1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 2 2 32–4 12–0 Denny Crum 12th Freedom Hall Metro Conference regular season championsMetro Conference tournament champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Final Four 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.Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/basketball2012_13#pg186 University of Louisville 21 December 2012 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005046/http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/basketball2012_13#pg186 dead 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. Roster 1982 Louisville Cardinals y y Robbie Valentine basketball 00 F 6 6 200 Fr Radcliff, Kentucky North Hardin Lancaster Gordon y 4 G 6 3 185 Jr Jackson, Mississippi Jim Hill Kent Jones basketball 12 G 6 2 182 So Scooba, Mississippi East Kemper Milt Wagner y 20 G 6 5 185 So Camden, New Jersey Camden Scooter McCray y 21 FC 6 9 215 Sr Mount Vernon, New York Mt. Vernon Rodney McCray basketball y 22 F 6 7 220 Sr Mount Vernon, New York Mt. Vernon Chris West basketball 23 G 6 3 175 Fr Louisville, Kentucky Manual James Jeter basketball 25 G 6 2 160 So Radcliff, Kentucky North Hardin Manuel Forrest y 30 F 6 7 200 So Louisville, Kentucky Moore Charles Jones basketball, born 1962 y 33 C 6 8 215 Jr Scooba, Mississippi East Kemper Jeff Hall basketball 42 G 6 4 180 Fr Westwood, Kentucky Fairview Danny Mitchell basketball 45 F 6 6 185 So Eckerty, Indiana Crawford County Billy Thompson basketball y 55 C 6 8 195 Fr Camden, New Jersey Camden https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1983.html March 18, 2018 Denny Crum (UCLA) Jerry Jones (Valparaiso) Wade Houston (Louisville) Bobby Dotson (Western Kentucky) Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular season Nov 26, 1982 yes yes 8 Florida Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 80–63 1–0 Nov 27, 1982 yes yes 8 Washington Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 58–47 2–0 Nov 28, 1982 yes yes 8 Vanderbilt Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 80–70 3–0 Dec 1, 1982 yes yes 7 Santa Clara Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 84–56 4–0 Dec 4, 1982 yes 7 Purdue Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 63–69 4–1 Dec 8, 1982 yes 13 Eastern Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 82–53 5–1 Dec 15, 1982 yes 12 South Alabama Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 94–77 6–1 Dec 18, 1982 yes 12 Oklahoma State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 67–66 7–1 Dec 21, 1982 yes 14 NC State 15 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 57–52 8–1 Dec 29, 1982 yes yes 13 UCLA 5 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 72–76 8–2 Jan 3, 1983 13 Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–58 9–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1982 yes 13 Kentucky Wesleyan Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 79–58 10–2 Jan 8, 1983 yes 13 Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 96–69 11–2 2–0 Jan 12, 1983 yes yes 9 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 91–76 12–2 Jan 15, 1983 yes 9 1982 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 63–58 13–2 Jan 17, 1983 yes 9 Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 63–55 14–2 3–0 Jan 22, 1983 9 Southern Miss Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 63–48 15–2 4–0 Jan 26, 1983 yes yes 8 Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, New York 54–49 16–2 Jan 29, 1983 yes yes 8 Virginia 6 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 81–98 16–3 Feb 2, 1983 yes 12 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 79–73 17–3 5–0 Feb 5, 1982 yes 12 Lamar Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 85–60 18–3 Feb 7, 1983 11 Florida State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 89–63 19–3 6–0 Feb 9, 1983 11 Tulane Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 73–56 20–3 7–0 Feb 12, 1983 yes yes 11 Marquette MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 81–73 21–3 Feb 19, 1983 yes 9 Memphis State 13 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 75–66 22–3 8–0 Feb 22, 1982 yes 5 Wright State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 71–55 23–3 Feb 26, 1982 yes yes 5 Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 73–62 24–3 Feb 28, 1982 yes 3 Murray State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 66–58 25–3 Mar 2, 1983 yes 3 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 73–64 26–3 9–0 Mar 6, 1983 3 Memphis State 17 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 64–62 OT 27–3 10–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| Metro Conference tournament Mar 11, 1983 yes 3 Memphis State 17 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Semifinals 71–68 28–3 11–0 Mar 12, 1983 yes 3 Tulane Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Championship 66–51 29–3 12–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| NCAA Tournament Mar 20, 1983 yes yes 2 1 ME Tennessee 8 ME Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana Second round 70–57 30–3 Mar 25, 1983 yes CBS yes 2 1 ME 9 4 ME Arkansas Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN Sweet Sixteen 65–63 31–3 Mar 27, 1983 yes CBS yes 2 1 ME 12 3 ME Kentucky Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN Elite Eight 80–68 OT 32–3 Apr 2, 1983 yes CBS yes 2 1 ME 1 1 MW Houston The Pit Albuquerque, NM Final Four 81–94 32–4 AP Poll Eastern Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1983-schedule.html 1982-83 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results Sports Reference March 8, 2020 Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 8 7 13 12 14 13 13 9 9 8 12 11 9 5 3 3 2 Coaches 0 16 5 5 12 11 11 9 10 8 8 7 12 11 8 6 3 3 2 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NCAA tournament Mideast region Regional semifinals Regional finals 8 Tennessee 57 9 Marquette 56 5 Purdue 55 12 Robert Morris 53 6 Illinois State 49 11 Ohio 51 7 Oklahoma 71 10 UAB 63 8 Tennessee 57 1 Louisville 70 4 Arkansas 78 5 Purdue 68 11 Ohio 40 3 Kentucky 57 2 Indiana 63 7 Oklahoma 49 1 Louisville 65 4 Arkansas 63 3 Kentucky 64 2 Indiana 59 1 Louisville 80 3 Kentucky 68 Final four National semifinals National championship game E4 Georgia 60 W6 N.C. State 67 ME1 Louisville 81 MW1 Houston 94 W6 N.C. State 54 MW1 Houston 52 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1982-83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1982-83 Category:1982 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1983 in Louisville, Kentucky