1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1983–84 season. Richmond competed as a member of the ECAC South (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.

1983–84 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ECAC South Regular Season Champions
ECAC South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceECAC South
Record22–10 (7–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Kratzer
Rodney Rice
Peter Woolfolk
Home arenaRobins Center
1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond73 .7002210  .688
Navy64 .600248  .750
William & Mary64 .6001414  .500
George Mason55 .500217  .750
James Madison55 .5001514  .517
East Carolina19 .100424  .143
1984 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 1984 NCAA tournament. 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 Indiana, 75–67, in the round of 32.

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