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1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

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1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
Midwestern City tournament champions
Midwestern City Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceMidwestern City Conference
Record21–10 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
1983–84 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Loyola-Chicago 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
Xavier 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
Butler 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Evansville 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Saint Louis 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Detroit 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Oklahoma City 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
1984 MCC tournament winner

The 1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 2nd year head coach Dick Acres, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of the Midwestern City Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–3 in MCC play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Midwestern City tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Titans lost to No. 6 seed Memphis State in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1983–84 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Butch Berry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr   Wichita, Kansas
F 20 Kip Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr   Los Angeles, California
F 21 Jeff Acres 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Jr Palos Verdes HS Inglewood, California
C 42 Mark Acres 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Palos Verdes HS Inglewood, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 29, 1983*
at Kansas State L 74–82  0–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 1, 1983*
at Tulsa L 81–87  0–2
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1983*
Oklahoma State W 62–61  1–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1983*
Texas A&M W 84–66  2–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1983*
Seattle Pacific W 94–89  3–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1983*
at Texas W 74–59  4–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*
at Kansas L 64–65  4–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 27, 1983*
at San Diego State L 75–85 OT 4–4
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 30, 1983*
at Bradley L 52–70  4–5
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 3, 1984*
Texas–Arlington W 114–87  5–5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1984*
Abilene Christian W 105–80  6–5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1984
at Saint Louis W 79–73  7–5
(1–0)
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 9, 1984
at Evansville W 103–90  8–5
(2–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 12, 1984*
No. 20 Tulsa L 78–84  8–6
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1984
at Oklahoma City W 82–80  9–6
(3–0)
Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1984
Xavier L 87–89  9–7
(3–1)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1984
Butler W 82–68  10–7
(4–1)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1984
at Detroit W 80–76  11–7
(5–1)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 30, 1984
at Loyola–Chicago W 87–82  12–7
(6–1)
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1984
Saint Louis W 72–61  13–7
(7–1)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1984
Evansville W 88–75  14–7
(8–1)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1984
Oklahoma City W 92–83  15–7
(9–1)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1984*
Southwest Missouri State W 68–63  16–7
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1984
at Xavier L 76–78  16–8
(9–2)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 20, 1984
at Butler W 105–100  17–8
(10–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 25, 1984
Detroit W 104–75  18–8
(11–2)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1984
Loyola–Chicago L 76–82  18–9
(11–3)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
MCC tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
vs. Oklahoma City
Quarterfinals
W 79–78  19–9
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 9, 1984*
vs. Evansville
Semifinals
W 101–91  20–9
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 10, 1984*
vs. Xavier
Championship game
W 68–66  21–9
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1984*
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State
First round
L 83–92  21–10
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Oral Roberts Loses to Memphis State". The New York Times. March 16, 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "1983–84 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.