| 1979–80Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Metro Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 33–3 (12–0 Metro) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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| No. 2Louisville † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1980 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Louisville during the1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 66th season of intercollegiate competition. TheCardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached byDenny Crum. The team played home games atFreedom Hall.
The team completed a 33–3 record and broughtLouisville basketball their first NCAA national championship when they defeated UCLA 59–54, led byDarrell Griffith and his 23 points.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| December 1* | No. 10 | South Alabama | W 75–73 | 1–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 5* | No. 14 | Tennessee Chattanooga | W 87–63 | 2–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 8* | No. 14 | at Tennessee | W 77–75 | 3–0 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| December 13* | No. 12 | UNC-Charlotte Holiday Classic | W 93–76 | 4–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 14* | No. 12 | Western Kentucky Holiday Classic | W 96–74 | 5–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 19* | No. 11 | No. 2 Ohio State | W 75–65 | 6–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 22* | No. 11 | at Utah | L 69–71 | 6–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City | ||||||
| December 28* | No. 12 | vs. Princeton Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 64–53 | 7–1 | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
| December 29* | No. 12 | vs. Illinois Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 65–77 | 7–2 | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
| December 30* | No. 12 | vs. Nebraska Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 65–58 | 8–2 | Honalulu, Hawaii | ||||||
| January 3 | No. 15 | at Tulsa | W 78–58 | 9–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 5 | No. 15 | Kansas St. | W 85–73 | 10–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 8 | No. 11 | St. Louis | W 94–65 | 11–2 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 12 | No. 11 | at Memphis St. | W 69–48 | 12–2 (2–0) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
| January 19 | No. 7 | at Tulane | W 76–59 | 13–2 (3–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans | ||||||
| January 22 | No. 7 | Marquette | W 76–63 | 14–2 (3–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 25 | No. 7 | at St. Louis | W 99–74 | 15–2 (4–0) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis | ||||||
| January 27 | No. 7 | Florida St. | W 79–73 | 16–2 (5–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 31 | No. 7 | Tulane | W 64–60 | 17–2 (6–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 3 | No. 7 | at No. 9 St. John's | W 76–71 | 18–2 (6–0) | Alumni Hall Queens, New York | ||||||
| February 4 | No. 7 | Memphis St. | W 88–60 | 19–2 (7–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 6 | No. 3 | Cincinnati | W 88–73 | 20–2 (8–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 9 | No. 3 | at Providence | W 79–73 | 21–2 (8–0) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
| February 11 | No. 3 | at Virginia Tech | W 56–54 OT | 22–2 (9–0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||
| February 14 | No. 3 | at West Virginia | W 90–78 | 23–2 (9–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
| February 16 | No. 3 | at Cincinnati | W 61–57 | 24–2 (10–0) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| February 18 | No. 3 | Virginia Tech | W 77–72 | 25–2 (11–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 21 | No. 2 | vs. Iona | L 60–77 | 25–3 (11–0) | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||||
| February 24 | No. 2 | at Florida St. | W 83–75 | 26–3 (12–0) | Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
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| February 29 | No. 4 | Memphis St. Metro Conference tournament Semi-Final | W 84–65 | 27–3 (12–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| March 1 Tanner Sports Network | No. 4 | Florida St. Metro Conference tournament championship | W 81–72 | 28–3 (12–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8 | No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. MW7 Kansas St. Second Round | W 71–69 OT | 29–3 (12–0) | Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
| March 14 | No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. MW6 Texas A&M Midwest Regional Semi-Final (Sweet Sixteen) | W 66–55 OT | 30–3 (12–0) | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| March 16 | No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. 3 (MW1) Louisiana St. Midwest Regional Championship (Elite Eight) | W 86–66 | 31–3 (12–0) | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| March 22 | No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. E5 Iowa National semifinal (Final Four) | W 80–72 | 32–3 (12–0) | Market Square Arena Indianapolis | ||||||
| March 24* | No. 2 (MW2) | vs. No. W8 UCLA National Championship Game | W 59–54 | 33–3 (12–0) | Market Square Arena Indianapolis | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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| 8 | Alcorn State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | South Alabama | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Alcorn State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Missouri | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 84* | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Missouri | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Missouri | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | San Jose State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 61** | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M | 55* | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas State | 69* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Arkansas | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| National semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
| E5 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||
| MW2 | Louisville | 80 | |||||||
| MW2 | Louisville | 59 | |||||||
| W8 | UCLA | 54 | |||||||
| ME6 | Purdue | 62 | |||||||
| W8 | UCLA | 67 | National third-place game | ||||||
| E5 | Iowa | 58 | |||||||
| ME6 | Purdue | 75 | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz |
| 1983 | 2 | 36 | Scooter McCray | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 | Rodney McCray | Houston Rockets |
| 1982 | 2 | 35 | Derek Smith | Golden State Warriors |