1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 1983–84 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Iba’s seventh of eight seasons at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were new members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Huskies followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament – the only appearance in program history. Houston Baptist was beaten by Alcorn State in the play-in round[1] to finish the season 24–7, 11–3 in TAAC play.

1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champions
TAAC tournament champions
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record24–7 (11–3 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston Baptist †11–3 .78624–7  .774
Samford10–4 .71422–8  .733
Georgia Southern8–6 .57116–12  .571
Arkansas–Little Rock7–7 .50014–15  .483
Centenary7–7 .50012–16  .429
Mercer6–8 .42914–14  .500
Hardin–Simmons5–9 .3579–22  .290
Northwestern State2–12 .1436–22  .214
Nicholls State0–0 –19–7  .731
Georgia State– –6–22  .214
† 1984 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Darryl Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
G Fred Goporo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr
C Anicet Lavodrama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
F Terry Hairston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
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 (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 26, 1983*
    		 Texas Wesleyan W 70–60  1–0
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,026)
    Houston, Texas
    Nov 28, 1983*
    		 Oklahoma State W 75–65  2–0
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,428)
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 3, 1983*
    		 LeTourneau W 101–61  3–0
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (803)
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 9, 1983*
    		 vs. UMass W 68–55  4–0
    		 Edmunds Center (3,200)
    DeLand, Florida
    Dec 10, 1983*
    		 at Stetson L 63–71  4–1
    		 Edmunds Center (3,786)
    DeLand, Florida
    Dec 15, 1983*
    		 St. Edward's W 74–56  5–1
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,001)
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 15, 1983*
    		 Concordia W 85–75  6–1
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (817)
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 19, 1983*
    		 at No. 11 Louisiana State L 59–60  6–2
    		 LSU Assembly Center (11,713)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Dec 21, 1983
    		 at Nicholls State L 50–51  6–3
    (0–1)    		 Stopher Gymnasium (346)
    Thibodaux, Louisiana
    Dec 30, 1983*
    		 at Drake W 57–53  7–3
    		 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1,984)
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Jan 2, 1984*
    		 at Louisiana-Monroe W 69–61  8–3
    		 Fant-Ewing Coliseum (919)
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Jan 5, 1984
    		 Nicholls State W 63–57  9–3
    (1–1)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,850)
    Houston, Texas
    Jan 31, 1984*
    		 Prairie View A&M W 72–33  15–5
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (831)
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 4, 1984
    		 Hardin-Simmons W 50–46  16–5
    (6–2)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,024)
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 6, 1984
    		 at Arkansas–Little Rock L 61–66  16–6
    (6–3)    		 Barton Coliseum (500)
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Feb 9, 1984
    		 Centenary (LA) W 63–62 OT 17–6
    (7–3)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,009)
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 11, 1984
    		 Northwestern State W 91–67  18–6
    (8–3)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,111)
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 16, 1984
    		 at Samford W 63–57  19–6
    (9–3)    		 Seibert Hall (3,100)
    Homewood, Alabama
    Feb 25, 1984
    		 Georgia Southern W 75–52  20–6
    (10–3)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,525)
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 27, 1984
    		 Mercer W 73–57  21–6
    (11–3)    		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,127)
    Houston, Texas
    TAAC Tournament
    Mar 8, 1984*
    		 Northwestern State
    Quarterfinals    		 W 71–53  22–6
    		 Sharp Gymnasium (903)
    Houston, Texas
    Mar 9, 1984*
    		 Arkansas–Little Rock
    Semifinals    		 W 76–58  23–6
    		 Don Coleman Coliseum (1,598)
    Houston, Texas
    Mar 10, 1984*
    		 Samford
    Championship game    		 W 81–76  24–6
    		 Don Coleman Coliseum (2,509)
    Houston, Texas
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 13, 1984*
    		 (12 MW) vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State
    Play-in game    		 L 60–79  24–7
    		 University of Dayton Arena (7,500)
    Dayton, Ohio
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central.

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    References
    1. "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
    2. "1983–84 Houston Baptist Basketball Roster". HBUHuskies.com.
    3. "2021–22 HBU Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
    4. "Houston Baptist 1983-1984 stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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