# 1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Jim Brovelli and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After having just a .500 conference winning percentage after six conference games, the team won their final six WCAC games to secure the regular season conference title. San Diego received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the play-in round to Princeton. It was the first time in program history the Toreros won the WCAC (now WCC) title as well as their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The team was led by all-conference forward Mike Whitmarsh, who was a runner-up that year for the conference player of the year award. Brovelli was named the conference coach of the year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov ?, 1983* | | Saint John's (MN) | W 94–59 | 1–0 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | Army | W 87–57 | 2–0 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Nov 28, 1983* | | Long Beach State | L 65–73 | 2–1 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Dec 1, 1983* | | at Texas Tech | L 53–64 | 2–2 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | at Northern Arizona | L 63–70 | 2–3 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Dec ?, 1983* | | Spring Arbor (MI) | W 83–54 | 3–3 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | UC Irvine | W 85–77 | 4–3 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Dec 19, 1983* | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 66–75 | 4–4 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | Idaho State | W 81–69 | 5–4 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Dec 28, 1983* | | vs. Florida A&M | W 78–52 | 6–4 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | at Nevada | L 66–70 | 6–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Jan 2, 1984* | | Idaho | W 92–64 | 7–5 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Jan 5, 1984* | | at San Diego State | L 47–61 | 7–6 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Jan 7, 1984* | | Western Illinois | W 81–62 | 8–6 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Jan ?, 1984* | | Mount Marty | W 70–48 | 9–6 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Jan 19, 1984 | | Gonzaga | L 58–60 | 9–7 (0–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | Portland | W 65–63 | 10–7 (1–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego California |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | Santa Clara | W 69–62 | 11–7 (2–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 3, 1984 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–73 | 12–7 (3–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at Pepperdine | L 64–67 | 12–8 (3–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | at Saint Mary's | L 71–79 | 12–9 (3–3) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 16, 1984 | | Pepperdine | W 56–55 | 13–9 (4–3) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | Loyola Marymount | W 60–56 | 14–9 (5–3) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 23, 1984 | | at Santa Clara | W 63–61 | 15–9 (6–3) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Mar 1, 1984 | | at Portland | W 63–56 | 16–9 (7–3) | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon |
| Mar 3, 1984 | | at Gonzaga | W 71–69 $^{2OT}$ | 17–9 (8–3) | John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion Spokane, Washington |
| Mar 6, 1984 | | Saint Mary's | W 68–59 | 18–9 (9–3) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1984* | (12 W) | vs. (12 W) Princeton Play-in game | L 56–65 | 18–10 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Scott Thompson – WCAC Newcomer of the Year
* Jim Brovelli – WCAC Coach of the Year