1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Athletic Coast Conference
Record18–10 (9–3 WCAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Cosentino (6th season)
  • Gus Magee (11th season)
  • David Babcock (2nd season)
Home arenaUSD Sports Center
1983–84 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Diego9–3 .75018–10  .643
Santa Clara7–5 .58322–10  .688
Saint Mary's7–5 .58312–16  .429
Gonzaga6–6 .50017–10  .630
Pepperdine6–6 .50015–13  .536
Loyola Marymount5–7 .41712–15  .444
Portland2–10 .16711–17  .393
Rankings from AP Poll

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Jim Brovelli and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After having just a .500 conference winning percentage after six conference games, the team won their final six WCAC games to secure the regular season conference title. San Diego received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the play-in round to Princeton.[1] It was the first time in program history the Toreros won the WCAC (now WCC) title as well as their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The team was led by all-conference forward Mike Whitmarsh, who was a runner-up that year for the conference player of the year award. Brovelli was named the conference coach of the year.[2]

Roster

1983–84 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 32 Mike Whitmarsh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Diego, California
C 33 Scott Thompson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Citrus Heights, California
F 34 Anthony Reuss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr El Cajon, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov ?, 1983*
    		 Saint John's (MN) W 94–59  1–0
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Nov 26, 1983*
    		 Army W 87–57  2–0
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Nov 28, 1983*
    		 Long Beach State L 65–73  2–1
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 1, 1983*
    		 at Texas Tech L 53–64  2–2
    		 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Dec 3, 1983*
    		 at Northern Arizona L 63–70  2–3
    		 Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    Dec ?, 1983*
    		 Spring Arbor (MI) W 83–54  3–3
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 17, 1983*
    		 UC Irvine W 85–77  4–3
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 19, 1983*
    		 at UC Santa Barbara L 66–75  4–4
    		 The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 22, 1983*
    		 Idaho State W 81–69  5–4
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 28, 1983*
    		 vs. Florida A&M W 78–52  6–4
    		 Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 29, 1983*
    		 at Nevada L 66–70  6–5
    		 Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Jan 2, 1984*
    		 Idaho W 92–64  7–5
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Jan 5, 1984*
    		 at San Diego State L 47–61  7–6
    		 San Diego Sports Arena 
    San Diego, California
    Jan 7, 1984*
    		 Western Illinois W 81–62  8–6
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Jan ?, 1984*
    		 Mount Marty W 70–48  9–6
    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Jan 19, 1984
    		 Gonzaga L 58–60  9–7
    (0–1)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Jan 21, 1984
    		 Portland W 65–63  10–7
    (1–1)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego California
    Jan 28, 1984
    		 Santa Clara W 69–62  11–7
    (2–1)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 3, 1984
    		 at Loyola Marymount W 75–73  12–7
    (3–1)    		 Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 4, 1984
    		 at Pepperdine L 64–67  12–8
    (3–2)    		 Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Feb 11, 1984
    		 at Saint Mary's L 71–79  12–9
    (3–3)    		 McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 16, 1984
    		 Pepperdine W 56–55  13–9
    (4–3)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 18, 1984
    		 Loyola Marymount W 60–56  14–9
    (5–3)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 23, 1984
    		 at Santa Clara W 63–61  15–9
    (6–3)    		 Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, California
    Mar 1, 1984
    		 at Portland W 63–56  16–9
    (7–3)    		 Memorial Coliseum 
    Portland, Oregon
    Mar 3, 1984
    		 at Gonzaga W 71–69 2OT 17–9
    (8–3)    		 John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion 
    Spokane, Washington
    Mar 6, 1984
    		 Saint Mary's W 68–59  18–9
    (9–3)    		 USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 13, 1984*
    		 (12 W) vs. (12 W) Princeton
    Play-in game    		 L 56–65  18–10
    		 The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.

    [3][4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. ↑ "LIU Out, Princeton Gains in NCAA". The New York Times. March 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
    2. ↑ Canepa, Michael (December 3, 1984). "Year later, Whitmarsh looks forward and back". Evening Tribune. p. D-1.
    3. ↑ "San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of San Diego Athletics. p. 36. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
    4. ↑ "1983-84 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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