1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by ninth-year head coach John Carpenter, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the East Coast Conference. 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 American, No. 3 seed Drexel, and top seed Bucknell (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 1984 NCAA tournament, the Broncs were defeated by Richmond, 89–65, in the play-in round.

1983–84 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Game
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record20–11 (11–5 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell142 .875245  .828
Rider115 .6882011  .645
Drexel106 .6251712  .586
Lafayette97 .5631217  .414
Hofstra97 .5631414  .500
Delaware610 .3751116  .407
American511 .313622  .214
Towson511 .3131019  .345
Lehigh313 .188423  .148
1984 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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