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.[1][2]

1983–84 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
ECAC Metro Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Round
ConferenceECAC Metro
Record20–11 (11–5 ECAC-M)
Head coach
  • Paul Lizzo (10th season)
Home arenaSchwartz Athletic Center
Seasons
1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Robert Morris 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Marist 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Siena 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Saint Francis (PA) 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Wagner 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
St. Francis (NY) 1 15   .063 2 26   .071
1984 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1983–84 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Carey Scurry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
  • Paul Lizzo
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bye, bye Blackbirds as N'eastern gains". New York Daily News. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1983–84 LIU Sharks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2018-19 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). LIU Brooklyn Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Long Island 1983-1984 stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.