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
1984 ACC Men's Basketball tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	24–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard Mel Cartwright Ron Bradley
Home arena	Cole Field House
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Charles "Lefty" Driesell Assistant coach(es) Sherman Dillard Mel Cartwright Ron Bradley Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-06-16

Schedule

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

See also: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	6	11	9	8	6	5	5	7	5	10	13	—	—	19	14	11
Coaches	Not released		15	9	11	6	6	6	7	5	9	13	17	—	19	14	10