# 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1983–84 season. Led by head coach Andy Russo, the Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. After finishing 3rd in the conference regular season standings, Louisiana Tech won the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. After an opening round win over Fresno State, the team was beaten by eventual National runner-up Houston, 77–69. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a 26–7 record (8–4 Southland).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1983* | | at Western Kentucky | W 73–71 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena (5,400) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Nov 30, 1983* | | Northwestern State | W 79–55 | 2–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,550) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | at Rice | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse (500) Houston, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1983* | | at Centenary | W 92–77 | 4–0 | Gold Dome (3,322) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1983* | | at Northwestern State | W 77–61 | 5–0 | Prather Coliseum (700) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | Kent State | W 75–66 | 6–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,880) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 16, 1983* | | vs. Western Carolina | W 72–48 | 7–0 | Stokely Athletic Center (6,500) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | at Tennessee | L 61–71 | 7–1 | Stokely Athletic Center (6,500) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1983* | | at No. 18 UTEP | L 70–82 | 7–2 | Special Events Center (11,221) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | at Hawaii | W 76–63 | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,372) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 7, 1984* | | East Texas Baptist | W 90–46 | 9–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,705) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 1984* | | Pan American | W 56–52 | 10–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,940) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 11, 1984* | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 63–62 | 11–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,110) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | Northeast Louisiana | W 79–63 | 12–2 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (8,825) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 19, 1984 | | at Arkansas State | L 52–53 | 12–3 (1–1) | Indian Fieldhouse (3,964) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | Lamar | W 83–60 | 13–3 (2–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,415) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | McNeese State | W 74–61 | 14–3 (3–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,440) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 28, 1984* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 77–73 | 15–3 | Blackham Coliseum (9,127) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 2, 1984 | | at North Texas | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (4–1) | The Super Pit (2,100) Denton, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | Texas–Arlington | W 89–74 | 17–3 (5–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,850) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 9, 1984 | | at Northeast Louisiana | L 79–82 | 17–4 (5–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,955) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | Arkansas State | W 87–71 | 18–4 (6–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,750) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 16, 1984 | | at Lamar | L 60–85 | 18–5 (6–3) | Beaumont Civic Center (5,923) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at McNeese State | L 79–97 | 18–6 (6–4) | Lake Charles Civic Center (4,000) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 1984* | | Centenary | W 85–76 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,560) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | North Texas | W 96–69 | 20–6 (7–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,750) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 1, 1984 | | at Texas–Arlington | W 94–78 | 21–6 (8–4) | Texas Hall (700) Arlington, Texas |
| Mar 3, 1984 | | at Pan American | W 69–63 | 22–6 | Pan Am Fieldhouse (3,055) Edinburg, Texas |
| Southland Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | | North Texas Quarterfinals | W 92–68 | 23–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,850) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 9, 1984* | | vs. Louisiana-Monroe Semifinals | W 69–56 | 24–6 | Beaumont Civic Center (5,538) Beaumont, Texas |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | at Lamar Championship game | W 68–65 | 25–6 | Beaumont Civic Center (5,553) Beaumont, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1984* | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Fresno State First round | W 66–56 | 26–6 | Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 17, 1984* | (10 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Houston Second round | L 69–77 | 26–7 | Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||