# 1983–84 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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| 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. ||||||