1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 8–10, 1984 at Spring Branch Coliseum in Houston, Texas.[1]

1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198384
Teams8
SiteSpring Branch Coliseum
Houston, Texas
ChampionsHouston Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachGene Iba (1st title)
MVPCraig Beard (Samford)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston Baptist113 .786247  .774
Samford104 .714228  .733
Georgia Southern86 .5711612  .571
Arkansas–Little Rock77 .5001415  .483
Centenary77 .5001216  .429
Mercer68 .4291414  .500
Hardin–Simmons59 .357922  .290
Northwestern State212 .143622  .214
Nicholls State00 197  .731
Georgia State 622  .214
1984 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Houston Baptist defeated Samford in the championship game, 81–76, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Huskies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.

Even though Georgia State joined the TAAC for the 1983–84 season, the Panthers did not compete in the conference tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 Houston Baptist 71
8 Northwestern State 53
1 Houston Baptist 76
4 Arkansas–Little Rock 58
5 Centenary 72
4 Arkansas–Little Rock 73
1 Houston Baptist 81
2 Samford 76
3 Georgia Southern 77
6 Mercer 80
6 Mercer 80
2 Samford 84
7 Hardin–Simmons 69
2 Samford 82

References

  1. "1983-84 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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