| 1985–86Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament National Champions Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season champions | |
| Conference | Metro Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 32–7 (10–2 Metro) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Louisville † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12Memphis State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1986 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Louisville during the1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 72nd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached byDenny Crum. The team played home games atFreedom Hall.
The team compiled a 32–7 record and broughtLouisville basketball their second NCAA national championship when they defeatedDuke, 72–69.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 22, 1985* | No. 9 | vs. Miami (OH) Preseason NIT | W 81–65 | 1–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| Nov 24, 1985* | No. 9 | vs. Tulsa Preseason NIT | W 80–74 | 2–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| Nov 29, 1985* | No. 9 | vs. No. 5 Kansas Preseason NIT | L 78–83 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
| Dec 1, 1985* | No. 9 | at No. 18 St. John's Preseason NIT | L 79–86 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
| Dec 7, 1985* | No. 16 | Purdue | W 77–58 | 3–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Dec 10, 1985* | No. 15 | Iona | W 88–75 | 4–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Dec 14, 1985* | No. 15 | Western Kentucky | W 73–70 | 5–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Dec 18, 1985* | No. 16 | No. 17 Indiana | W 65–63 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Dec 28, 1985* | No. 15 | at No. 13 Kentucky | L 64–69 | 6–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| Jan 4, 1986* | No. 18 | Wyoming | W 94–62 | 7–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Jan 6, 1986* | No. 17 | Eastern Kentucky | W 86–55 | 8–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Jan 9, 1986 | No. 17 | at No. 6 Memphis State | L 71–73 | 8–4 (0–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
| Jan 13, 1986 | No. 18 | at Southern Miss | W 59–54 | 9–4 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ||||||
| Jan 15, 1986 | No. 18 | at Florida State | W 85–64 | 10–4 (2–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
| Jan 18, 1986* | No. 13 | No. 4 Syracuse | W 83–73 | 11–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Jan 20, 1986 | No. 13 | Cincinnati | L 82–84 | 11–5 (2–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Jan 25, 1986* | No. 13 | at No. 7 Kansas | L 69–71 | 11–6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
| Jan 28, 1986* | No. 18 | La Salle | W 72–60 | 12–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 1, 1986* | No. 18 | UCLA | W 91–72 | 13–6 | Freedom Hall (19,384) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 3, 1986 | No. 16 | South Carolina | W 74–72 | 14–6 (3–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 6, 1986 | No. 16 | No. 15 Virginia Tech | W 103–68 | 15–6 (4–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 8, 1986* | No. 16 | at NC State | L 64–76 | 15–7 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
| Feb 10, 1986 | No. 19 | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | W 93–83 | 16–7 (5–2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||
| Feb 13, 1986 | No. 19 | at Cincinnati | W 74–58 | 17–7 (6–2) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| Feb 15, 1986* | No. 19 | at DePaul | W 72–53 | 18–7 | Rosemont Horizon (15,754) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
| Feb 17, 1986 | No. 16 | Southern Miss | W 83–74 | 19–7 (7–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 19, 1986 | No. 16 | Florida State | W 89–67 | 20–7 (8–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 22, 1986* | No. 16 | at Houston | W 76–59 | 21–7 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Feb 24, 1986* | No. 13 | South Alabama | W 66–55 | 22–7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 26, 1986 | No. 13 | at South Carolina | W 65–63 | 23–7 (9–2) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 2, 1986 | No. 13 | No. 7 Memphis State | W 70–69 | 24–7 (10–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 1986* | (1)No. 11 | (4) Cincinnati Semifinals | W 86–65 | 25–7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Mar 8, 1986* | (1)No. 11 | (2) No. 10 Memphis State Championship | W 88–79 | 26–7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (15 W) Drexel First round | W 93–73 | 27–7 | Dee Events Center (9,037) Ogden, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 15, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (7 W) No. 14 Bradley Second Round | W 82–68[1] | 28–7 | Dee Events Center (10,061) Ogden, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 20, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (3 W) No. 8 North Carolina Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 94–79[2] | 29–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (8 W) Auburn Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 84–76 | 30–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 29, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (11 SE) LSU National semifinal – Final Four | W 88–77 | 31–7 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 31, 1986* | (2 W)No. 7 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke National Championship Game | W 72–69 | 32–7 | Reunion Arena (16,493) Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St John's | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Montana St | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St John's | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arizona | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Pepperdine | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Northeast Louisiana | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UAB | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UAB | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Utah | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UTEP | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Drexel | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| National semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
| E1 | Duke | 71 | |||||||
| M1 | Kansas | 67 | |||||||
| E1 | Duke | 69 | |||||||
| W2 | Louisville | 72 | |||||||
| S11 | LSU | 77 | |||||||
| W2 | Louisville | 88 | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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| 1986 | 1 | 19 | Billy Thompson | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1986 | 2 | 35 | Milt Wagner | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1986 | 6 | 118 | Jeff Hall | Indiana Pacers |
| 1988 | 3 | 61 | Herbert Crook | Indiana Pacers |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | Pervis Ellison | Sacramento Kings |
| 1989 | 1 | 19 | Kenny Payne | Philadelphia 76ers |