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
The Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because its six charter members were all in urban metropolitan areas, though its later members did n ...
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.
Roster
Schedule
NCAA tournament
Mideast region
Final four
References
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1980s in Louisville, Kentucky