1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 San Diego Toreros Basketball West Athletic Coast Conference WCAC 18–10 9–3 Jim Brovelli 11th John Cosentino 6th Gus Magee 11th David Babcock 2nd USD Sports Center West Coast Athletic Conference champions NCAA tournament 1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Jim Brovelli and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After having just a .500 conference winning percentage after six conference games, the team won their final six WCAC games to secure the regular season conference title. San Diego received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the play-in round to Princeton.LIU 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 It was the first time in program history the Toreros won the WCAC (now WCC) title as well as their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The team was led by all-conference forward Mike Whitmarsh, who was a runner-up that year for the conference player of the year award. Brovelli was named the conference coach of the year.Canepa Michael Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward and back December 3, 1984 Evening Tribune D-1 Roster 1983 San Diego Toreros y Mike Whitmarsh 32 F 6 7 205 sr y San Diego, California Scott Thompson 33 C 7 0 245 fr y basketball player Citrus Heights, California Anthony Reuss 34 F 6 7 200 jr El Cajon, California Jim Brovelli (San Francisco) https://usdtoreros.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1983-84/ Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego Toreros| Regular season Nov ?, 1983 yes 1983 men Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) USD Sports Center San Diego, California 94–59 1–0 Nov 26, 1983 yes 1983 men Army Cadets Army USD Sports Center San Diego, California 87–57 2–0 Nov 28, 1983 yes 1983 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State USD Sports Center San Diego, California 65–73 2–1 Dec 1, 1983 yes yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 53–64 2–2 Dec 3, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 63–70 2–3 Dec ?, 1983 yes 1983 men Spring Arbor Cougars Spring Arbor (MI) USD Sports Center San Diego, California 83–54 3–3 Dec 17, 1983 yes UC Irvine USD Sports Center San Diego, California 85–77 4–3 Dec 19, 1983 yes yes 1983 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 66–75 4–4 Dec 22, 1983 yes 1983 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State USD Sports Center San Diego, California 81–69 5–4 Dec 28, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 78–52 6–4 Dec 29, 1983 yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 66–70 6–5 Jan 2, 1984 yes Idaho USD Sports Center San Diego, California 92–64 7–5 Jan 5, 1984 yes yes 1983 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 47–61 7–6 Jan 7, 1984 yes 1983 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois USD Sports Center San Diego, California 81–62 8–6 Jan ?, 1984 yes 1983 men Mount Marty Lancers Mount Marty USD Sports Center San Diego, California 70–48 9–6 Jan 19, 1984 Gonzaga USD Sports Center San Diego, California 58–60 9–7 0–1 Jan 21, 1984 1983 men Portland Pilots Portland USD Sports Center San Diego California 65–63 10–7 1–1 Jan 28, 1984 1983 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara USD Sports Center San Diego, California 69–62 11–7 2–1 Feb 3, 1984 yes 1983 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 75–73 12–7 3–1 Feb 4, 1984 yes 1983 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 64–67 12–8 3–2 Feb 11, 1984 yes 1983 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 71–79 12–9 3–3 Feb 16, 1984 Pepperdine USD Sports Center San Diego, California 56–55 13–9 4–3 Feb 18, 1984 Loyola Marymount USD Sports Center San Diego, California 60–56 14–9 5–3 Feb 23, 1984 yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 63–61 15–9 6–3 Mar 1, 1984 yes Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 63–56 16–9 7–3 Mar 3, 1984 yes Gonzaga John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion Spokane, Washington 71–69 2OT 17–9 8–3 Mar 6, 1984 Saint Mary's USD Sports Center San Diego, California 68–59 18–9 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego Toreros| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1984 yes yes 12 W Princeton 12 W The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Play-in game 56–65 18–10 W West San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book https://usdtoreros.com/documents/2020/3/25/MBB_Record_Book_Through_2019_20_Season.pdf University of San Diego Athletics 36 February 27, 2022https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/san-diego/1984-schedule.html 1983-84 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Awards and honors Scott Thompson – WCAC Newcomer of the Year Jim Brovelli – WCAC Coach of the Year References San Diego Category:San Diego Toreros men's basketball seasons San Diego San Diego Toreros men's basketball San Diego Toreros men's basketball