1984 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

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1984 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams9
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsRider (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Barker Carpenter (1st title)
MVPKevin Thomas (Rider)
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1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 2   .875 24 5   .828
Rider 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Drexel 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Lafayette 9 7   .563 12 17   .414
Hofstra 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Delaware 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
American 5 11   .313 6 22   .214
Towson 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
Lehigh 3 13   .188 4 23   .148
1984 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1984 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10, 1984.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results[edit]

First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Bucknell 64
8 Towson 42
8 Towson 62*
9 Lehigh 60
1 Bucknell 46
4 Lafayette 44
4 Lafayette 69
5 Hofstra 49
1 Bucknell 71
2 Rider 73*
3 Drexel 82
6 Delaware 72
3 Drexel 54
2 Rider 60
2 Rider 49
7 American 47

* denotes overtime game

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Source[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1983-84 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rider stuns Bucknell in ECC final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 1984. p. 51. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.