1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

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

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

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary

[ncaa-rider-2] "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[ncaa-aub-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.

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v t e Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25