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.[2]
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1981, louisville, cardinals, basketball, team, represented, university, louisville, during, 1981, ncaa, division, basketball, season, louisville, 69th, season, intercollegiate, competition, cardinals, competed, metro, conference, were, coached, denny, crum, el. 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 1981 82 Louisville Cardinals men s basketballNCAA Tournament Mideast Regional ChampionsNCAA Men s Division I Tournament Final FourConferenceMetro ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 20APNo 20Record23 10 8 4 Metro Head coachDenny Crum 11th season Assistant coachesJerry Jones Wade Houston Bobby DotsonHome arenaFreedom HallSeasons 1980 811982 83 1981 82 Metro Conference men s basketball standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 9 Memphis State 10 2 833 23 4 852No 20 Louisville 8 4 667 23 10 697Tulane 8 4 667 19 9 679Virginia Tech 7 5 583 20 11 645Cincinnati 4 8 333 15 12 556Florida State 4 8 333 11 17 393Saint Louis 1 11 083 6 21 222 1982 Metro Conference tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions Disputed record 24 5 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 2 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 NCAA tournament 3 1 Mideast region 3 2 Final four 4 ReferencesRoster Edit1981 82 Louisville Cardinals men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF C 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg Sr Sylvester GeorgiaG 14 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg Sr New Albany IndianaG 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Sr Louisville KentuckyF 30 Manuel Forrest 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg Fr Louisville KentuckyG 4 Lancaster Gordon 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Jackson MississippiG 25 James Jeter 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 160 lb 73 kg Fr Louisville KentuckyC 33 Charles Jones 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg So Scooba MississippiG F 12 Kent Jones 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 182 lb 83 kg Fr Scooba MississippiF C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Jr Mount Vernon New YorkF C 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg Jr Mount Vernon New YorkG F 45 Danny Mitchell 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Eckerty IndianaC 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg Sr Harrodsburg KentuckyF 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg So Hogansville GeorgiaG 20 Milt Wagner 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Camden New JerseyG F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg Sr Indianapolis Indiana Head coachDenny Crum UCLA Assistant coach es Jerry Jones Valparaiso Wade Houston Louisville Bobby Dotson Western Kentucky Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirt 3 Schedule Edit The template Empty section is being considered for deletion This section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 NCAA tournament EditMideast region Edit First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals 8Southwest Louisiana579Tennessee619Tennessee511Virginia541Virginia664UAB684UAB805Indiana705Indiana9412Robert Morris624UAB683Louisville756Kentucky4411Middle Tennessee State5011Middle Tennessee State563Louisville813Louisville672Minnesota612Minnesota6210Tennessee Chattanooga617N C State5110Tennessee Chattanooga58Final four Edit National semifinalsNational championship Game E1North Carolina68MW6Houston63E1North Carolina63W1Georgetown62ME3Louisville46W1Georgetown50References Edit sports reference com 1981 82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary Louisville Basketball Media Guide University of Louisville Athletic Association Retrieved 22 December 2012 1982 NCAA Final Four program March 1982 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1981 82 Louisville Cardinals men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1133609830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,