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1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ECAC South Regular Season Champions
ECAC South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceECAC South
Record22–10 (7–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Kratzer
Rodney Rice
Peter Woolfolk
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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.