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
Metro Conference Champions
Metro Conference Tournament Champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
1980–81 record21–9 (11–1 Metro)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Louisville111 .917  219  .700
Florida State75 .583  1711  .607
Cincinnati66 .500  1613  .552
Virginia Tech66 .500  1513  .536
Memphis State57 .417  1314  .481
Tulane48 .333  1215  .444
Saint Louis39 .250  918  .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

1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Lancaster Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJim Hill Jackson, Mississippi
G 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBallard Louisville, Kentucky
G 14 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrFloyd Central New Albany, Indiana
F 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
F/C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoMount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
G 34 Roger Burkman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrFranklin Central Indianapolis, Indiana
C 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMercer Country Senior Harrodsburg, Kentucky
C 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWorth County Sylvester, Georgia
F 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrHogansville Hogansville, Georgia
G/F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMarshall Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 22*
No. 3 vs. No. 2 DePaul
Hall of Fame Game
L 8086  0-1
 
Springfield, MA
December 4
at Tulsa L 6068  0-2
 
Tulsa, OK
December 6*
at Oklahoma State L 7172  0-3
 
Stillwater, OK
December 13*
No. 4 Maryland W 7867  1-3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 20*
Utah L 5978  1-4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 22*
Minnesota L 5962  1-5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 29*
vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Winston Tire Classic
L 6486  1-6
 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30*
vs. USC
Winston Tire Classic
W 7950  2-6
 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3*
at Kansas State L 4764  2-7
 
Manhattan, KS
January 5
at Tulane W 7353  3-7
(1-0)
 
New Orleans, LA
January 10
at Cincinnati W 8368  4-7
(2-0)
 
Cincinnati, OH
January 17
Florida State W 9878  5-7
(3-0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 18*
Missouri W 7149  6-7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 22*
at Memphis State L 5560 OT 6-8
(3-1)
 
Memphis, TN
January 27*
Providence W 7155  7-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 29
St. Louis W 6157  8-8
(4-1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 31
Virginia Tech W 9270  9-8
(5-1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 2*
US International W 8668  10-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 4
Tulane W 8558  11-8
(6-1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 7
at Florida State W 8273 OT 12-8
(7-1)
 
Tallahassee, FL
February 9
at Virginia Tech W 7166  13-8
(8-1)
 
Blacksburg, VA
February 13*
at Marquette W 7960  14-8
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
Memphis State W 9565  15-8
(9-1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 18*
Iona W 9157  16-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 23
Cincinnati W 8167  17-8
(10-1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 25
at St. Louis W 9785  18-8
(11-1)
 
St. Louis, MO
February 28*
Western Kentucky W 9075  19-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 6*
Virginia Tech
Metro Conference Tournament • Semifinals
W 8168  20-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 7*
Cincinnati
Metro Conference Tournament • Final
W 4231  21-8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 14*
vs. No. 20 Arkansas
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 7374  21-9
 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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