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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 11 1   .917 26 5   .839
Northeast Louisiana 9 3   .750 17 12   .586
Louisiana Tech 8 4   .667 26 7   .788
McNeese State 6 6   .500 16 15   .516
Arkansas State 4 8   .333 13 15   .464
North Texas 3 9   .250 9 19   .321
Texas-Arlington 1 11   .083 5 23   .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).