1983–84 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Davidson, Appalachian State, and Chattanooga to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 10 seed, they lost to No. 7 seed Villanova in the opening round.

1983–84 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record25–6 (13–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
Chattanooga 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
Western Carolina 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
The Citadel 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Furman 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
East Tennessee State 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
Davidson 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
VMI 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1983–84 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 32 LaVerne Evans 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1983*
at Eastern Michigan W 77–65  1–0
Bowen Field House (2,150)
Ypsilanti, MI
Dec 3, 1983*
West Virginia
rivalry
W 78–67  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (10,573)
Huntington, WV
Dec 9, 1983*
New Hampshire
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 99–72  3–0
Cam Henderson Center (6,738)
Huntington, WV
Dec 10, 1983*
TCU
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 90–67  4–0
Cam Henderson Center (7,612)
Huntington, WV
Dec 13, 1983*
Ohio Wesleyan W 112–83  5–0
Cam Henderson Center (6,341)
Huntington, WV
Dec 15, 1983*
at Morehead State L 78–81  5–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (5,000)
Morehead, KY
Dec 22, 1983*
Cincinnati W 77–50  6–1
Cam Henderson Center (8,303)
Huntington, WV
Dec 29, 1983*
vs. No. 5 Georgetown
Rebel Classic
L 71–82  6–2
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
Dec 30, 1983*
vs. Clemson
Rebel Classic
W 63–61  7–2
Thomas & Mack Center (16,465)
Paradise, NV
Jan 3, 1984*
Charleston (WV) W 92–59  8–2
Cam Henderson Center (7,229)
Huntington, WV
Jan 7, 1984
at Furman W 93–74  9–2
(1–0)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium (2,898)
Greenville, SC
Jan 9, 1984
at The Citadel L 76–84  9–3
(1–1)
McAlister Field House (644)
Charleston, SC
Jan 11, 1984
VMI W 79–53  10–3
(2–1)
Cam Henderson Center (7,906)
Huntington, WV
Jan 14, 1984
Chattanooga W 91–89  11–3
(3–1)
Cam Henderson Center (9,842)
Huntington, WV
Jan 16, 1984
Furman W 80–61  12–3
(4–1)
Cam Henderson Center (7,758)
Huntington, WV
Jan 21, 1984
East Tennessee State W 100–82  13–3
(5–1)
Cam Henderson Center (9,340)
Huntington, WV
Jan 23, 1984
at Appalachian State L 83–84 OT 13–4
(5–2)
Varsity Gymnasium (4,452)
Boone, NC
Jan 28, 1984
Western Carolina W 82–70  14–4
(6–2)
Cam Henderson Center (9,749)
Huntington, WV
Feb 1, 1984*
Marquette W 68–67  15–4
Cam Henderson Center (9,895)
Huntington, WV
Feb 4, 1984
at Chattanooga W 75–67  16–4
(7–2)
McKenzie Arena (10,491)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 6, 1984
at East Tennessee State W 65–63  17–4
(8–2)
Memorial Center (3,417)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 11, 1984
Davidson W 80–69  18–4
(9–2)
Cam Henderson Center (10,484)
Huntington, WV
Feb 14, 1984
Appalachian State W 84–77  19–4
(10–2)
Cam Henderson Center (9,517)
Huntington, WV
Feb 16, 1984
at VMI W 99–61  20–4
(11–2)
Camron Hall (600)
Lexington, VA
Feb 18, 1984
The Citadel W 85–71  21–4
(12–2)
Cam Henderson Center (10,705)
Huntington, WV
Feb 23, 1984
at Western Carolina L 100–102 OT 21–5
(12–3)
Reid Gymnasium (3,835)
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 25, 1984
at Davidson W 66–65  22–5
(13–3)
Johnston Gym (2,300)
Davidson, NC
SoCon tournament
Mar 8, 1984
(1) vs. (8) Davidson
Quarterfinals
W 78–68  23–5
Asheville Civic Center (4,210)
Asheville, NC
Mar 9, 1984
(1) vs. (4) Appalachian State
Semifinals
W 97–67  24–5
Asheville Civic Center (7,129)
Asheville, NC
Mar 10, 1984
(1) vs. (2) Chattanooga
Championship
W 111–107 2OT 25–5
Asheville Civic Center (6,684)
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1984*
(10 ME) vs. (7 ME) Villanova
First round
L 72–84  25–6
MECCA Arena (10,788)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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References

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  1. ^ "1983-84 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 39-40 Retrieved March 19, 2020