1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions | |
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 23–10 (8–4 Metro) |
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Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Memphis State † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] *Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5) |
The 1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 69th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his eleventh season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.
Louisville defeated Alabama Birmingham 75–68 to win the NCAA tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 5th) where they fell to eventual runner-up Georgetown 50–46. The Cardinals finished with a 23–10 (8–4) record.[2]
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NCAA tournament
Mideast region
First round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Southwest Louisiana | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Tennessee | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Tennessee | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UAB | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UAB | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Robert Morris | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UAB | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisville | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Kentucky | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Middle Tennessee State | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Middle Tennessee State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisville | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisville | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | N.C. State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 58 |
Final four
National semifinals | National championship game | ||||||||
E1 | North Carolina | 68 | |||||||
MW6 | Houston | 63 | |||||||
E1 | North Carolina | 63 | |||||||
W1 | Georgetown | 62 | |||||||
ME3 | Louisville | 46 | |||||||
W1 | Georgetown | 50 |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Louisville Basketball Media Guide". University of Louisville Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ "1982 NCAA Final Four program". March 1982.
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