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 regular season champions
Metro Conference tournament champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record32–4 (12–0 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Louisville120 1.000324  .889
Virginia Tech75 .5832311  .676
Tulane75 .5831912  .613
No. 17 Memphis State66 .500238  .742
Florida State57 .4171414  .500
Southern Miss39 .2501414  .500
Cincinnati111 .0831117  .393
1983 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cardinals won the Metro Conference tournament championship (their 4th), defeating Tulane 66–51. 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.

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