1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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 basketball
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Jones
  • Wade Houston
  • Bobby Dotson
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Memphis State102 .833234  .852
No. 20 Louisville84 .6672310  .697
Tulane84 .667199  .679
Virginia Tech75 .5832011  .645
Cincinnati48 .3331512  .556
Florida State48 .3331117  .393
Saint Louis111 .083621  .222
1982 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*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.

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