1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|Basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{One source|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1984
| Conference = TAAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 8
| Arena = Spring Branch Coliseum
| City = Houston, Texas
| Champions = Houston Baptist
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Gene Iba
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Craig Beard
| MVPTeam = {{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}}
}}
{{1983–84 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 8–10, 1984 at Spring Branch Coliseum in Houston, Texas.{{cite web| title =1983-84 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year =2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1984.html| accessdate =February 27, 2016| archive-date =March 21, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160321054555/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1984.html| url-status =dead}}
Houston Baptist defeated {{cbb link|1983|sex=men|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}} in the championship game, 81–76, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Huskies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.
Even though Georgia State joined the TAAC for the 1983–84 season, the Panthers did not compete in the conference tournament.
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
| RD2 = Semifinals
Friday, March 9
| RD3 = Championship
Saturday, March 10
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Houston Baptist
| RD1-score1=71
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|1983|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}
| RD1-score2=53
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1983|sex=none|team=Centenary Gentlemen|title=Centenary}}
| RD1-score3=72
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1983|team=Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans|title=Arkansas–Little Rock}}
| RD1-score4=73
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1983|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| RD1-score5=77
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1983|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}}
| RD1-score6=80
| RD1-seed7=7
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1983|sex=none|team=Hardin–Simmons Cowboys|title=Hardin–Simmons}}
| RD1-score7=69
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1983|sex=none|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}}
| RD1-score8=82
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Houston Baptist
| RD2-score1=76
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Arkansas–Little Rock
| RD2-score2=58
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=Mercer
| RD2-score3=80
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=Samford
| RD2-score4=84
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Houston Baptist
| RD3-score1=81
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Samford
| RD3-score2=76
}}
References
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{{Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament