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1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Game
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record20–11 (11–5 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1982–83
1984–85 →
1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 2   .875 24 5   .828
Rider 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Drexel 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Lafayette 9 7   .563 12 17   .414
Hofstra 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Delaware 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
American 5 11   .313 6 22   .214
Towson 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
Lehigh 3 13   .188 4 23   .148
1984 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by ninth-year head coach John Carpenter, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–5 in ECC play to finish in second place. In the ECC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed American, No. 3 seed Drexel, and top seed Bucknell (in OT) to win the tournament and earn the first bid to the NCAA Tournament in program history. As one of two No. 12 seeds in the East region of the 1984 NCAA tournament, the Broncs were defeated by Richmond, 89–65, in the play-in round.[1]

Roster

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1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Derrick Lamar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr    
C Kevin Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Howard  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*
at Alabama L 50–70  0–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nov 28, 1983*
at James Madison W 76–68  1–1
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 7, 1983*
at Rutgers L 62–63  1–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 9, 1983*
vs. Colgate W 61–58  2–2
 
 
Dec 10, 1983*
at Marist L 64–67  2–3
McCann Recreation Center 
Poughkeepsie, New York
Dec 26, 1983*
vs. Lafayette W 92–71  3–3
 
 
Dec 28, 1983*
vs. George Mason L 61–63  3–4
 
 
Mar 3, 1984
Delaware W 69–66  17–10
(11–5)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
MAAC tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
vs. American
Quarterfinals
W 49–47  18–10
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 9, 1984*
vs. Drexel
Semifinals
W 60–54  19–10
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 10, 1984*
vs. Bucknell
Championship game
W 73–71 OT 20–10
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1984*
(12 E) vs. (12 E) Richmond
Play-in game
L 65–89  20–11
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2]

References

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  1. ^ "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2022.