1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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Atlantic-10 Tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic-10 Conference |
Record | 20–12 (9–9 A-10) |
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Captain | Herbie Brooks Darryl Prue |
Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Temple | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 6th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as No. 11 seed in the Mideast region.[1] In the opening round, West Virginia knocked off No. 6 seed Oregon State. The season came to an abrupt end in the round of 32 with a 102–77 loss to No. 3 seed Maryland.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 28, 1983* | Indiana (PA) | W 73–46 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 3, 1983* | at Marshall rivalry | L 67–78 | 1–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 7, 1983* | Robert Morris | W 72–62 | 2–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 10, 1983* | at Nevada-Las Vegas | L 72–86 | 2–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 17, 1983* | Pittsburgh | W 56–53 | 3–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 22, 1983* | Seattle | W 77–60 | 4–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 5, 1984* | George Washington | W 69–66 | 5–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1984* | Rutgers Quarterfinals | W 93–73 | 17–11 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 9, 1984* | No. 15 Temple Semifinals | W 67–65 | 18–11 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 10, 1984* | St. Bonaventure Championship game | W 59–56 | 19–11 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1984* | (ME 11) | vs. (ME 6) No. 17 Oregon State Second round | W 64–62 | 20–11 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 18, 1984* | (ME 11) | vs. (ME 3) No. 11 Maryland Second round | L 77–102 | 20–12 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
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References
- ^ "1983-84 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved January 29, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1983-84 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved January 29, 2022.