1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Independent
Record	21–11
Head coach	Don Donoher (20th season);
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by head coach Don Donoher, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were an NCAA independent. Dayton received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the West region where they made an unexpected run to the Elite Eight. They defeated No. 7 seed LSU 74–66 in the opening round, upset No. 2 seed Oklahoma 89–85 in the second round, and advanced over No. 6 Washington^[1] to reach the West regional final. They lost to eventual National champion Georgetown, 61–49,^[2] and finished the season 21–11.

ConferenceIndependent

Record21–11

Headcoach

Don Donoher (20th season)

HomearenaUniversity of Dayton Arena

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1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 DePaul		–		–	27	–	3	.900
UTSA		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–	23	–	10	.697
Stetson		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Dayton		–		–	21	–	11	.656
Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	12	.636
Marquette		–		–	17	–	13	.567
Baptist		–		–	15	–	13	.536
New Orleans		–		–	14	–	14	.500
Texas–Pan American		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Tennessee State		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Utica		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	11	–	17	.393
UNC Wilmington		–		–	11	–	17	.393
Campbell		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Brooklyn		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Monmouth		–		–	6	–	21	.222
Georgia State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Eastern Washington		–		–	4	–	22	.154
U.S. International		–		–	2	–	26	.071

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1983*		Louisiana-Monroe	W 80–78	1–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 7, 1983*		at Miami (OH)	L 59–67	1–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 10, 1983*		at Michigan	L 60–82	1–2	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 12, 1983*		Youngstown State	W 73–64	2–2	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 17, 1983*		at Toledo	L 70–77	2–3	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 20, 1983*		Virginia Commonwealth	L 67–73	2–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 29, 1983*		Yale	W 78–57	3–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1983*		Oklahoma State	W 82–67	4–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 2, 1984*		Miami (OH)	W 89–79	5–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 7, 1984*		Eastern Kentucky	W 69–62	6–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 11, 1984*		at Loyola (IL)	L 93–94	6–5	Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Jan 14, 1984*		Missouri	L 51–56	6–6	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 17, 1984*		at Temple	W 63–62	7–6	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1984*		at Marquette	L 64–66	7–7	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 25, 1984*		at Western Kentucky	W 71–68	8–7	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 28, 1984*		Providence	W 73–47	9–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 2, 1984*		Detroit Mercy	W 82–74	10–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 4, 1984*		Vermont	W 81–53	11–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 7, 1984*		at Creighton	W 79–64	12–7	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 11, 1984*		La Salle	W 84–69	13–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 13, 1984*		at Maryland	L 59–61	13–8	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 15, 1984*		at Butler	W 77–76	14–8	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 18, 1984*		No. 3 DePaul	W 72–71^[3]	15–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 22, 1984*		at No. 5 DePaul	L 59–79^[4]	15–9	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 25, 1984*		at Cincinnati	W 82–60	16–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 29, 1984*		at Xavier	L 61–72	16–10	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 3, 1984*		Notre Dame	W 80–70^[5]	17–10	University of Dayton Arena (13,505) Dayton, Ohio
Mar 10, 1984*		Old Dominion	W 64–63^[6]^[7]	18–10	University of Dayton Arena (11,525) Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1984*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) LSU First round	W 74–66^[8]	19–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 17, 1984*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma Second Round	W 89–85^[9]^[10]	20–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 1984*	(10 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 15 Washington West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 64–58^[11]	21–10	Pauley Pavilion (12,542) Los Angeles, California
Mar 25, 1984* 4:00 p.m., CBS	(10 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown West Regional final – Elite Eight	L 49–61^[12]	21–11	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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