1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 67th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his tenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.
1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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Metro Conference Champions Metro Conference Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Second Round, L 74–73 v. Arkansas | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 12 |
1980–81 record | 21–9 (11–1 Metro) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home arena | Freedom Hall |
1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Louisville † | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The Cardinals won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship (their 3rd), defeating Cincinnati 42–31. As defending Champion Louisville was upset by a half-court shot by U.S. Reed and lost to Arkansas 74–73 in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The Cardinals finished with a 21–9 (11–1) record.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 22* |
No. 3 | vs. No. 2 DePaul Hall of Fame Game |
L 80–86 | 0-1 |
Springfield, MA | ||||||
December 4 |
at Tulsa | L 60–68 | 0-2 |
Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 6* |
at Oklahoma State | L 71–72 | 0-3 |
Stillwater, OK | |||||||
December 13* |
No. 4 Maryland | W 78–67 | 1-3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 20* |
Utah | L 59–78 | 1-4 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 22* |
Minnesota | L 59–62 | 1-5 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 29* |
vs. No. 6 North Carolina Winston Tire Classic |
L 64–86 | 1-6 |
Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 30* |
vs. USC Winston Tire Classic |
W 79–50 | 2-6 |
Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 3* |
at Kansas State | L 47–64 | 2-7 |
Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 5 |
at Tulane | W 73–53 | 3-7 (1-0) |
New Orleans, LA | |||||||
January 10 |
at Cincinnati | W 83–68 | 4-7 (2-0) |
Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 17 |
Florida State | W 98–78 | 5-7 (3-0) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 18* |
Missouri | W 71–49 | 6-7 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 22* |
at Memphis State | L 55–60 OT | 6-8 (3-1) |
Memphis, TN | |||||||
January 27* |
Providence | W 71–55 | 7-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 29 |
St. Louis | W 61–57 | 8-8 (4-1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 31 |
Virginia Tech | W 92–70 | 9-8 (5-1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 2* |
US International | W 86–68 | 10-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 4 |
Tulane | W 85–58 | 11-8 (6-1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 7 |
at Florida State | W 82–73 OT | 12-8 (7-1) |
Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
February 9 |
at Virginia Tech | W 71–66 | 13-8 (8-1) |
Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
February 13* |
at Marquette | W 79–60 | 14-8 |
MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
February 16 |
Memphis State | W 95–65 | 15-8 (9-1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 18* |
Iona | W 91–57 | 16-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 23 |
Cincinnati | W 81–67 | 17-8 (10-1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 25 |
at St. Louis | W 97–85 | 18-8 (11-1) |
St. Louis, MO | |||||||
February 28* |
Western Kentucky | W 90–75 | 19-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
March 6* |
Virginia Tech Metro Conference Tournament • Semifinals |
W 81–68 | 20-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
March 7* |
Cincinnati Metro Conference Tournament • Final |
W 42–31 | 21-8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
March 14* |
vs. No. 20 Arkansas NCAA Tournament • First Round |
L 73–74 | 21-9 |
Austin, TX | |||||||
References
- sports-reference.com 1980-81 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- "Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- 2012-13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2013-May-08.
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