# 1983–84 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led fourth-year by head coach Pat Kennedy, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals finished in a three-way tie atop the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the East region, the Gaels lost to No. 7 seed and eventual Final Four participant Virginia in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1983* | | Morgan State | W 92–46 | 1–0 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | vs. Robert Morris Carrier Classic | W 86–65 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 4, 1983* | | at Syracuse Carrier Classic | L 92–109 | 2–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 7, 1983* | | Detroit | W 91–81 | 3–1 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 9, 1983* | | Brown Iona Classic | W 72–59 | 4–1 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | Illinois-Chicago Iona Classic | W 86–65 | 5–1 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 13, 1983* | | at Marist | W 74–59 | 6–1 | McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Dec 23, 1983* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 73–74 | 6–2 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival | L 61–74 | 6–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 28, 1983* | | at Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival | W 66–60 | 7–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 5, 1984* | | vs. Louisville | L 81–93 | 7–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | Fordham | W 59–52 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Jan 11, 1984 | | Manhattan | W 86–76 | 9–4 (2–0) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | at Army | W 77–63 | 10–4 (3–0) | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, New York |
| Jan 17, 1984* | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 90–73 | 11–4 | Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | at Fairfield | W 86–64 | 12–4 (4–0) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Jan 23, 1984* | | New Orleans | W 80–70 | 13–4 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | La Salle | L 80–95 | 13–5 (4–1) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | Saint Peter's | W 70–58 | 14–5 (5–1) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Feb 1, 1984 | | Holy Cross | W 93–73 | 15–5 (6–1) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at Fordham | W 87–74 | 16–5 (7–1) | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York |
| Feb 8, 1984 | | at Manhattan | W 82–59 | 17–5 (8–1) | Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | Army | W 74–63 | 18–5 (9–1) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Feb 15, 1984 | | at Holy Cross | W 90–79 | 19–5 (10–1) | Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | Fairfield | W 91–88 | 20–5 (11–1) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Feb 22, 1984 | | at La Salle | L 79–81 | 20–6 (11–2) | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | at Saint Peter's | L 55–57 | 20–7 (11–3) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | | vs. Holy Cross Quarterfinals | W 73–66 | 21–7 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut |
| Mar 9, 1984* | | vs. Saint Peter's Semifinals | W 59–56 | 22–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | vs. Fordham Championship game | W 72–61 | 23–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1984* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Virginia First round | L 57–58 | 23–8 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Steve Burtt – MAAC Player of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 2 | 30 | Steve Burtt | Golden State Warriors |