1984–85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Louisville Cardinals 150 Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro Conference 19–18 6-8 Denny Crum 14th Freedom Hall 1985 National Invitation Tournament Semifinal The 1984–85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1984–85 season. Coached by Denny Crum, the Cardinals appeared in the semifinals of the 1985 National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals lost to the UCLA team, the eventual NIT champions. The Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall. On February 26, the Cardinals were humiliated by Tulane 68–56 in New Orleans, the Green Wave's first win vs. Louisville after 18 consecutive losses to their Metro Conference rival. Five weeks later, Tulane president Eamon Kelly announced the school was permanently disbanding its men's basketball program in the wake of a massive point shaving scandal (Kelly reversed this decision in 1988, and Tulane returned to the court in 1989–90). National Invitation Tournament First Round Louisville 77, Alcorn State 75 Second Round Louisville 68, South Florida 61 Quarterfinal Louisville 71, Tennessee-Chattanooga 66 Seminfinal UCLA 75, Louisville 66 http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Men's Basketball NIT Championship - NCAA.com Nit.org 2012-02-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html 2009-04-30 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1984-85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1984-85 Category:1984 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1985 in Louisville, Kentucky