1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:1983–84
Prev Year:1982–83
Next Year:1984–85
Team:Richmond Spiders
Short Conf:ECAC South
Record:22–10
Conf Record:7–3
Hc Year:3rd
Captain:Steve Kratzer
Rodney Rice
Peter Woolfolk
Champion:ECAC South Regular Season Champions
ECAC South tournament champions
Bowl Result:Second round

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.[1] In the opening round, the Spiders upset No. 5 seed Auburn, 72–71.[2] Richmond lost to No. 4 seed Indiana, 75–67, in the round of 32.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=| ECAC South tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[3]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. News: LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA . . March 14, 1984 . January 23, 2021.
  2. News: Richmond Upsets Auburn, Temple Advances in East . . March 16, 1984 . January 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide . . 117 . January 21, 2022.