1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
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NCAA National Champions
NCAA Midwest Regional Champions
Metro Conference Champions
Metro Conference Tournament Champions
Conference Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #2
1979–80 record 33–3 (12–0 Metro)
Head coach Denny Crum
Assistant coach Bill Olsen
Assistant coach Wade Houston
Assistant coach Jerry Jones
Home arena Freedom Hall
Seasons
« 1978–79 1980–81 »

The 1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 66th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.

The team completed a 33-3 record and brought Louisville basketball their first NCAA National Championship when they defeated UCLA 59-54, led by Darrell Griffith (aka "Dr. Dunkenstein") and his 23 points.

Roster

1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 5 Jerry Eaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ballard Louisville, Kentucky
G 15 Greg Deuser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Floyd Central New Albany, Indiana
F 21 Scooter McCray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
F/C 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York
G 23 Tony Branch (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elston Michigan City, Indiana
F 24 Daryl Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Thomas County Central Thomasville, Georgia
G 34 Roger Burkman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Franklin Central Indianapolis, Indiana
G 35 Darrell Griffith (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisville Male Louisville, Kentucky
C 40 Marty Pulliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mercer Country Senior Harrodsburg, Kentucky
C 41 Wiley Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Worth County Sylvester, Georgia
F 43 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hogansville Hogansville, Georgia
G/F 44 Poncho Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Marshall 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 (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
December 1*
#10 South Alabama W 75-73  1–0
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
December 5*
#14 Tennessee Chattanooga W 87-63  2-0
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
December 8*
#14 at Tennessee W 77-75  3–0
Stokely Athletic Center ([1])
Knoxville, Tennessee
December 13*
#12 UNC-Charlotte W 93-76  4–0
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
December 14*
#12 Western Kentucky W 96-74  5–0
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
December 19*
#11 #2 Ohio State W 75-65  6–0
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
December 22*
#11 at Utah L 69-71  6-1
Jon M. Huntsman Center ([1])
Salt Lake City
December 28*
#12 vs. Princeton
Hawaii Rainbow Classic
W 64-53  7-1
 ([1])
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29*
#12 vs. Illinois
Hawaii Rainbow Classic
L 65-77  7-2
 ([1])
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 30*
#12 vs. Nebraska
Hawaii Rainbow Classic
W 65-58  8-2
 ([1])
Honalulu, Hawaii
January 3
#15 at Tulsa W 78-58  9-2
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
January 5
#15 Kansas St. W 85-73  10-2
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
January 8
#11 St. Louis W 94-65  11–2 (1–0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
January 12
#11 at Memphis St. W 69-48  12–2 (2-0)
Mid-South Coliseum ([1])
Memphis, Tennessee
January 19
#7 at Tulane W 76-59  13–2 (3-0)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena ([1])
New Orleans
January 22
#7 Marquette W 76-63  14–2 (3–0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
January 25
#7 at St. Louis W 99-74  15–2 (4–0)
Kiel Auditorium ([1])
St. Louis
January 27
#7 Florida St. W 79-73  16–2 (5-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
January 31
#7 Tulane W 64-60  17–2 (6-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
February 3
#7 at #9 St. John's W 76-71  18-2 (6–0)
Alumni Hall ([1])
Queens, New York
February 4
#7 Memphis St. W 88-60  19-2 (7-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
February 6
#3 Cincinnati W 88-73  20-2 (8-0)
Freedom Hall (10,001[1])
Louisville, Kentucky
February 9
#3 at Providence W 79-73  21-2 (8-0)
Providence Civic Center ([1])
Providence, Rhode Island
February 11
#3 at Virginia Tech W 56-54 OT 22-2 (9-0)
Cassell Coliseum ([1])
Blacksburg, Virginia
February 14
#3 at West Virginia W 90-78  23-2 (9-0)
WVU Coliseum ([1])
Morgantown, West Virginia
February 16
#3 at Cincinnati W 61-57  24-2 (10-0)
Riverfront Coliseum ([1])
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 18
#3 Virginia Tech W 77-72  25-2 (11-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
February 21
#2 vs. Iona L 60-77  25-3 (11-0)
Madison Square Garden ([1])
New York
February 24
#2 at Florida St. W 83-75  26-3 (12-0)
 ([1])
Tallahassee, Florida
1980 Metro Conference Tournament
February 29
#4 Memphis St.
Metro Conference Tournament Semi-Final
W 84-65  27-3 (12-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
March 1
#4 Florida St.
Metro Conference Tournament Championship
W 81-72  28–3 (12-0)
Freedom Hall ([1])
Louisville, Kentucky
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 8
#2 (MW2) vs. #MW7 Kansas St.
Second Round
W 71-69 OT 29-3 (12-0)
 ([1])
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 14
#2 (MW2) vs. #MW6 Texas A&M
Midwest Regional Semi-Final (Sweet Sixteen)
W 66-55 OT 30-3 (12-0)
 ([1])
Houston, Texas
March 16
#2 (MW2) vs. #3 (MW1) Louisiana St.
Midwest Regional Championship (Elite Eight)
W 86-66  31-3 (12-0)
 ([1])
Houston, Texas
March 22
#2 (MW2) vs. #E5 Iowa
National Semifinal (Final Four)
W 80-72  32-3 (12-0)
Market Square Arena ([1])
Indianapolis
March 24*
#2 (MW2) vs. #W8 UCLA
National Championship Game
W 59-54  33-3 (12-0)
Market Square Arena ([1])
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

Midwest region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
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  

Final Four

National Semifinals National Finals
           
E5 Iowa 72
MW2 Louisville 80
MW2 Louisville 59
W8 UCLA 54
ME6 Purdue 62
W8 UCLA 67

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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Rankings

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Ranking Movement
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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Final
AP 10 14 12 11 12 15 11 7 7 7 3 3 2 4 2

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