# 1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1983–84 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–5 overall with a perfect 14–0 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. After defeating Long Island in the preliminary round, the Huskies were defeated in the opening round by VCU, 70–69.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1983* | | vs. Purdue Sun Met Classic | L 64–83 | 0–1 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | vs. North Dakota State Sun Met Classic | W 94–77 | 1–1 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 30, 1983* | | Hartford | W 93–71 | 2–1 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 3, 1983 | | at Vermont | W 88–73 | 3–1 (1–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Dec 7, 1983* | | Merrimack | W 78–54 | 4–1 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | at Cornell | L 64–74 | 4–2 | Barton Hall Ithaca, New York |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | at Fairfield | W 83–73 | 5–2 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Dec 28, 1983* | | vs. Princeton | W 55–34 | 6–2 | |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | vs. St. Bonaventure | W 87–72 | 7–2 | |
| Jan 3, 1984 | | Maine | W 83–81 | 8–2 (2–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 5, 1984 | | at New Hampshire | W 91–86 | 9–2 (3–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Jan 7, 1984* | | East Carolina | W 69–61 | 10–2 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 11, 1984 | | Vermont | W 99–79 | 11–2 (4–0) | Matthews Arena El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 16, 1984 | | at Maine | W 81–75 | 12–2 (5–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Jan 18, 1984* | | at No. 16 Boston College | L 78–81 | 12–3 | Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | at Colgate | W 69–49 | 13–3 (6–0) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| Jan 28, 1984* | | Utica | W 106–86 | 14–3 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 1, 1984* | | Army | W 76–60 | 15–3 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at Canisius | W 68–66 | 16–3 (7–0) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 6, 1984 | | at Niagara | W 76–70 | 17–3 (8–0) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York |
| Feb 9, 1984 | | New Hampshire | W 95–81 | 18–3 (9–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | at Boston University | W 83–77 | 19–3 (10–0) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 15, 1984* | | at North Carolina State | L 74–77 | 19–4 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | Colgate | W 79–60 | 20–4 (11–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 25, 1984* | | Canisius | W 68–60 | 21–4 (12–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 27, 1984 | | Niagara | W 94–90 | 22–4 (13–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 1, 1984 | | Boston University | W 85–83 | 23–4 (14–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| ECAC North tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1984* | | Colgate Quarterfinals | W 71–44 | 24–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 8, 1984* | | Maine Semifinals | W 83–77 | 25–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | Canisius Championship game | W 85–75 | 26–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1984* | (11 E) | vs. (11 E) Long Island Preliminary round | W 90–87 | 27–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 16, 1984* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Virginia Commonwealth First round | L 69–70 | 27–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mark Halsel – ECAC North Player of the Year