The 1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the

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as members of the

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. The team was led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth place.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 1982–83 season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed

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, they lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen. Following the season, ninth-year head coach

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left for and was succeeded in April 1983 by Raveling, who had led

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for eleven years.

Roster

Schedule/results

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Rankings

References

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