1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | North Carolina |
NCAA Tournament | 1984 |
Tournament dates | March 13, 1984 – April 2, 1984 |
National Championship | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
NCAA Champions | Georgetown |
Other champions | Michigan (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Michael Jordan, North Carolina |
The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.
Season headlines
- The 1984 NCAA Tournament was the last to be contested with fewer than 64 teams.
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:[1]
- If a team was in the bonus situation within the last two minutes of the game and all of overtime, common fouls resulted in two free throws. This rule was changed back to the one-and-one free throw situation after a month due to its unpopularity.
- Several conferences were granted permission to experiment with a 45-second shot clock (either for the entire game or shut off in the last 4:00 of the second half) the three-point shot from 19 feet, and coaching boxes to limit coaches to their bench areas.
The NCAA also implemented a significant change in Division I statistical recordkeeping, officially recording individual assists for the first time since the 1951–52 season.[2]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[3]
Regular seasonConference winners and tournamentsStatistical leaders
Conference standings
Postseason tournamentsNCAA tournamentFinal Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
National Invitation tournamentNIT Semifinals and Final
Award winnersConsensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changesA number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
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