1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Athletic Coast Conference
Record18–10 (9–3 WCAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Cosentino (6th season)
  • Gus Magee (11th season)
  • David Babcock (2nd season)
Home arenaUSD Sports Center
Seasons
1983–84 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego 9 – 3   .750 18 – 10   .643
Santa Clara 7 – 5   .583 22 – 10   .688
Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 12 – 16   .429
Gonzaga 6 – 6   .500 17 – 10   .630
Pepperdine 6 – 6   .500 15 – 13   .536
Loyola Marymount 5 – 7   .417 12 – 15   .444
Portland 2 – 10   .167 11 – 17   .393
Rankings from AP Poll

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Jim Brovelli and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After having just a .500 conference winning percentage after six conference games, the team won their final six WCAC games to secure the regular season conference title. San Diego received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the play-in round to Princeton.[1] It was the first time in program history the Toreros won the WCAC (now WCC) title as well as their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The team was led by all-conference forward Mike Whitmarsh, who was a runner-up that year for the conference player of the year award. Brovelli was named the conference coach of the year.[2]

Roster

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 32 Mike Whitmarsh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Diego, California
C 33 Scott Thompson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Citrus Heights, California
F 34 Anthony Reuss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr El Cajon, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov ?, 1983*
 Saint John's (MN) W 94–59  1–0
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Nov 26, 1983*
 Army W 87–57  2–0
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Nov 28, 1983*
 Long Beach State L 65–73  2–1
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 1, 1983*
 at Texas Tech L 53–64  2–2
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 3, 1983*
 at Northern Arizona L 63–70  2–3
 Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec ?, 1983*
 Spring Arbor (MI) W 83–54  3–3
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 17, 1983*
 UC Irvine W 85–77  4–3
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 19, 1983*
 at UC Santa Barbara L 66–75  4–4
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 22, 1983*
 Idaho State W 81–69  5–4
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1983*
 vs. Florida A&M W 78–52  6–4
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 29, 1983*
 at Nevada L 66–70  6–5
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Jan 2, 1984*
 Idaho W 92–64  7–5
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan 5, 1984*
 at San Diego State L 47–61  7–6
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 7, 1984*
 Western Illinois W 81–62  8–6
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan ?, 1984*
 Mount Marty W 70–48  9–6
 USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan 19, 1984
 Gonzaga L 58–60  9–7
(0–1) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan 21, 1984
 Portland W 65–63  10–7
(1–1) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego California
Jan 28, 1984
 Santa Clara W 69–62  11–7
(2–1) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 3, 1984
 at Loyola Marymount W 75–73  12–7
(3–1) 		Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 1984
 at Pepperdine L 64–67  12–8
(3–2) 		Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 11, 1984
 at Saint Mary's L 71–79  12–9
(3–3) 		McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 16, 1984
 Pepperdine W 56–55  13–9
(4–3) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 18, 1984
 Loyola Marymount W 60–56  14–9
(5–3) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 23, 1984
 at Santa Clara W 63–61  15–9
(6–3) 		Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Mar 1, 1984
 at Portland W 63–56  16–9
(7–3) 		Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 3, 1984
 at Gonzaga W 71–69 2OT 17–9
(8–3) 		John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion 
Spokane, Washington
Mar 6, 1984
 Saint Mary's W 68–59  18–9
(9–3) 		USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1984*
 (12 W) vs. (12 W) Princeton
Play-in game 		L 56–65  18–10
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

[3][4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Canepa, Michael (December 3, 1984). "Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward and back". Evening Tribune. p. D-1.
  3. ^ "San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of San Diego Athletics. p. 36. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "1983-84 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.