# 1983–84 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by head coach Paul Lizzo, played their home games at the Schwartz Athletic Center and were members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–5 in ECAC-M play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the ECAC Metro tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1984 NCAA tournament where they lost in the play-in round to Northeastern, 90–87.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov ?, 1983* | | John Jay | W 80–65 | 1–0 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,487) Brooklyn, New York |
| Nov ?, 1983* | | Dowling | W 91–43 | 2–0 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,394) Brooklyn, New York |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | at South Florida | L 64–88 | 2–1 | Sun Dome (4,015) Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 6, 1983* | | at George Mason | L 90–94 | 2–2 | GMU Field House (2,000) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Dec 9, 1983* | | at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Classic | L 80–126 | 2–3 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,714) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | vs. Oklahoma City Golden Hurricane Classic | L 72–83 | 2–4 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,720) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 13, 1983* | | at Providence | W 72–65 | 3–4 | Providence Civic Center (4,424) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec ?, 1983* | | CCNY | W 86–49 | 4–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,112) Brooklyn, New York |
| Dec ?, 1983* | | Concordia | W 81–67 | 5–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (973) Brooklyn, New York |
| Dec 20, 1983 | | at Marist | L 71–75 | 5–5 (0–1) | McCann Arena (1,284) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 76–74 | 6–5 (1–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,418) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | at Loyola (MD) | L 63–71 | 6–6 (1–2) | Evergreen Gym (1,102) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 19, 1984 | | Robert Morris | W 70–64 | 7–6 (2–2) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,505) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 100–78 | 8–6 (3–2) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,186) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 25, 1984 | | at Wagner | W 86–73 | 9–6 (4–2) | Sutter Gymnasium (700) Staten Island, New York |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88–78 | 10–6 (5–2) | FDU Gym (1,175) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Jan 31, 1984* | | at Monmouth | W 65–61 | 11–6 | Boylan Gymnasium (903) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 88–81 | 12–6 (6–2) | Pope Physical Education Center (1,003) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 8, 1984 | | Siena | W 76–62 | 13–6 (7–2) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,373) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | Marist | W 81–71 | 14–6 (8–2) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,532) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 13, 1984* | | Fordham | L 91–96 | 14–7 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,562) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 15, 1984 | | at Siena | L 86–90 | 14–8 (8–3) | Alumni Recreation Center (2,217) Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | Loyola (MD) | L 84–95 | 14–9 (8–4) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,390) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 23, 1984 | | at Robert Morris | L 77–78 | 14–10 (8–5) | John Jay Center (1,281) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 74–63 | 15–10 (9–5) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (3,398) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 29, 1984 | | Wagner | W 80–76 | 16–10 (10–5) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,012) Brooklyn, New York |
| Mar 3, 1984 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 81–79 | 17–10 (11–5) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,316) Brooklyn, New York |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1984* | | vs. St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals | W 67–62 | 18–10 | McCann Arena (1,854) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Mar 9, 1984* | | at Marist Semifinals | W 64–55 | 19–10 | McCann Arena (1,854) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Mar 10, 1984* | | vs. Robert Morris Championship game | W 87–81 | 20–10 | McCann Arena (1,287) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1984* | (11 E) | vs. (11 E) Northeastern Play-in game | L 87–90 | 20–11 | The Palestra (2,000) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||