1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 none 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Southland Conference Southland 26–7 8–4 Andy Russo 5th Thomas Assembly Center Southland Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament Second round https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-tech/1984.html 1983-84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1983–84 season. Led by head coach Andy Russo, the Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. After finishing 3rd in the conference regular season standings, Louisiana Tech won the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. After an opening round win over Fresno State, the team was beaten by eventual National runner-up Houston, 77–69. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a 26–7 record (8–4 Southland). Roster 1983 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs y Karl Malone 32 FC 6 9 250 So y Summerfield, Louisiana Rennie Bailey F 6 4 Sr Wayne Smith g 6 4 So Willie Simmons f 6 10 jr Alan Davis g 6 2 jr Robert Godbolt f 6 6 fr Ken Roberson f 6 6 sr Tony Dawson g 6 1 so Adam Frank g 6 1 jr Hiram Harris f 6 6 so Andy Russo Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-tech/1984.html 1983-84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com January 29, 2022FINAL 1984 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT - Louisiana Tech https://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/13157 NCAA.org December 19, 2023 Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs| Regular season Nov 28, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 73–71 2OT 5,400 1–0 Nov 30, 1983 yes 1983 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 79–55 4,550 2–0 Dec 3, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Rice Owls Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 77–69 500 3–0 Dec 5, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana 92–77 3,322 4–0 Dec 8, 1983 yes yes Northwestern State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 77–61 700 5–0 Dec 10, 1983 yes 1983 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 75–66 3,880 6–0 Dec 16, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 72–48 6,500 7–0 Dec 17, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 61–71 6,500 7–1 Dec 19, 1983 yes yes UTEP 18 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 70–82 11,221 7–2 Dec 22, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 76–63 3,372 8–2 Jan 7, 1984 yes 1983 men East Texas Baptist Tigers East Texas Baptist Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 90–46 2,705 9–2 Jan 9, 1984 yes 1983 men Pan American Broncs Pan American Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 56–52 1,940 10–2 Jan 11, 1984 yes 1983 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 63–62 4,110 11–2 Jan 14, 1984 1983 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 79–63 8,825 12–2 1–0 Jan 19, 1984 yes 1983 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Indian Fieldhouse Jonesboro, Arkansas 52–53 3,964 12–3 1–1 Jan 21, 1984 Lamar Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 83–60 4,415 13–3 2–1 Jan 26, 1984 1983 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 74–61 3,440 14–3 3–1 Jan 28, 1984 yes yes Southwestern Louisiana Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana 77–73 9,127 15–3 Feb 2, 1984 yes 1983 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas The Super Pit Denton, Texas 75–68 OT 2,100 16–3 4–1 Feb 4, 1984 1983 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 89–74 2,850 17–3 5–1 Feb 9, 1984 yes Northeast Louisiana Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 79–82 4,955 17–4 5–2 Feb 11, 1984 Arkansas State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 87–71 2,750 18–4 6–2 Feb 16, 1984 yes Lamar Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 60–85 5,923 18–5 6–3 Feb 18, 1984 yes McNeese State Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana 79–97 4,000 18–6 6–4 Feb 21, 1984 yes Centenary Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 85–76 OT 4,560 19–6 Feb 25, 1984 North Texas Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 96–69 1,750 20–6 7–4 Mar 1, 1984 yes Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 94–78 700 21–6 8–4 Mar 3, 1984 yes Pan American Pan Am Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas 69–63 3,055 22–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs| Southland Conference tournament Mar 8, 1984 yes North Texas Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana Quarterfinals 92–68 1,850 23–6 Mar 9, 1984 yes yes Louisiana-Monroe Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas Semifinals 69–56 5,538 24–6 Mar 10, 1984 yes yes Lamar Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas Championship game 68–65 5,553 25–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1984 yes yes 10 MW Fresno State 7 MW Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee First round 66–56 11,200 26–6 Mar 17, 1984 yes yes 10 MW Houston 5 2 MW Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee Second round 69–77 11,200 26–7 AP Poll MW Midwest https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-tech/1984-schedule.html 1983-84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2019–20 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide https://latechsports.com/sports/2018/7/20/_m_baskbl_media_guides_html.aspx Louisiana Tech Athletics January 29, 2022FINAL 1984 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT - Louisiana Tecch https://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/13157 NCAA.org 2 December 19, 2023 References Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball seasons Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Category:1983 in sports in Louisiana Category:1984 in sports in Louisiana