1983–84 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1983–84 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
1983–84 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Conference regular season champions
1984 National Invitation Tournament, Second round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	26–5 (11–1 Southland)
Head coach	Pat Foster (4th season);
Home arena	Beaumont Civic Center; (Capacity: 6,500)
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	11	–	1	.917	26	–	5	.839
Louisiana-Monroe	9	–	3	.750	17	–	12	.586
Louisiana Tech †	8	–	4	.667	26	–	7	.788
McNeese State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	15	.516
Arkansas State	4	–	8	.333	13	–	15	.464
North Texas	3	–	9	.250	9	–	19	.321
Texas-Arlington	1	–	11	.083	5	–	23	.179

† 1984 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1983–84 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship. They fell to the Louisiana Tech in the 1984 SLC tournament. They received an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated New Mexico in the first round and lost to Santa Clara in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 26–5 (11–1 Southland).^[2]

Roster[edit]

Sources:^[2]

1983–84 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Tom Sewell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Pensacola, FL
G	Jerry Everett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr
F	Kenneth Perkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	Lamont Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	George Milhouse	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	James Nance	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
	Wayne McKinney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
C	Anthony Todd	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr
G	Tony Kellybrew	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	Darrin Sublet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C	Brad Olson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Pat Foster (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Sources:^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1983*	at Wichita State	L 58–59	0–1	Charles Koch Arena (10,666) Wichita, Kansas
Nov 28, 1983*	St. Mary's (TX)	W 78–57	1–1	Beaumont Civic Center (4,212) Beaumont, Texas
Dec 5, 1983*	Texas State	W 77–56	2–1	Beaumont Civic Center (4,344) Beaumont, Texas
Dec 9, 1983*	vs. Saint Mary's (CA) Cougar Classic	W 61–57	3–1	Marriott Center (22,668) Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1983*	vs. Utah State Cougar Classic	L 58–59	3–2	Marriott Center (22,668) Provo, Utah
Dec 12, 1983*	at Weber State	W 58–55	4–2	Dee Events Center (8,668) Ogden, Utah
Dec 16, 1983*	vs. Northern Arizona Holiday Tournament	W 91–61	5–2	Roberts Municipal Stadium (7,612) Evansville, Indiana
Dec 17, 1983*	at Evansville Holiday Tournament	W 81–71	6–2	Roberts Municipal Stadium (7,667) Evansville, Indiana
Dec 22, 1983*	Hardin–Simmons	W 109–63	7–2	Beaumont Civic Center (4,134) Beaumont, Texas
Dec 29, 1983*	vs. Eastern Michigan Blade/Glass City Classic	W 78–70 ^3OT	8–2	Centennial Hall (4,500) Toledo, Ohio
Dec 30, 1983*	at Toledo Blade/Glass City Classic	W 81–78	9–2	Centennial Hall (8,042) Toledo, Ohio
Jan 10, 1984*	UTSA	W 75–51	10–2	Beaumont Civic Center (5,013) Beaumont, Texas
Southland regular season
Jan 14, 1984	Arkansas State	W 86–53	11–2 (1–0)	Beaumont Civic Center (5,445) Beaumont, Texas
Jan 19, 1984	at Northeast Louisiana	W 77–60	12–2 (2–0)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,740) Monroe, Louisiana
Jan 21, 1984	at Louisiana Tech	L 60–83	12–3 (2–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,415) Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 26, 1984	UT Arlington	W 110–79	13–3 (3–1)	Beaumont Civic Center (4,969) Beaumont, Texas
Jan 28, 1984	North Texas	W 96–69	14–3 (4–1)	Beaumont Civic Center (5,499) Beaumont, Texas
Feb 2, 1984	at McNeese	W 68–54	15–3 (5–1)	Lake Charles Civic Center (4,898) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1984*	Pan American Non–conference	W 85–61	16–3	Beaumont Civic Center (4,835) Beaumont, Texas
Feb 9, 1984	at Arkansas State	W 77–65	17–3 (6–1)	Indian Fieldhouse (4,311) Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 11, 1984	Northeast Louisiana	W 68–66	18–3 (7–1)	Beaumont Civic Center (5,581) Beaumont, Texas
Feb 16, 1984	Louisiana Tech	W 85–60	19–3 (8–1)	Beaumont Civic Center (5,923) Beaumont, Texas
Feb 18, 1984	at UT Arlington	W 94–73	20–3 (9–1)	Texas Hall (1,150) Arlington, Texas
Feb 23, 1984	at North Texas	W 89–66	21–3 (10–1)	The Super Pit (2,300) Denton, Texas
Feb 25, 1984	McNeese	W 86–79	22–3 (11–1)	Beaumont Civic Center (5,667) Beaumont, Texas
Feb 27, 1984*	at Pan American Non–conference	W 66–63	23–3	Pan Am Fieldhouse (3,374) Edinburg, Texas
Feb 29, 1984*	at UTSA Non–conference	W 86–73	24–3	Convocation Center (4,040) San Antonio, Texas
Southland tournament
Mar 9, 1984	McNeese State Semifinals	W 85–66	25–3	Beaumont Civic Center (5,538) Beaumont, Texas
Mar 10, 1984	Louisiana Tech Championship game	L 65–68	25–4	Beaumont Civic Center (5,553) Beaumont, Texas
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 14, 1984*	at New Mexico First round	W 64–61	26–4	The Pit (12,971) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 19, 1983*	Santa Clara Second round	L 74–76	26–5	Beaumont Civic Center (5,932) Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c "FINAL 1984 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT-Lamar University". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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

[Lamar_record-2] "FINAL 1984 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT-Lamar University". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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