1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Memphis State 10 2   .833 23 4   .852
No. 20 Louisville 8 4   .667 23 10   .697
Tulane 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 4 8   .333 15 12   .556
Florida State 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Saint Louis 1 11   .083 6 21   .222
1982 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)

The 1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 69th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his eleventh season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.

Louisville defeated Alabama Birmingham 75–68 to win the NCAA tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 5th) where they fell to eventual runner-up Georgetown 50–46. The Cardinals finished with a 23–10 (8–4) record.