1983–84 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1983–84 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Conference regular season champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record26–5 (11–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaBeaumont Civic Center
(Capacity: 6,500)
1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar111 .917265  .839
Louisiana-Monroe93 .7501712  .586
Louisiana Tech84 .667267  .788
McNeese State66 .5001615  .516
Arkansas State48 .3331315  .464
North Texas39 .250919  .321
Texas-Arlington111 .083523  .179
1984 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1983–84 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship. They fell to the Louisiana Tech in the 1984 SLC tournament. They received an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated New Mexico in the first round and lost to Santa Clara in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 26–5 (11–1 Southland).