1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	20–12 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	Gale Catlett (6th season);
Captain	Herbie Brooks; Darryl Prue
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

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.

1983–84 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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

Roster

1983–84 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	24	Lester Rowe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, New York

Head coach

Gale Catlett

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 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern.

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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.
"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.

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[1] "1983-84 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[2] "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[3] "1983-84 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[4] "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics