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1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1980–81
team	Louisville Cardinals
image	Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
conference	Metro Conference
short_conf	Metro
CoachRank	13
APRank	12
record	21–9
conf_record	11–1
head_coach	Denny Crum
hc_year	10th
captain	Game captains
stadium	Freedom Hall
champion	Metro Conference Champions
[Metro Conference tournament](1981-metro-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) champions
bowl	[NCAA Men's Division I Tournament](1981-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	Second Round

Metro Conference tournament champions

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.

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.

Roster

Denny Crum

Schedule

|- !colspan=12 style=|Metro Tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament

References

"Lousivlle Basketball Media Guide". University of Louisville.
(March 14, 2012). "March 14, 1981: When the NCAA tournament became Madness". [[Sports Illustrated]].
[http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/basketball2012_13#pg186 2012–13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball media guide.] Retrieved 2013-May-08.

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