1984 TAAC men's basketball tournament

{{Short description|Basketball tournament}}

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{{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

Tournament

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