1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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]

1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball

ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Game
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	20–11 (11–5 ECC)
Head coach	John Carpenter (9th season)
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Roster edit

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

Roster

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]

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