*	Colorado	L 86–95	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center ^[2] (1,722) Anaheim, CA
December 13, 1983*	at USC	W 78–66	3–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2,812) Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1983*	at San Diego	L 77–86	3–3	USD Sports Center (570) San Diego, CA
December 21, 1983*	Montana	W 91–83	4–3	Crawford Hall (1,279) Irvine, CA
December 29, 1983*	vs. Weber State Utah Classic	L 65–83	4–4	Special Events Center (12,608) Salt Lake City, UT
December 30, 1983*	vs. Utah Utah Classic	L 80–84	4–5	Special Events Center (12,020) Salt Lake City
Conference Season
January 05, 1984	New Mexico State	W 110–78	5–5 (1–0)	Crawford Hall (1,173) Irvine, CA
January 7, 1984	Long Beach State	W 82–67	6–5 (2–0)	Crawford Hall (1,392) Irvine, CA
January 9, 1984	at No. 18 UNLV	L 68–83	6–6 (2–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,103) Paradise, NV
January 12, 1984	at Utah State	L 68–71	6–7 (2–2)	Smith Spectrum (8,465) Logan, UT
January 14, 1984	at San Jose State	W 77–72	7–7 (3–2)	Jose Jose Civic Auditorium (612) San Jose, CA
January 19, 1984	No. 17 Fresno State	W 63–57	8–7 (4–2)	Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA
January 21, 1984	Pacific	W 93–72	9–7 (5–2)	Crawford Hall (1,157) Irvine, CA
January 26, 1984	at Cal State Fullerton	W 81–80	10–7 (6–2)	Titan Gym (4,014) Fullerton, CA
January 29, 1984	at UC Santa Barbara	W 78–67	11–7 (7–2)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (660) Santa Barbara, CA
February 2, 1984	at Long Beach State	W 100–84	12–7 (8–2)	Long Beach Arena (1,648) Long Beach, CA
February 5, 1984	at New Mexico State	L 77–102	12–8 (8–3)	Pan American Center (8,893) Las Cruces, NM
February 9, 1984	San Jose State	W 64–53	13–8 (9–3)	Crawford Hall (1,328) Irvine, CA
February 11, 1984	Utah State	W 69–67	14–8 (10–3)	Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA
February 16, 1984	at Fresno State	L 56–65	14–9 (10–4)	Selland Arena (6,582) Fresno, CA
February 20, 1984	at Pacific	W 97–66	15–9 (11–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,858) Stockton, CA
February 23, 1984	UC Santa Barbara	W 58–56	16–9 (12–4)	Crawford Hall (1,249) Irvine, CA
March 1, 1984	No. 7 UNLV	W 77–74	17–9 (13–4)	Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA
March 3, 1984	Cal State Fullerton	W 72–69	18–9 (14–4)	Crawford Hall (1,467) Irvine, CA
PCAA tournament
March 8, 1984	vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals	W 77–65	19–9	The Forum (11,791) Inglewood, CA
March 9, 1984	vs. Fresno State Semifinals	L 57–71	19–10	The Forum (13,951) Inglewood, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

Awards and honors[edit]

Ben McDonald
- AP Honorable Mention All-American
- PCAA First Team All-Conference
George Turner
- PCAA All-Freshman Team

Source: ^[5]

References[edit]

^ Dufresne, Chris (November 29, 1983). "Irvine Shows Different Side, Beats Idaho". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
^ Dufresne, Chris (December 11, 1983). "Humphries, Colorado Too Much for UC Irvine". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "Final 1984 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[1] Dufresne, Chris (November 29, 1983). "Irvine Shows Different Side, Beats Idaho". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved July 30, 2017.

[2] Dufresne, Chris (December 11, 1983). "Humphries, Colorado Too Much for UC Irvine". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. Retrieved July 30, 2017.

[uci_recordbook-3] "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[4] "Final 1984 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[5] "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

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