1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 20 20 23–10 8–4 Denny Crum 11th Jerry Jones Wade Houston Bobby Dotson Freedom Hall NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Final Four 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 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.Louisville Basketball Media Guide http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/basketball2012_13#pg186 University of Louisville Athletic Association 22 December 2012 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005046/http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/basketball2012_13#pg186 dead Roster 1981 Louisville Cardinals y Wiley Brown y 41 CF 6 8 220 Sr Sylvester, Georgia Greg Deuser 14 G 6 0 175 Sr New Albany, Indiana Jerry Eaves y 5 G 6 4 180 Sr Louisville, Kentucky Manuel Forrest y 30 F 6 7 200 Fr Louisville, Kentucky Lancaster Gordon y 4 G 6 3 185 Fr Jackson, Mississippi James Jeter 25 G 6 2 160 Fr Louisville, Kentucky Charles Jones y basketball, born 1962 33 C 6 8 215 So Scooba, Mississippi Kent Jones 12 GF 6 2 182 Fr Scooba, Mississippi Rodney McCray y basketball 22 FC 6 7 220 Jr Mount Vernon, New York Scooter McCray y 21 FC 6 9 215 Jr Mount Vernon, New York Danny Mitchell 45 GF 6 6 185 Fr Eckerty, Indiana Marty Pulliam 40 C 6 9 225 Sr Harrodsburg, Kentucky Derek Smith y basketball 43 F 6 6 205 SO Hogansville, Georgia Milt Wagner y 20 G 6 5 185 Fr Camden, New Jersey Poncho Wright 44 GF 6 5 195 Sr Indianapolis, Indiana Denny Crum (UCLA) Jerry Jones (Valparaiso) Wade Houston (Louisville) Bobby Dotson (Western Kentucky) 1982 NCAA Final Four program March 1982 NCAA tournament Mideast region Regional semifinals Regional finals 8 Southwest Louisiana 57 9 Tennessee 61 5 Indiana 94 12 Robert Morris 62 6 Kentucky 44 11 Middle Tennessee State 50 7 N.C. State 51 10 Tennessee-Chattanooga 58 9 Tennessee 51 1 Virginia 54 4 UAB 80 5 Indiana 70 11 Middle Tennessee State 56 3 Louisville 81 2 Minnesota 62 10 Tennessee-Chattanooga 61 1 Virginia 66 4 UAB 68 3 Louisville 67 2 Minnesota 61 4 UAB 68 3 Louisville 75 Final four National semifinals National championship game E1 North Carolina 68 MW6 Houston 63 ME3 Louisville 46 W1 Georgetown 50 E1 North Carolina 63 W1 Georgetown 62 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, 1981-82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1981-82 Category:1981 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1982 in Louisville, Kentucky