1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion; ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record	27–5 (14–0 ECAC-North)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Karl Fogel; Kevin Stacom; J. Keith Motley;
Home arena	Matthews Arena
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ECAC North men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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

Mark Halsel – ECAC North Player of the Year

References

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

[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.

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1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball

ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record	27–5 (14–0 ECAC-North)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Karl Fogel Kevin Stacom J. Keith Motley
Home arena	Matthews Arena
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Awards and honors

References

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