The 1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented

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in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by ninth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–11, 11–5 in ECC play to finish in second place. In the ECC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed , No. 3 seed Drexel, and top seed (in OT) to win the tournament and earn the first bid to the NCAA Tournament in program history. As one of two No. 12 seeds in the East region of the

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, the Broncs were defeated by

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, 89–65, in the play-in round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Rider Broncs men's basketball The Rider Broncs men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's college basketball, basketball program that represents Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Met ...