# 1983–84 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 1983–84 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Cliff Ellis, in his ninth year as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama finished the season 22–8, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the NIT tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1983* 7:30 p.m. | | Illinois State | L 70–84 | 0–1 | Jaguar Gym (3,122) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | Prairie View A&M | W 84–55 | 1–1 | Jaguar Gym (2,812) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 6, 1983* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 91–71 | 2–1 | Jaguar Gym (2,940) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 8, 1983* | | Florida A&M Colonial Classic | W 81–70 | 3–1 | Jaguar Gym (4,286) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 9, 1983* | | Auburn Colonial Classic | W 95–73 | 4–1 | Jaguar Gym (6,236) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 12, 1983* | | at New Orleans | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | UNO Lakefront Arena (4,150) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | Texas Southern | W 86–72 | 6–1 | Jaguar Gym (2,801) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 19, 1983* | | Southern Miss | W 73–71 | 7–1 | Jaguar Gym (3,744) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 21, 1983* | | at FIU Orange Bowl Classic | W 89–48 | 8–1 | (1,351) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | vs. Oklahoma State Orange Bowl Classic | W 78–72 | 9–1 | (1,351) Miami, Florida |
| Jan 2, 1984* | | Roosevelt | W 106–57 | 10–1 | Jaguar Gym (2,310) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 4, 1984 | | VCU | W 97–73 | 11–1 (1–0) | Jaguar Gym (7,017) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 1984 | | South Florida | W 59–58 | 12–1 (2–0) | Jaguar Gym (5,635) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | at Old Dominion | L 75–88 | 12–2 (2–1) | ODU Fieldhouse (5,561) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1984 | | at VCU | L 55–84 | 12–3 (2–2) | Richmond Coliseum (6,630) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | UAB | L 79–80 | 12–4 (2–3) | Jaguar Gym (11,106) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | Old Dominion | W 87–82 | 13–4 (3–3) | Jaguar Gym (4,104) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 29, 1984 | | UNC Charlotte | W 82–77 | 14–4 (4–3) | Jaguar Gym (6,186) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 1984 | | Jacksonville | W 91–76 | 15–4 (5–3) | Jaguar Gym (4,240) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at Western Kentucky | W 66–65 | 16–4 (6–3) | Diddle Arena (7,000) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 7, 1984* | | New Orleans | W 81–74 | 17–4 | Jaguar Gym (3,679) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | at UAB | L 50–51 | 17–5 (6–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,489) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 16, 1984 | | Western Kentucky | W 73–71 | 18–5 (7–4) | Jaguar Gym (5,191) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at South Florida | W 67–57 | 19–5 (8–4) | USF Sun Dome (5,547) Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 21, 1984 | | at Jacksonville | L 58–63 | 19–6 (8–5) | Jacksonville Coliseum (3,921) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 101–91 | 20–6 (9–5) | Belk Gymnasium (4,582) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1984* | | Bethune–Cookman | W 110–75 | 21–6 | Jaguar Gym (2,817) Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1981* | (4) | at (5) UAB Quarterfinals | L 68–76 | 21–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,621) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1981* | | vs. Florida First round | W 88–87 | 22–7 | (5,300) Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Mar 18, 1981* | | vs. Virginia Tech Second round | L 66–68 | 22–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,892) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||