The 1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the

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(NCAA) Division I

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during the 1983–84 season. Richmond competed as a member of the

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(now known as the Colonial Athletic Association) under head basketball coach

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and played its home games at the

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. Richmond finished first in the ECAC South regular-season standings with a 7–3 conference record, and won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the

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. One of two teams assigned the No. 12 seed, Richmond secured a victory over Rider in the preliminary round, 89-65. In the opening round, the Spiders upset No. 5 seed Auburn, 72–71. Richmond lost to No. 4 seed

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, 75–67, in the round of 32.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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– ECAC South Player of the Year

References

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