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1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

October 20, 2023

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.

1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
Record33–3 (12–0 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
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 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 Edit

1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ballard Louisville, Kentucky
G 15 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Floyd Central New Albany, Indiana
F 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
F/C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
G 23 Tony Branch (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elston Michigan City, Indiana
F 24 Daryl Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Thomas County Central Thomasville, Georgia
G 34 Roger Burkman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Franklin Central Indianapolis, Indiana
G 35 Darrell Griffith (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisville Male Louisville, Kentucky
C 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mercer Country Senior Harrodsburg, Kentucky
C 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Worth County Sylvester, Georgia
F 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hogansville Hogansville, Georgia
G/F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Marshall Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule Edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 Division I men's 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.

Rankings Edit

See also: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP1014121112151177733242

NCAA basketball tournament Edit

Midwest region Edit

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 Edit

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

[3]

Awards and honors Edit

Team players drafted into the NBA Edit

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

[5]

References Edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "1980 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results". Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ . cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

October 20, 2023
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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 1979 80 Louisville Cardinals men s basketballNCAA tournament National championsMetro Conference tournament championsMetro Conference championsConferenceMetro ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 4APNo 2Record33 3 12 0 Metro Head coachDenny Crum 9th season Assistant coachesBill Olsen Wade Houston Jerry JonesHome arenaFreedom HallSeasons 1978 791980 81 1979 80 Metro Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 Louisville 12 0 1 000 33 3 917Virginia Tech 8 4 667 21 8 724Florida State 7 5 583 22 9 710Memphis State 5 7 417 13 14 481Saint Louis 4 8 333 12 15 444Cincinnati 3 9 250 13 15 464Tulane 3 9 250 10 17 370 1980 Metro Conference tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 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 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Rankings 4 NCAA basketball tournament 4 1 Midwest region 4 2 Final Four 5 Awards and honors 6 Team players drafted into the NBA 7 ReferencesRoster Edit1979 80 Louisville Cardinals men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg So Ballard Louisville KentuckyG 15 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg So Floyd Central New Albany IndianaF 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 185 lb 84 kg So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon New YorkF C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon New YorkG 23 Tony Branch C 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg Sr Elston Michigan City IndianaF 24 Daryl Cleveland 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 190 lb 86 kg Jr Thomas County Central Thomasville GeorgiaG 34 Roger Burkman 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Franklin Central Indianapolis IndianaG 35 Darrell Griffith C 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Sr Louisville Male Louisville KentuckyC 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg So Mercer Country Senior Harrodsburg KentuckyC 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg So Worth County Sylvester GeorgiaF 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg So Hogansville Hogansville GeorgiaG F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg So Marshall Indianapolis Indiana Head coachDenny Crum UCLA Assistant coach es Jerry Jones Bill Olsen Wade HoustonLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtSchedule EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateRegular SeasonDecember 1 No 10 South Alabama W 75 73 1 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyDecember 5 No 14 Tennessee Chattanooga W 87 63 2 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyDecember 8 No 14 at Tennessee W 77 75 3 0 Stokely Athletic Center 2 Knoxville TennesseeDecember 13 No 12 UNC Charlotte Holiday Classic W 93 76 4 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyDecember 14 No 12 Western Kentucky Holiday Classic W 96 74 5 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyDecember 19 No 11 No 2 Ohio State W 75 65 6 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyDecember 22 No 11 at Utah L 69 71 6 1 Jon M Huntsman Center 2 Salt Lake CityDecember 28 No 12 vs Princeton Hawaii Rainbow Classic W 64 53 7 1 2 Honolulu HawaiiDecember 29 No 12 vs Illinois Hawaii Rainbow Classic L 65 77 7 2 2 Honolulu HawaiiDecember 30 No 12 vs Nebraska Hawaii Rainbow Classic W 65 58 8 2 2 Honalulu HawaiiJanuary 3 No 15 at Tulsa W 78 58 9 2 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyJanuary 5 No 15 Kansas St W 85 73 10 2 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyJanuary 8 No 11 St Louis W 94 65 11 2 1 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyJanuary 12 No 11 at Memphis St W 69 48 12 2 2 0 Mid South Coliseum 2 Memphis TennesseeJanuary 19 No 7 at Tulane W 76 59 13 2 3 0 Avron B Fogelman Arena 2 New OrleansJanuary 22 No 7 Marquette W 76 63 14 2 3 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyJanuary 25 No 7 at St Louis W 99 74 15 2 4 0 Kiel Auditorium 2 St LouisJanuary 27 No 7 Florida St W 79 73 16 2 5 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyJanuary 31 No 7 Tulane W 64 60 17 2 6 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyFebruary 3 No 7 at No 9 St John s W 76 71 18 2 6 0 Alumni Hall 2 Queens New YorkFebruary 4 No 7 Memphis St W 88 60 19 2 7 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyFebruary 6 No 3 Cincinnati W 88 73 20 2 8 0 Freedom Hall 10 001 2 Louisville KentuckyFebruary 9 No 3 at Providence W 79 73 21 2 8 0 Providence Civic Center 2 Providence Rhode IslandFebruary 11 No 3 at Virginia Tech W 56 54 OT 22 2 9 0 Cassell Coliseum 2 Blacksburg VirginiaFebruary 14 No 3 at West Virginia W 90 78 23 2 9 0 WVU Coliseum 2 Morgantown West VirginiaFebruary 16 No 3 at Cincinnati W 61 57 24 2 10 0 Riverfront Coliseum 2 Cincinnati OhioFebruary 18 No 3 Virginia Tech W 77 72 25 2 11 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyFebruary 21 No 2 vs Iona L 60 77 25 3 11 0 Madison Square Garden 2 New York CityFebruary 24 No 2 at Florida St W 83 75 26 3 12 0 2 Tallahassee Florida1980 Metro Conference tournamentFebruary 29 No 4 Memphis St Metro Conference tournament Semi Final W 84 65 27 3 12 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville KentuckyMarch 1 No 4 Florida St Metro Conference tournament championship W 81 72 28 3 12 0 Freedom Hall 2 Louisville Kentucky1980 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournamentMarch 8 No 2 MW2 vs No MW7 Kansas St Second Round W 71 69 OT 29 3 12 0 2 Lincoln NebraskaMarch 14 No 2 MW2 vs No MW6 Texas A amp M Midwest Regional Semi Final Sweet Sixteen W 66 55 OT 30 3 12 0 2 Houston TexasMarch 16 No 2 MW2 vs No 3 MW1 Louisiana St Midwest Regional Championship Elite Eight W 86 66 31 3 12 0 2 Houston TexasMarch 22 No 2 MW2 vs No E5 Iowa National semifinal Final Four W 80 72 32 3 12 0 Market Square Arena 2 IndianapolisMarch 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 Rankings EditSee also 1979 80 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking WeekPollPre12345678910111213FinalAP1014121112151177733242NCAA basketball tournament EditMidwest region Edit First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 8Alcorn State709South Alabama628Alcorn State881LSU981LSU685Missouri634Notre Dame84 5Missouri875Missouri6112San Jose State511LSU662Louisville866Texas A amp M5511Bradley536Texas A amp M783North Carolina61 6Texas A amp M55 2Louisville662Louisville717Kansas State69 7Kansas State7110Arkansas53Final Four Edit National semifinalsNational Finals E5Iowa72MW2Louisville80MW2Louisville59W8UCLA54ME6Purdue62W8UCLA67National third place gameE5Iowa58ME6Purdue75 3 Awards and honors EditDarrell Griffith NCAA Men s MOP Award 4 Darrell Griffith All America selectionTeam players drafted into the NBA EditYear Round Pick Player NBA Club1980 1 2 Darrell Griffith Utah Jazz1983 2 36 Scooter McCray Seattle SuperSonics1983 1 3 Rodney McCray Houston Rockets1982 2 35 Derek Smith Golden State Warriors 5 References Edit 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 February 6 2012 Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs sportsline com Archived from the original on September 7 2008 Retrieved March 31 2008 1980 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on February 9 2012 Retrieved February 27 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 Louisville Cardinals men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1179823929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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