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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.

ConferenceMetro Conference (1975–1995)
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (8–4 Metro)
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1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions
ConferenceMetro Conference (1975–1995)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall
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1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Memphis State †10–2 .83323–4  .852
No. 20 Louisville8–4 .66723–10  .697
Tulane8–4 .66719–9  .679
Virginia Tech7–5 .58320–11  .645
Cincinnati4–8 .33315–12  .556
Florida State4–8 .33311–17  .393
Saint Louis1–11 .0836–21  .222
† 1982 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
*Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)
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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]

Roster

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1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sylvester, Georgia
G 14 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr New Albany, Indiana
G 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 30 Manuel Forrest 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
G 4 Lancaster Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
G 25 James Jeter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
C 33 Charles Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Scooba, Mississippi
G/F 12 Kent Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) Fr Scooba, Mississippi
F/C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mount Vernon, New York
F/C 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mount Vernon, New York
G/F 45 Danny Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eckerty, Indiana
C 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Harrodsburg, Kentucky
F 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Hogansville, Georgia
G 20 Milt Wagner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Camden, New Jersey
G/F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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NCAA tournament

Mideast region

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
8 Southwest Louisiana 57
9 Tennessee 61
9 Tennessee 51
1 Virginia 54
1 Virginia 66
4 UAB 68
4 UAB 80
5 Indiana 70
5 Indiana 94
12 Robert Morris 62
4 UAB 68
3 Louisville 75
6 Kentucky 44
11 Middle Tennessee State 50
11 Middle Tennessee State 56
3 Louisville 81
3 Louisville 67
2 Minnesota 61
2 Minnesota 62
10 Tennessee-Chattanooga 61
7 N.C. State 51
10 Tennessee-Chattanooga 58

Final four

National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 North Carolina 68
MW6 Houston 63
E1 North Carolina 63
W1 Georgetown 62
ME3 Louisville 46
W1 Georgetown 50

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