American college basketball season
The 1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1983–84 season . Richmond competed as a member of the ECAC South (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center .
Richmond finished first in the ECAC South regular-season standings with a 7–3 conference record, and won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament . One of two teams assigned the No. 12 seed, Richmond secured a victory over Rider in the preliminary round, 89-65.[ 2] In the opening round, the Spiders upset No. 5 seed Auburn , 72–71.[ 3] Richmond lost to No. 4 seed Indiana , 75–67, in the round of 32.
Roster
1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1983 *
vs. George Mason
L 68–78
0–1
Nov 26, 1983 *
vs. Lafayette
W 65–49
1–1
Dec 3, 1983 *
at East Tennessee State
W 65–56
2–1
Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
ECAC South tournament
Mar 9, 1984 *
at James Madison Semifinals
W 65–57
19–9
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Mar 10, 1984 *
vs. Navy Championship game
W 74–55
20–9
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1984 *
(12 E)
vs. (12 E) Rider Preliminary round
W 89–65[ 2]
19–9
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 15, 1984 *
(12 E)
vs. (5 E) Auburn First round
W 72–71[ 3]
22–9
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 17, 1984 *
(12 E)
vs. (4 E) Indiana Second round
L 67–75
22–10
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Eastern .
[ 4]
Awards and honors
References