1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament

The 1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament) was held March 8–10 at the JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.[2]

1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams6
SiteJMU Convocation Center
Harrisonburg, VA
ChampionsRichmond (1st title)
Winning coachDick Tarrant (1st title)
MVPJohnny Newman (Richmond)
ECAC South men's basketball tournaments
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 7 3   .700 22 10   .688
Navy 6 4   .600 24 8   .750
William & Mary 6 4   .600 14 14   .500
George Mason 5 5   .500 21 7   .750
James Madison 5 5   .500 15 14   .517
East Carolina 1 9   .100 4 24   .143
1984 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Richmond defeated Navy in the championship game, 74–55, to win their first ECAC South men's basketball tournament and, therefore, earn an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. This was Richmond's first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 Richmond 65
5 James Madison 57
4 George Mason 56
5 James Madison 63
1 Richmond 74
2 Navy 55
3 William & Mary 47
6 East Carolina 32
3 William & Mary 57
2 Navy 67

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.