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1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball

East Coast Conference
20–11 (11–5 ECC)
John Carpenter (9th season)
Fred Hill (1st season)
Alumni Gymnasium

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.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
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
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.

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