1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
1983–84 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
Midwestern City tournament champions; Midwestern City Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Midwestern City Conference
Record	21–10 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach	Dick Acres (2nd season);
Home arena	Mabee Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

Dick Acres (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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