# 1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1983–84 college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 26* no, no | | Colgate | W 88–49 | 1-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| November 29* no, no | | Cornell | W 84–55 | 2-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 3* no, no | | Dusquesne Carrier Classic | W 87–69 | 3-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 4* no, no | | Iona Carrier Classic | W 109–92 | 4-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 10* no, no | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 64–87 | 4-1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 13* no, no | | Utica | W 80–65 | 5-1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 17* no, no | | at Marquette | L 68–79 | 5-2 | Milwaukee Arena/MECCA Milwaukee, WI |
| December 23* no, no | | St. Bonaventure | W 71–62 | 6-2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 30 no, no | | Seton Hall | W 79–74 | 7-2 (1-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 3 no, no | | Villanova | W 79–70 | 8-2 (2-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 17* no, no | | No. 17 Oklahoma | L 91–98 | 8-3 (2-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 11 no, no | | at Seton Hall | W 93–65 | 9-3 (3-0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| January 14 no, no | | at Providence | W 70–62 | 10-3 (4-0) | Providence, RI |
| January 18 no, no | | at Connecticut Rivalry | W 95–68 | 11-3 (5-0) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| January 21 no, no | | No. 16 Boston College | W 75–73 | 12-3 (6-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 25 no, no | No. 20 | at Pittsburgh | W 62–58 | 13-3 (7-0) | Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 28 no, no | No. 20 | St. John's | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 14-3 (8-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 30 8:00 p.m., MetroSports/ESPN | No. 20 | No. 4 Georgetown | L 67–80 | 14-4 (8-1) | Carrier Dome (30,758) Syracuse, NY |
| February 5 no, no | No. 13 | at Villanova | L 75–77 | 14-5 (8-2) | Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11* no, no | No. 19 | C.W. Post | W 103–86 | 15-5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 14 no, no | No. 16 | Providence | W 89–64 | 16-5 (9-2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 18 no, no | No. 16 | Connecticut Rivalry | W 87–85 $^{3OT}$ | 17-5 (10-2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 22 no, no | No. 16 | at Boston College | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 17-6 (10-3) | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 25 no, no | No. 16 | Pittsburgh | W 66–65 | 18-6 (11-3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 27 no, no | No. 16 | at St. John's | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 19-6 (12-3) | Queens, NY |
| February 29* no, no | No. 16 | at Canisius | W 68–64 | 20-6 | Buffalo, NY |
| March 3 12:00 p.m., MetroSports | No. 16 | at No. 4 Georgetown | L 71–88 | 20-7 (12-4) | Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 8* no, no | | vs. Connecticut Big East tournament • Quarterfinals/Rivalry | W 73–58 | 21-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 9* no, no | | vs. Villanova Big East tournament • Semifinals | W 66–65 | 22-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 10* 7:00 p.m., MetroSports/ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) No. 2 Georgetown Big East tournament • Final | L 71–82 $^{OT}$ | 22-8 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* no, no | No. 18 | vs. VCU NCAA tournament • Second Round | W 78–63 | 23-8 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutheford, NJ |
| March 22* no, NCAA | No. 18 | vs. Virginia NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinals | L 55–63 | 23-9 | The Omni Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||