1983–84 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 14th-year head coach Darrell Hedric, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings, and followed that success by winning the MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the West region, Miami was beaten by No. 9 seed SMU in the opening round, 83–69.

1983–84 Miami Redskins men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion
MAC tournament champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record24–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami 16 2   .889 24 6   .800
Ohio 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Bowling Green 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Toledo 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Kent State 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Central Michigan 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Ball State 5 13   .278 8 19   .296
Western Michigan 2 16   .111 4 22   .154
Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1983–84 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
F Chuck Dahn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
C Rusty Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
F Mike Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
F Ron Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Dayton, Ohio
F Tony Lehman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
F Billy Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
C Jim Manuel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Sr
C John Marx 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
G Eric Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
G Chuck Stahl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Stepfon Sudduth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G John Willoughby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Head coach
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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1983*
at No. 19 Indiana W 63–57  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 3, 1983*
Purdue L 58–67  1–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 7, 1983*
Dayton W 67–59  2–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 10, 1983*
Xavier W 72–53  3–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 17, 1983*
at Cincinnati W 55–50  4–1
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 27, 1983*
vs. Davidson W 70–52  5–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 28, 1983*
at Marquette L 47–59  5–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 2, 1984*
at Dayton L 79–89  5–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
MAC regular season
Jan 4, 1984
at Eastern Michigan W 50–48  6–3
(1–0)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 7, 1984
at Western Michigan W 70–67  7–3
(2–0)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mar 5, 1984
at Ball State W 85–76  21–5
(16–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
MAC tournament
Mar 8, 1984*
vs. Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 85–76  22–5
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
Mar 9, 1984*
vs. Toledo
Semifinals
W 51–46  23–5
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
Mar 10, 1984*
vs. Kent State
Championship game
W 42–40  24–5
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1984*
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Southern Methodist
First round
L 69–83  24–6
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1983–84 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.