1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1983–84 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 23–10 and ranked No. 15 in the final poll, and reached the second NCAA Final Four in their rich program history.

1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	23–10 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (10th season)
Assistant coach	Nancy Darsch
Home arena	Stokely Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Georgia †	7	–	1		.875			30	–	3		.909
No. 15 Tennessee	7	–	1		.875			23	–	10		.697
Vanderbilt	2	–	6		.250			23	–	9		.719
Florida	2	–	6		.250			19	–	9		.679
Kentucky	2	–	6		.250			15	–	13		.536
Western Division
No. 10 Ole Miss	6	–	2		.750			24	–	6		.800
No. 8 LSU	5	–	3		.625			23	–	7		.767
No. 12 Alabama	5	–	3		.625			23	–	9		.719
Auburn	4	–	4		.500			19	–	10		.655
Mississippi State	0	–	8		.000			12	–	14		-
† 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Pam Marr 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So   Winter Park, Florida F 14 Mary Ostrowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Parkersburg, West Virginia G 15 Kristie Snyder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So   Knoxville, Tennessee G 23 Shelley Sexton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Lake City, Tennessee G 24 Pat Hatmaker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr   Knoxville, Tennessee G 30 Shelia Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr   Colbert, Georgia F 34 Lisa Webb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr   Milledgeville, Georgia F 35 Linda Ray 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr   Norris, Tennessee G 40 Lynne Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr   Blacksburg, Virginia F 42 Valerie Freeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Milledgeville, Georgia C 44 Cheryl Littlejohn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr   Gastonia, North Carolina F 45 Tanya Haave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Evergreen, Colorado F 51 Sonya Cannon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr   Maryville, Tennessee F 53 Amy Gamble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr   Glen Dale, West Virginia C 55 Paula Towns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Peach County Fort Valley, Georgia	Head coach Pat Summitt Assistant coach(es) Nancy Darsch Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1983*	No. 5	at West Virginia	W 52–47	1–0	Parkersburg, West Virginia
Nov 22, 1983*	No. 5	South Carolina State	W 85–69	2–0	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 25, 1983*	No. 5	at Notre Dame Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	W 71–56	3–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
Nov 26, 1983*	No. 5	vs. No. 1 USC Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	L 64–78	3–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
Nov 29, 1983*	No. 5	No. 11 Old Dominion	W 67–63	4–1	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1983*	No. 5	No. 4 Texas	L 65–66	4–2	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1983*	No. 5	Minnesota	W 54–50	5–2	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1983*	No. 7	at No. 1 USC	L 66–81	5–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 10, 1983*	No. 7	at UCLA	W 73–70	6–3	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Dec 13, 1983*	No. 9	at No. 5 Long Beach State	L 51–56	6–4	Gold Mine  Long Beach, California
Jan 18, 1984*	No. 12	No. 1 Louisiana Tech	L 63–81	10–6	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1984	No. 12	No. 4 Georgia	W 64–59	11–6 (2–0)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 26, 1984	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 74–72	19–8 (7–1)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 3, 1984*	No. 10	vs. No. 17 Alabama Quarterfinals	L 66–85	19–9	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(6 ME) Middle Tennessee State First round	W 70–52	20–9	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(2 ME) No. 10 Alabama Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 65–58	21–9	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(1 ME) No. 3 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 73–61	22–9	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 30, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Cheyney State National Semifinal – Final Four	W 82–73[2]	23–9	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Apr 1, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	vs. (1 W) No. 5 USC National Championship	L 61–72[3]	23–10	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings