1984 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

{{Short description|Basketball Tournament}}

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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament

| Year = 1984

| Conference = East Coast Conference (Division I)

| Division = I

| Gender = Men's

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| Teams = 9

| Arena = Towson Center

| City = Towson, MD

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| Champions = Rider

| TitleCount = 1st

| Coach = John Barker Carpenter

| CoachCount = 1st

| MVP = Kevin Thomas

| MVPTeam = Rider

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{{1983–84 ECC men's basketball standings}}

The 1984 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10, 1984.{{cite web|title=1983-84 East Coast Conference Season Summary|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/east-coast/1984.html#all_conference-tournament|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=25 September 2021}} The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

{{4RoundBracket-Byes

| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 7

| RD2=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8

| RD3=Semifinals
Friday, March 9

| RD4=Championship
Saturday, March 10

| RD1-seed3 = 8

| RD1-team3 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Towson Tigers|school=Towson University|title=Towson}}

| RD1-score3 = 62*

| RD1-seed4 = 9

| RD1-team4 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|school=Lehigh University|title=Lehigh}}

| RD1-score4 = 60

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Bucknell Bison|school=Bucknell University|title=Bucknell}}

| RD2-score1 = 64

| RD2-seed2 = 8

| RD2-team2 = Towson

| RD2-score2 = 42

| RD2-seed3 = 4

| RD2-team3 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Lafayette Leopards|school=Lafayette College|title=Lafayette}}

| RD2-score3 = 69

| RD2-seed4 = 5

| RD2-team4 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Hofstra Pride|school=Hofstra University|title=Hofstra}}

| RD2-score4 = 49

| RD2-seed5 = 3

| RD2-team5 = Drexel

| RD2-score5 = 82

| RD2-seed6 = 6

| RD2-team6 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|school=University of Delaware|title=Delaware}}

| RD2-score6 = 72

| RD2-seed7 = 2

| RD2-team7 = Rider

| RD2-score7 = 49

| RD2-seed8 = 7

| RD2-team8 = {{cbb link|year=1983–84|sex=men|team=American Eagles|school=American University|title=American}}

| RD2-score8 = 47

| RD3-seed1 = 1

| RD3-team1 = Bucknell

| RD3-score1 = 46

| RD3-seed2 = 4

| RD3-team2 = Lafayette

| RD3-score2 = 44

| RD3-seed3 = 3

| RD3-team3 = Drexel

| RD3-score3 = 54

| RD3-seed4 = 2

| RD3-team4 = Rider

| RD3-score4 = 60

| RD4-seed1 = 1

| RD4-team1 = Bucknell

| RD4-score1 = 71

| RD4-seed2 = 2

| RD4-team2 = Rider

| RD4-score2 = 73*

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* denotes overtime game

All-Tournament Team

Source{{cite news|last=|first=| title=Rider stuns Bucknell in ECC final | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/172035058 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=March 11, 1984 |page=51 |via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 10, 2022}}

References

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