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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	25–6 (13–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rick Huckabay (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Bell Henry Dickerson John Lyles
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

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

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 Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Dan Bell (Northwestern State) Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV)) John Lyles (Louisiana College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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.