# 1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by head coach Don Donoher, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were an NCAA independent. Dayton received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the West region where they made an unexpected run to the Elite Eight. They defeated No. 7 seed LSU 74–66 in the opening round, upset No. 2 seed Oklahoma 89–85 in the second round, and advanced over No. 6 Washington to reach the West regional final. They lost to eventual National champion Georgetown, 61–49, and finished the season 21–11.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1983* | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 80–78 | 1–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 7, 1983* | | at Miami (OH) | L 59–67 | 1–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | at Michigan | L 60–82 | 1–2 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec 12, 1983* | | Youngstown State | W 73–64 | 2–2 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | at Toledo | L 70–77 | 2–3 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Dec 20, 1983* | | Virginia Commonwealth | L 67–73 | 2–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | Yale | W 78–57 | 3–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1983* | | Oklahoma State | W 82–67 | 4–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1984* | | Miami (OH) | W 89–79 | 5–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 7, 1984* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 69–62 | 6–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 11, 1984* | | at Loyola (IL) | L 93–94 | 6–5 | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 14, 1984* | | Missouri | L 51–56 | 6–6 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 1984* | | at Temple | W 63–62 | 7–6 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 1984* | | at Marquette | L 64–66 | 7–7 | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 25, 1984* | | at Western Kentucky | W 71–68 | 8–7 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 28, 1984* | | Providence | W 73–47 | 9–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1984* | | Detroit Mercy | W 82–74 | 10–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 4, 1984* | | Vermont | W 81–53 | 11–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 7, 1984* | | at Creighton | W 79–64 | 12–7 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 11, 1984* | | La Salle | W 84–69 | 13–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 1984* | | at Maryland | L 59–61 | 13–8 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 15, 1984* | | at Butler | W 77–76 | 14–8 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 18, 1984* | | No. 3 DePaul | W 72–71 | 15–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 22, 1984* | | at No. 5 DePaul | L 59–79 | 15–9 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 25, 1984* | | at Cincinnati | W 82–60 | 16–9 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 29, 1984* | | at Xavier | L 61–72 | 16–10 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 3, 1984* | | Notre Dame | W 80–70 | 17–10 | University of Dayton Arena (13,505) Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | Old Dominion | W 64–63 | 18–10 | University of Dayton Arena (11,525) Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1984* | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) LSU First round | W 74–66 | 19–10 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 17, 1984* | (10 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma Second Round | W 89–85 | 20–10 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 23, 1984* | (10 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 15 Washington West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 64–58 | 21–10 | Pauley Pavilion (12,542) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 25, 1984* 4:00 p.m., CBS | (10 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown West Regional final – Elite Eight | L 49–61 | 21–11 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||