1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1983–84 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun , the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena . They finished the season 27–5 overall with a perfect 14–0 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. After defeating Long Island in the preliminary round, the Huskies were defeated in the opening round by VCU , 70–69.[ 1]
Roster
1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
5
Glenn Miller
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Robert E. Fitch HS
Groton, Connecticut
G
10
Skeeter Bryant
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Hope HS
Providence, Rhode Island
G
11
Enndy Basquiat
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Spring Valley HS
Brooklyn, New York
G
20
Andre LaFleur
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Gov. Dummer Academy
Los Angeles, California
F
21
Wes Fuller
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Camden HS
Camden, New Jersey
G
22
Phil Robinson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
St. Anthony HS
Jersey City, New Jersey
F
23
Steve Evans
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Weequahic HS
Newark, New Jersey
F
33
Mark Halsel
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
Schenley HS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C
34
Russ Ziemba
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
St. Joseph HS
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
G/F
35
Reggie Lewis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Paul Laurence Dunbar HS
Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1983 *
vs. Purdue Sun Met Classic
L 64–83
0–1
Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 26, 1983 *
vs. North Dakota State Sun Met Classic
W 94–77
1–1
Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 30, 1983 *
Hartford
W 93–71
2–1
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1983
at Vermont
W 88–73
3–1 (1–0)
Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont
Dec 7, 1983 *
Merrimack
W 78–54
4–1
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 10, 1983 *
at Cornell
L 64–74
4–2
Barton Hall Ithaca, New York
Dec 17, 1983 *
at Fairfield
W 83–73
5–2
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 28, 1983 *
vs. Princeton
W 55–34
6–2
Dec 29, 1983 *
vs. St. Bonaventure
W 87–72
7–2
Jan 3, 1984
Maine
W 83–81
8–2 (2–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 1984
at New Hampshire
W 91–86
9–2 (3–0)
Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
Jan 7, 1984 *
East Carolina
W 69–61
10–2
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 11, 1984
Vermont
W 99–79
11–2 (4–0)
Matthews Arena El Paso, Texas
Jan 16, 1984
at Maine
W 81–75
12–2 (5–0)
Alfond Arena Orono, Maine
Jan 18, 1984 *
at No. 16 Boston College
L 78–81
12–3
Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 1984
at Colgate
W 69–49
13–3 (6–0)
Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York
Jan 28, 1984 *
Utica
W 106–86
14–3
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 1984 *
Army
W 76–60
15–3
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 1984
at Canisius
W 68–66
16–3 (7–0)
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
Feb 6, 1984
at Niagara
W 76–70
17–3 (8–0)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York
Feb 9, 1984
New Hampshire
W 95–81
18–3 (9–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 11, 1984
at Boston University
W 83–77
19–3 (10–0)
Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 15, 1984 *
at North Carolina State
L 74–77
19–4
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1984
Colgate
W 79–60
20–4 (11–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1984 *
Canisius
W 68–60
21–4 (12–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 27, 1984
Niagara
W 94–90
22–4 (13–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 1, 1984
Boston University
W 85–83
23–4 (14–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
ECAC North tournament
Mar 5, 1984 *
Colgate Quarterfinals
W 71–44
24–4
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 8, 1984 *
Maine Semifinals
W 83–77
25–4
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 10, 1984 *
Canisius Championship game
W 85–75
26–4
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1984 *
(11 E)
vs. (11 E) Long Island Preliminary round
W 90–87
27–4
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 16, 1984 *
(11 E)
vs. (6 E) Virginia Commonwealth First round
L 69–70
27–5
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
[ 4]
Awards and honors
References