1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Metro Conference Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	24–11 (11–3 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (13th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Memphis State †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	7	.788
Louisville	11	–	3	.786	24	–	11	.686
Florida State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Virginia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	13	.629
Tulane	7	–	7	.500	17	–	11	.607
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Southern Miss	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Cincinnati	0	–	14	.000	3	–	25	.107

† 1984 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 71st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his thirteenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.

The Cardinals won the Metro Conference regular season (their 6th). They earned a 5 seed in the NCAA Midwest Regional where they lost to Kentucky 72–71 in the Sweet Sixteen. The Cardinals finished with a 24–11 (11–3) record.

Roster

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Schedule

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NCAA tournament

Main article: 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Mideast region

First round			Second round			Regional semifinals			Regional finals

8	BYU	84

9	UAB	68
			8	BYU	68

			1	Kentucky	93



						1	Kentucky	72

						5	Louisville	67



			4	Tulsa	67

			5	Louisville	69
5	Louisville	72

12	Morehead State	59
									1	Kentucky	54

									2	Illinois	51
6	Oregon State	62

11	West Virginia	64
			11	West Virginia	77

			3	Maryland	102



						3	Maryland	70

						2	Illinois	72



			2	Illinois	64

			7	Villanova	56
7	Villanova	84

10	Marshall	72

References

sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
"Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

v t e Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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