1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1984 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 7 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas Louisiana Tech 1st Andy Russo 1st Willie Simmons Louisiana Tech The 1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1984.html April 16, 2022 Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 68–65, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament. The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Tournament runner-up and conference regular season champion Lamar received an invitation to the 1984 NIT Tournament. Format All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round. First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 8 SemifinalsWednesday, March 9 ChampionshipThursday, March 10 4 1983 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 88 5 1983 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 72 3 Louisiana Tech 92 6 1983 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State 68 2 1983 men Northeast Louisiana Indians NE Louisiana 108 7 1983 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 86 1 Lamar 85 4 McNeese State 66 3 Louisiana Tech 69 2 NE Louisiana 56 1 Lamar 65 3 Louisiana Tech 68 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas Category:Sports competitions in Beaumont, Texas Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball