1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Champions; Metro Conference Tournament Champions; NCAA Mideast Regional Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament; National Semi Final, L 81–94 v. Houston
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1982–83 record	32–4 (11–0 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum
Home arena	Freedom Hall

The 1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 70th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his twelfth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.

The Cardinals won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship (their 4th), defeating Tulane 66–51.^[1] Louisville defeated Kentucky 80–68 (OT) to win the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 6th) where they fell to eventual runner-up Houston 94–81. The Cardinals finished with a 32–4 (11–0) record.

Roster

00 Robbie Valentine F 6-6 200 Fr. Radcliff, KY(North Hardin)

4 Lancaster Gordon G 6-3 185 Jr. Jackson, MS (Jim Hill)

12 Kent Jones G 6-2 182 So. Scooba, MS (East Kemper)

20 Milt Wagner G 6-5 185 So. Camden, NJ (Camden)

21 Scooter McCray F-c 6-9 215 Sr. Mt. Vernon, NY (Mt. Vernon)

22 Rodney McCray F 6-7 220 Sr. Mt. Vernon, NY (Mt. Vernon)

23 Chris West G 6-3 175 Fr. Louisville, KY (Manual)

25 James Jeter G 6-2 160 So. Radcliff, KY (North Hardin)

30 Manuel Forrest F 6-7 200 So. Louisville, KY (Moore)

33 Charles Jones C 6-8 215 Jr. Scooba, MS (East Kemper)

42 Jeff Hall G 6-4 180 Fr. Westwood, KY (Fairview)

45 Danny Mitchell F 6-6 185 So. Eckerty, IN (Crawford County)

55 Billy Thompson F 6-8 195 Fr. Camden, NJ (Camden)

NCAA tournament

Mideast region

First round			Second round			Regional Semifinals			Regional Finals

8	Tennessee	57
9	Marquette	56
			8	Tennessee	57

			1	Louisville	70



						1	Louisville	65

						4	Arkansas	63



			4	Arkansas	78

			5	Purdue	68
5	Purdue	55

12	Robert Morris	53
									1	Louisville	80

									3	Kentucky	68
6	Illinois State	49

11	Ohio	51
			11	Ohio	40

			3	Kentucky	57



						3	Kentucky	64

						2	Indiana	59



			2	Indiana	63

			7	Oklahoma	49
7	Oklahoma	71

10	UAB	63

Final four

National Semifinals			National Championship Game


E4	Georgia	60

W6	N.C. State	67
			W6	N.C. State	54

			MW1	Houston	52
ME1	Louisville	81

MW1	Houston	94

References

↑ "Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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[1] "Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Metro Conference Champions Metro Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament National Semi Final, L 81–94 v. Houston
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1982–83 record	32–4 (11–0 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum
Home arena	Freedom Hall