1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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Metro Conference regular season champions Metro Conference Tournament champions | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
1982–83 record | 32–4 (11–0 Metro) |
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Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Louisville † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Memphis State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 70th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his twelfth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.
The Cardinals won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship (their 4th), defeating Tulane 66–51.[2] Louisville defeated Kentucky 80–68 (OT) to win the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 6th) where they fell to eventual runner-up Houston 94–81. The Cardinals finished with a 32–4 (11–0) record.
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 1983* |
(1 ME) No. 2 | vs. (8 ME) Tennessee Second round |
W 70–57 | 30–3 |
– | – | – | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||
Mar 25, 1983* CBS |
(1 ME) No. 2 | vs. (4 ME) No. 9 Arkansas Sweet Sixteen – Mideast Regional Semifinal |
W 65–63 | 31–3 |
– | – | – | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | |||
Mar 27, 1983* CBS |
(1 ME) No. 2 | vs. (3 ME) No. 12 Kentucky Elite Eight – Mideast Regional Final |
W 80–68 OT | 32–3 |
– | – | – | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | |||
Apr 2, 1983* CBS |
(1 ME) No. 2 | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston Final Four – National Semifinal |
L 81–94 | 32–4 |
– | – | – | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Sources[3]
Rankings[]
NCAA tournament[]
Mideast region[]
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Tennessee | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Marquette | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Tennessee | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Purdue | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Purdue | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Robert Morris | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Illinois State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ohio | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Ohio | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kentucky | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kentucky | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | UAB | 63 |
Final four[]
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E4 | Georgia | 60 | |||||||
W6 | N.C. State | 67 | |||||||
W6 | N.C. State | 54 | |||||||
MW1 | Houston | 52 | |||||||
ME1 | Louisville | 81 | |||||||
MW1 | Houston | 94 |
References[]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "1982-83 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons
- 1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball season
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four seasons
- 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
- 1982 in sports in Kentucky
- 1983 in sports in Kentucky