1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1983–1984 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They won the 1984 ACC men's basketball tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 1984 NCAA basketball tournament.

1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record24–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 0   1.000 28 3   .903
No. 11 Maryland 9 5   .643 24 8   .750
No. 19 Wake Forest 7 7   .500 23 9   .719
No. 14 Duke 7 7   .500 24 10   .706
Georgia Tech 6 8   .429 18 11   .621
Virginia 6 8   .429 21 12   .636
NC State 4 10   .286 19 14   .576
Clemson 3 11   .214 14 14   .500
1984 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Keith Gatlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Grimesland, NC
G 10 Jeff Adkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Martinsville, VA
G 11 Chuck Driesell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Silver Spring, MD
G 12 Jeff Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Washington, DC
G 14 Steve Rivers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Uniondale, NY
F 22 Mark Fothergill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Somerset, KY
F 24 Adrian Branch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Largo, MD
C 31 Bryan Palmer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Glen Rock, PA
F 32 Terry Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Glen Allen, VA
F 33 Pete Hobert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fairfax, VA
F 34 Len Bias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Landover, MD
F 42 Herman Veal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
C 54 Ben Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-06-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26*
No. 8 Johns Hopkins W 108-65  1–0
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 1*
No. 6 vs. Ohio State L 68-72  1–1
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 3*
No. 6 Canisius W 77-55  2–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 6*
No. 11 vs. Penn State W 67-58  3–1
Hersheypark Arena 
Hershey, Pennsylvania
December 10*
No. 11 at Duquesne W 78-67  4–1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 14*
No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 104-69  5–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 24*
No. 8 No. 6 Boston College W 89-76  6–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 29*
No. 6 Randolph–Macon W 58-52  7–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 30*
No. 6 La Salle W 96-83  8–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 4
No. 5 at No. 12 NC State W 59-55  9–1
(1–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 7*
No. 5 William & Mary W 58-44  10–1
(1–0)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 12
No. 5 No. 1 North Carolina L 62-74  10–2
(1–1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 14
No. 5 at Duke W 81-75  11–2
(2–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 17
No. 7 Clemson W 85-72  12–2
(3–1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 21*
No. 7 at Old Dominion W 69-58  13–2
(3–1)
Old Dominion University Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 28*
No. 5 at Notre Dame L 47-52  13–3
(3–1)
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
January 31
No. 10 at Virginia W 67-66  14–3
(4–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 4
No. 10 at No. 18 Georgia Tech L 70-71 2OT 14–4
(4–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
February 8
No. 13 No. 14 Wake Forest (4) L 87-90 2OT 14–5
(4–3)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 11
No. 13 Duke L 84-89  14–6
(4–4)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 13*
No. 13 Dayton W 61-59  15–6
(4–4)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 18
at Clemson W 66-65 3OT 16–6
(5–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 19
at No. 1 North Carolina L 63-78  16–7
(5–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 23
Georgia Tech W 79-74  17–7
(6–5)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 26
at No. 15 Wake Forest W 90-79  18–7
(7–5)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
February 29
No. 19 NC State W 63-50  19–7
(8–5)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
March 4
No. 19 Virginia W 74-65  20–7
(9–5)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
March 9
No. 14 vs. NC State W 69-63  21–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 10
No. 14 vs. No. 19 Wake Forest W 66-64  22–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 11
No. 14 vs. No. 16 Duke W 74-62  23–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
(3 ME) No. 11 vs. (6 ME) West Virginia W 102-77  24–7
Birmingham Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 22*
(3 ME) No. 11 vs. (2 ME) No. 6 Illinois L 70-72  24–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky[1]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
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CoachesNot released159116667591317191410

References

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  1. ^ "1983–84 Men's Basketball Results". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.