1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record27–5 (14–0 ECAC-North)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
Seasons
1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 14 0   1.000 27 5   .844
Canisius 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Boston University 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
New Hampshire 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Maine 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Niagara 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Vermont 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
Colgate 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
1984 ECAC North tournament winner

The 1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1983–84 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–5 overall with a perfect 14–0 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. After defeating Long Island in the preliminary round, the Huskies were defeated in the opening round by VCU, 70–69.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Glenn Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Robert E. Fitch HS Groton, Connecticut
G 10 Skeeter Bryant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hope HS Providence, Rhode Island
G 11 Enndy Basquiat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Spring Valley HS Brooklyn, New York
G 20 Andre LaFleur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Gov. Dummer Academy Los Angeles, California
F 21 Wes Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Camden HS Camden, New Jersey
G 22 Phil Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr St. Anthony HS Jersey City, New Jersey
F 23 Steve Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Weequahic HS Newark, New Jersey
F 33 Mark Halsel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Schenley HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 34 Russ Ziemba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Joseph HS Perth Amboy, New Jersey
G/F 35 Reggie Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1983*
vs. Purdue
Sun Met Classic
L 64–83  0–1
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 26, 1983*
vs. North Dakota State
Sun Met Classic
W 94–77  1–1
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Nov 30, 1983*
Hartford W 93–71  2–1
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1983
at Vermont W 88–73  3–1
(1–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Dec 7, 1983*
Merrimack W 78–54  4–1
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 10, 1983*
at Cornell L 64–74  4–2
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Dec 17, 1983*
at Fairfield W 83–73  5–2
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 28, 1983*
vs. Princeton W 55–34  6–2
 
 
Dec 29, 1983*
vs. St. Bonaventure W 87–72  7–2
 
 
Jan 3, 1984
Maine W 83–81  8–2
(2–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 1984
at New Hampshire W 91–86  9–2
(3–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, New Hampshire
Jan 7, 1984*
East Carolina W 69–61  10–2
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 11, 1984
Vermont W 99–79  11–2
(4–0)
Matthews Arena 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 16, 1984
at Maine W 81–75  12–2
(5–0)
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
Jan 18, 1984*
at No. 16 Boston College L 78–81  12–3
Roberts Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 1984
at Colgate W 69–49  13–3
(6–0)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, New York
Jan 28, 1984*
Utica W 106–86  14–3
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 1984*
Army W 76–60  15–3
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 1984
at Canisius W 68–66  16–3
(7–0)
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
Feb 6, 1984
at Niagara W 76–70  17–3
(8–0)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Lewiston, New York
Feb 9, 1984
New Hampshire W 95–81  18–3
(9–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 11, 1984
at Boston University W 83–77  19–3
(10–0)
Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 15, 1984*
at North Carolina State L 74–77  19–4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1984
Colgate W 79–60  20–4
(11–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1984*
Canisius W 68–60  21–4
(12–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 27, 1984
Niagara W 94–90  22–4
(13–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 1, 1984
Boston University W 85–83  23–4
(14–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
ECAC North tournament
Mar 5, 1984*
Colgate
Quarterfinals
W 71–44  24–4
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 8, 1984*
Maine
Semifinals
W 83–77  25–4
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 10, 1984*
Canisius
Championship game
W 85–75  26–4
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1984*
(11 E) vs. (11 E) Long Island
Preliminary round
W 90–87  27–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 16, 1984*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Virginia Commonwealth
First round
L 69–70  27–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "VCU, Virginia Advance in East Regional". The Washington Post. March 17, 1984. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "1983–84 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2022.