1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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.

1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Champions
Metro Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Mideast Regional Champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1982–83 record32–4 (11–0 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Louisville120 1.000  324  .889
Virginia Tech75 .583  2311  .676
Tulane75 .583  1912  .613
No. 17 Memphis State66 .500  238  .742
Florida State57 .417  1414  .500
Southern Miss39 .250  1414  .500
Cincinnati111 .083  1117  .393
1983 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 00 Robbie Valentine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNorth Hardin Radcliff, Kentucky
G 4 Lancaster Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrJim Hill Jackson, Mississippi
G 12 Kent Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoEast Kemper Scooba, Mississippi
G 20 Milt Wagner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCamden Camden, New Jersey
F/C 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrMt. Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
F 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrMt. Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
G 23 Chris West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrManual Louisville, Kentucky
G 25 James Jeter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoNorth Hardin Radcliff, Kentucky
F 30 Manuel Forrest 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMoore Louisville, Kentucky
C 33 Charles Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrEast Kemper Scooba, Mississippi
G 42 Jeff Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrFairview Westwood, Kentucky
F 45 Danny Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCrawford County Eckerty, Indiana
C 55 Billy Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCamden Camden, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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

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