1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ECAC South Regular Season Champions ECAC South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	ECAC South
Record	22–10 (7–3 ECAC South)
Head coach	Dick Tarrant (3rd season)
Captain	Steve Kratzer Rodney Rice Peter Woolfolk
Home arena	Robins Center

1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond †	7	–	3		.700			22	–	10		.688
Navy	6	–	4		.600			24	–	8		.750
William & Mary	6	–	4		.600			14	–	14		.500
George Mason	5	–	5		.500			21	–	7		.750
James Madison	5	–	5		.500			15	–	14		.517
East Carolina	1	–	9		.100			4	–	24		.143
† 1984 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 20 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So George Washington HS Danville, Virginia	Head coach Dick Tarrant Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.

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Awards and honors

• Johnny Newman – ECAC South Player of the Year

References

1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
2. "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. "Richmond Upsets Auburn, Temple Advances in East". The Washington Post. March 16, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
4. "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved January 21, 2022.