1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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Metro Conference Champions Metro Conference Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 2 |
1979–80 record | 33–3 (12–0 Metro) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Louisville † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 66th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.
The team completed a 33-3 record and brought Louisville basketball their first NCAA National Championship when they defeated UCLA 59-54, led by Darrell Griffith and his 23 points.
Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 1* |
No. 10 | South Alabama | W 75-73 | 1–0 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 5* |
No. 14 | Tennessee Chattanooga | W 87-63 | 2-0 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 8* |
No. 14 | at Tennessee | W 77-75 | 3–0 |
Stokely Athletic Center ([2]) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
December 13* |
No. 12 | UNC-Charlotte Holiday Classic |
W 93-76 | 4–0 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 14* |
No. 12 | Western Kentucky Holiday Classic |
W 96-74 | 5–0 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 19* |
No. 11 | No. 2 Ohio State | W 75-65 | 6–0 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 22* |
No. 11 | at Utah | L 69-71 | 6-1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center ([2]) Salt Lake City | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 12 | vs. Princeton Hawaii Rainbow Classic |
W 64-53 | 7-1 |
([2]) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
December 29* |
No. 12 | vs. Illinois Hawaii Rainbow Classic |
L 65-77 | 7-2 |
([2]) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
December 30* |
No. 12 | vs. Nebraska Hawaii Rainbow Classic |
W 65-58 | 8-2 |
([2]) Honalulu, Hawaii | ||||||
January 3 |
No. 15 | at Tulsa | W 78-58 | 9-2 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 5 |
No. 15 | Kansas St. | W 85-73 | 10-2 |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 8 |
No. 11 | St. Louis | W 94-65 | 11–2 (1–0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 12 |
No. 11 | at Memphis St. | W 69-48 | 12–2 (2-0) |
Mid-South Coliseum ([2]) Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
January 19 |
No. 7 | at Tulane | W 76-59 | 13–2 (3-0) |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena ([2]) New Orleans | ||||||
January 22 |
No. 7 | Marquette | W 76-63 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 25 |
No. 7 | at St. Louis | W 99-74 | 15–2 (4–0) |
Kiel Auditorium ([2]) St. Louis | ||||||
January 27 |
No. 7 | Florida St. | W 79-73 | 16–2 (5-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 31 |
No. 7 | Tulane | W 64-60 | 17–2 (6-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
February 3 |
No. 7 | at No. 9 St. John's | W 76-71 | 18-2 (6–0) |
Alumni Hall ([2]) Queens, New York | ||||||
February 4 |
No. 7 | Memphis St. | W 88-60 | 19-2 (7-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
February 6 |
No. 3 | Cincinnati | W 88-73 | 20-2 (8-0) |
Freedom Hall (10,001[2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
February 9 |
No. 3 | at Providence | W 79-73 | 21-2 (8-0) |
Providence Civic Center ([2]) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
February 11 |
No. 3 | at Virginia Tech | W 56-54 OT | 22-2 (9-0) |
Cassell Coliseum ([2]) Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||
February 14 |
No. 3 | at West Virginia | W 90-78 | 23-2 (9-0) |
WVU Coliseum ([2]) Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
February 16 |
No. 3 | at Cincinnati | W 61-57 | 24-2 (10-0) |
Riverfront Coliseum ([2]) Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
February 18 |
No. 3 | Virginia Tech | W 77-72 | 25-2 (11-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
February 21 |
No. 2 | vs. Iona | L 60-77 | 25-3 (11-0) |
Madison Square Garden ([2]) New York City | ||||||
February 24 |
No. 2 | at Florida St. | W 83-75 | 26-3 (12-0) |
([2]) Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
1980 Metro Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
February 29 |
No. 4 | Memphis St. Metro Conference Tournament Semi-Final |
W 84-65 | 27-3 (12-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
March 1 |
No. 4 | Florida St. Metro Conference Tournament Championship |
W 81-72 | 28–3 (12-0) |
Freedom Hall ([2]) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8 |
No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. MW7 Kansas St. Second Round |
W 71-69 OT | 29-3 (12-0) |
([2]) Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
March 14 |
No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. MW6 Texas A&M Midwest Regional Semi-Final (Sweet Sixteen) |
W 66-55 OT | 30-3 (12-0) |
([2]) Houston, Texas | ||||||
March 16 |
No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. 3 (MW1) Louisiana St. Midwest Regional Championship (Elite Eight) |
W 86-66 | 31-3 (12-0) |
([2]) Houston, Texas | ||||||
March 22 |
No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. E5 Iowa National Semifinal (Final Four) |
W 80-72 | 32-3 (12-0) |
Market Square Arena ([2]) Indianapolis | ||||||
March 24* |
No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. W8 UCLA National Championship Game |
W 59-54 | 33-3 (12-0) |
Market Square Arena ([2]) Indianapolis | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings[]
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
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AP | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
NCAA basketball tournament[]
Midwest region[]
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Alcorn State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | South Alabama | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Alcorn State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Notre Dame | 84* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | San Jose State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 61** | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 55* | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Kansas State | 69* | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Kansas State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Arkansas | 53 |
Final Four[]
National Semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
E5 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||
MW2 | Louisville | 80 | |||||||
MW2 | Louisville | 59 | |||||||
W8 | UCLA | 54 | |||||||
ME6 | Purdue | 62 | |||||||
W8 | UCLA | 67 | National Third Place Game | ||||||
E5 | Iowa | 58 | |||||||
ME6 | Purdue | 75 |
Awards and honors[]
- Darrell Griffith, NCAA Men's MOP Award[4]
- Darrell Griffith, All-America selection
Team players drafted into the NBA[]
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1980 | 1 | 2 | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz |
1983 | 2 | 36 | Scooter McCray | Seattle SuperSonics |
1983 | 1 | 3 | Rodney McCray | Houston Rockets |
1982 | 2 | 35 | Derek Smith | Golden State Warriors |
References[]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Louisville Basketball Media Guide". University of Louisville.
- ^ "1980 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket and Results". Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "1980 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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