1983–84 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 1983–84 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The squad was led by seventh-year head coach Linda Sharp and a talented roster of underclassmen. The Trojans played their home games at the L.A. Sports Arena and were members of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association.

1983–84 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions WCAA co-champions
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
AP	No. 5
Record	29–4 (13–1 WCAA)
Head coach	Linda Sharp (7th season)
Assistant coach	Kathy Ricks
Home arena	L.A. Sports Arena
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 West Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 USC	13	–	1		.929			29	–	4		.879
No. 6 Long Beach State	13	–	1		.929			25	–	6		.806
San Diego State	9	–	5		.643			24	–	6		.800
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	7		.500			17	–	11		.607
Arizona State	6	–	8		.429			17	–	11		.607
UCLA	6	–	8		.429			17	–	12		.586
Arizona	1	–	13		.071			8	–	20		.286
Stanford	1	–	13		.071			5	–	23		.179
As of April 2, 1984 Rankings from AP Poll

The Women of Troy finished the regular season with a 24–4 record and the No. 5 ranking in the AP poll. As the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament, USC played the entire regional on their home court. The team defeated BYU, Montana, and Long Beach State to earn their second straight Final Four appearance. In the national semifinals, USC defeated Louisiana Tech, 62–57. In the National Championship Game, the Trojans played Tennessee, winning 71–62 to avenge a 1982 regional final loss and earn the program's second straight NCAA title.

Previous season

The 1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 31–2 and a No. 2 ranking in the final AP poll. They defeated No. 1 Louisiana Tech, 69–67, to win the women's NCAA tournament and the program's first NCAA title.

Roster

1983–84 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 11 Paula McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Flint Northern Flint, Michigan G 15 Juliette Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr   Long Beach, California G 21 Rhonda Windham  — So   Bronx, New York F 30 Pamela McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Flint Northern Flint, Michigan F 31 Cheryl Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Riverside Polytechnic Riverside, California G 44 Cynthia Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Locke Los Angeles, California G 50 Amy Alkek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Victoria, Texas	Head coach Linda Sharp (Cal State Fullerton) Assistant coach(es) Kathy Ricks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1983*	No. 1	vs. No. 8 Maryland Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	W 86–68	1–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
Nov 26, 1983*	No. 1	vs. No. 5 Tennessee Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	W 78–64	2–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
Nov 28, 1983*	No. 1	at Northwestern	W 67–65 OT	3–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Nov 30, 1983*	No. 1	at No. 17 Missouri	W 81–79	4–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1983*	No. 1	San Francisco	W 86–58	5–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 8, 1983*	No. 1	No. 7 Tennessee	W 81–66	6–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 15, 1983*	No. 1	No. 3 Georgia	W 82–74	7–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 23, 1983*	No. 1	Ohio State	W 102–73	8–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1983*	No. 1	Penn State Winston Tire Classic	W 79–66	9–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1983*	No. 1	Oregon Winston Tire Classic	W 91–57	10–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 2, 1984*	No. 1	at No. 6 Texas	L 68–77	10–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 3, 1984*	No. 1	at No. 2 Louisiana Tech	L 66–75	10–2	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1984*	No. 1	at No. 7 Old Dominion	L 90–102	10–3	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 8, 1984*	No. 5	at Rutgers	W 95–80	11–3	Rutgers Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 13, 1984	No. 5	at Arizona	W 74–53	12–3 (1–0)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1984	No. 5	at Arizona State	W 101–67	13–3 (2–0)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Mar 3, 1984	No. 3	vs. UCLA	W 85–63	24–3 (13–0)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 4, 1984	No. 5	at No. 6 Long Beach State	L 67–71	24–4 (13–1)	Gold Mine  Long Beach, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1984*	(1 W) No. 5	(8 W) BYU First round	W 97–72	25–4	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 19, 1984*	(1 W) No. 5	(4 W) Montana Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 76–51	26–4	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 21, 1984*	(1 W) No. 5	(2 W) No. 6 Long Beach State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 90–74	27–4	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 30, 1984*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Louisiana Tech National Semifinal – Final Four	W 62–57[1]	28–4	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Apr 1, 1984*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (3 ME) No. 15 Tennessee National Championship	W 72–61[2][3]	29–4	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com^[4]

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5

Awards and honors

Notes