1983–84 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

1983–84 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
1983–84 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley Regular Season Champions; Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	25–6 (12–2 OVC)
Head coach	Wayne Martin;
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Wayne Martin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 12–2 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 1984 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. As a 12 seed, they won the play-in game over North Carolina A&T before falling to No. 5 seed Louisville in the first round.^[2]

1983–84 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State †	12	–	2	.857	25	–	6	.806
Tennessee Tech	11	–	3	.786	18	–	10	.643
Youngstown State	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Murray State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Austin Peay	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Middle Tennessee	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Akron	3	–	11	.214	8	–	19	.296

† 1984 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Earl Harrison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Wayne Martin

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*	Tennessee Wesleyan	W 72–46	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Nov 28, 1983*	Lincoln Memorial	W 89–57	2–0	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Nov 30, 1983*	Alabama–Huntsville	W 89–55	3–0	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 3, 1983*	at Kansas	L 57–75	3–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 7, 1983*	at Tennessee	L 63–75	3–2	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1983*	Western Michigan	W 95–70	4–2	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 15, 1983*	Marshall	W 81–78	5–2	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 19, 1983*	at Western Michigan	W 77–60	6–2	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 2, 1984*	at Louisville	L 50–85	6–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1984*	at Tennessee State	W 68–67	7–3	Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1984	Middle Tennessee State	L 54–57	7–4 (0–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 13, 1984	Tennessee Tech	W 79–72	8–4 (1–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 19, 1984	at Austin Peay	W 74–59	9–4 (2–1)	Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Jan 21, 1984	at Murray State	W 87–76	10–4 (3–1)	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Jan 26, 1984	at Youngstown State	W 88–77	11–4 (4–1)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 28, 1984	at Akron	W 86–78	12–4 (5–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Jan 31, 1984*	Western Kentucky	W 69–65	13–4	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 4, 1984	at Eastern Kentucky	W 65–60	14–4 (6–1)	McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1984*	Tennessee State	W 73–62	15–4	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 9, 1984	Youngstown State	W 88–64	16–4 (7–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 11, 1984*	Akron	W 93–74	17–4 (8–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 13, 1984*	Indiana University Southeast	W 78–74 ^OT	15–4	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 16, 1984	at Middle Tennessee State	W 88–73	18–4 (9–1)	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1984	at Tennessee Tech	L 62–70	19–5 (9–2)	Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1984	Austin Peay	W 85–75	20–5 (10–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1984	Murray State	W 71–64	21–5 (11–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1984	Eastern Kentucky	W 76–68	22–5 (12–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference Basketball tournament
Mar 8, 1984*	Murray State Semifinals	W 80–64	23–5	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
Mar 9, 1984*	Youngstown State Championship game	W 47–44	24–5	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1984*	vs. North Carolina A&T Play-in game	W 70–69	25–5	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 16, 1984*	vs. Louisville First round	L 59–72	25–6	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References edit

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "Louisville-TU Set; KU Rally Ousts Alcorn". The Oklahoman. March 17, 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "1983–84 Morehead State Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Morehead State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "Louisville-TU Set; KU Rally Ousts Alcorn". The Oklahoman. March 17, 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[3] "1983–84 Morehead State Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[4] "2021-22 Morehead State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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1983–84 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley Regular Season Champions Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	25–6 (12–2 OVC)
Head coach	Wayne Martin
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →