1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies Basketball 175 Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 24–7 11–3 Gene Iba 7th Sharp Gymnasium(Capacity: 1,000) TAAC Regular season championsTAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 1983–84 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Iba’s seventh of eight seasons at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were new members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Huskies followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament – the only appearance in program history. Houston Baptist was beaten by Alcorn State in the play-in roundLIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/14/sports/liu-out-princeton-gains-in-ncaa.html The New York Times March 14, 1984 February 27, 2022 to finish the season 24–7, 11–3 in TAAC play. The Huskies led the league in field goal percentage and, as of 2017, the 1983-84 team has the tenth-highest all-time season shooting percentage of an NCAA Division I team.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2017/D1.pdf Division I Men's Basketball Records 56 2017 fs.ncaa.org Of the team members, three (Fred Goporo, Bruno Kongaouin, and Anicet Lavodrama) represented the Central African Republic men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Roster 1983 Houston Baptist Huskies y yes Boone Almanza F 6 4 jr Scott Bigott G 6 2 sr Matt England G 6 4 jr Fred Goporo G 5 10 160 fr y Terry Hairston F 6 4 sr Larry Hollins F 6 6 sr Darryl Jones G 6 2 sr Bruno Kongaouin F 6 8 fr Anicet Lavodrama C 6 9 jr y Hamilton Lewis C 6 7 jr Reggie Martin G 6 3 jr Arthur Walton G 6 3 fr Ellington Wilkins C 6 7 so Gene Iba (Tulsa)Sources: 1984 Final 1984 Men's Basketball Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/287/stats/13157 stats.ncaa.orgHouston Christian Athletics Department October 24, 2014 https://hcuhuskies.com/news/2014/10/24/BB_1024141151 2014 Hall of Honor Class Announced March 16, 2024 hcuhuskies.comhttps://stats.ncaa.org/team/287/stats/13486 Final 1985 Men's Basketball Statistics Report 1 1985 March 16, 2024 stats.ncaa.org(Martin and Wilkins H/W and Position) Schedule and results 1983-84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1983 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Baptist Huskies|Regular Season Nov 26, 1983 yes 1983 none Texas Wesleyan Rams Texas Wesleyan Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 70–60 1,026 1–0 Nov 28, 1983 yes 1983 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 75–65 1,428 2–0 Dec 3, 1983 yes 1983 none LeTourneau Yellowjackets LeTourneau Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 101–61 803 3–0 Dec 9, 1983 yes yes 1983 men UMass Minutemen UMass Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 68–55 3,200 4–0 Dec 10, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 63–71 3,786 4–1 Dec 15, 1983 yes 1983 none St. Edward's Hilltoppers St. Edward's Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 74–56 1,001 5–1 Dec 15, 1983 yes 1983 none Concordia Tornados Concordia Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 85–75 817 6–1 Dec 19, 1983 yes yes Louisiana State 11 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 59–60 11,713 6–2 Dec 21, 1983 yes 1983 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana 50–51 346 6–3 0–1 Dec 30, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 57–53 1,984 7–3 Jan 2, 1984 yes yes 1983 men Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 69–61 919 8–3 Jan 5, 1984 Nicholls State Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 63–57 1,850 9–3 1–1 Jan 31, 1984 yes 1983 none Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 72–33 831 15–5 Feb 4, 1984 1983 men Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 50–46 1,024 16–5 6–2 Feb 6, 1984 yes 1983 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 61–66 500 16–6 6–3 Feb 9, 1984 1983 none Centenary Gentlemen Centenary (LA) Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 63–62 OT 1,009 17–6 7–3 Feb 11, 1984 1983 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 91–67 1,111 18–6 8–3 Feb 16, 1984 yes 1983 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama 63–57 3,100 19–6 9–3 Feb 25, 1984 1983 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 75–52 1,525 20–6 10–3 Feb 27, 1984 1983 men Mercer Bears Mercer Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 73–57 1,127 21–6 11–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Baptist Huskies|TAAC Tournament Mar 8, 1984 yes Northwestern State Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas Quarterfinals 71–53 903 22–6 Mar 9, 1984 yes Arkansas–Little Rock Spring Branch Coliseum Houston, Texas Semifinals 76–58 1,598 23–6 Mar 10, 1984 yes Samford Spring Branch Coliseum Houston, Texas Championship game 81–76 2,509 24–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Baptist Huskies|NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1984 yes yes 12 MW Alcorn State 12 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Play-in game 60–79 7,500 24–7 AP Poll Central Sources: 2021–22 HBU Men's Basketball Media Guide https://hbuhuskies.com/documents/2021/11/12/2021_22_HBU_MBB_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf Houston Baptist University Athletics February 27, 2022 References Category:Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball seasons Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Huskies basketball Houston Baptist Huskies basketball