1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.

Season headlines

 * Under head coach John Thompson, Georgetown defeated Houston 84–75 to win the NCAA tournament, giving Georgetown its first national championship. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to win the NCAA championship.
 * The 53-team 1984 NCAA Tournament was the last to be contested with fewer than 64 teams.
 * For the first time, the NCAA presented awards to all teams participating in the NCAA tournament.

Major rule changes
Beginning in 1983–84, the following rules changes were implemented:
 * If a team was in the bonus situation within the last two minutes of the game and all of overtime, common fouls resulted in two free throws. This rule was changed back to the one-and-one free throw situation after a month due to its unpopularity.
 * Several conferences were granted permission to experiment with a 45-second shot clock (either for the entire game or shut off in the last 4:00 of the second half) the three-point shot from 19 feet, and coaching boxes to limit coaches to their bench areas.

The NCAA also implemented a significant change in Division I statistical recordkeeping, officially recording individual assists for the first time since the 1951–52 season.

Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

Major player of the year awards

 * Wooden Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Naismith Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Associated Press Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * UPI Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * NABC Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Adolph Rupp Trophy: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

 * Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
 * UPI Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
 * Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Gene Keady, Purdue
 * NABC Coach of the Year: Marv Harshman, Washington
 * CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue
 * Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown

Other major awards

 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ricky Stokes, Virginia
 * Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ralph Lewis, Iona
 * NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro are): Chris Mullin, St. John's and Steve Burtt, Iona

Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.