1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1983 Metro Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 (12th season)
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.[2] 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

1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	00	Robbie Valentine	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	North Hardin	Radcliff, Kentucky
G	4	Lancaster Gordon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jim Hill	Jackson, Mississippi
G	12	Kent Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	East Kemper	Scooba, Mississippi
G	20	Milt Wagner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Camden	Camden, New Jersey
F/C	21	Scooter McCray	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mt. Vernon	Mount Vernon, New York
F	22	Rodney McCray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Mt. Vernon	Mount Vernon, New York
G	23	Chris West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Manual	Louisville, Kentucky
G	25	James Jeter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	North Hardin	Radcliff, Kentucky
F	30	Manuel Forrest	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Moore	Louisville, Kentucky
C	33	Charles Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	East Kemper	Scooba, Mississippi
G	42	Jeff Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fairview	Westwood, Kentucky
F	45	Danny Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Crawford County	Eckerty, Indiana
C	55	Billy Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Camden	Camden, New Jersey

Head coach

Denny 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

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 27, 1983* CBS	(1 ME) No. 2	vs. (3 ME) No. 12 Kentucky Elite Eight – Mideast Regional Final	W 80–68 ^OT	32–3	–	–	–	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
Apr 2, 1983* CBS	(1 ME) No. 2	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston Final Four – National Semifinal	L 81–94	32–4	–	–	–	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[3]

Rankings

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

sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
"Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
"1982-83 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

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

[3] "1982-83 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

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