1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament National Semi Final, L 46–50 v. Houston
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
1981–82 record	23–10 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum
Home arena	Freedom Hall

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.^[1]

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

↑ "Louisville Basketball Media Guide". Louisville Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville Athletic Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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