1977–78 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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Metro Conference Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 23–7 (9–3 Metro) |
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Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Florida State | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Louisville † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1978 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1977–78 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 64th 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 23–7 record and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1978 NCAA Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1977* |
No. 9 | at Providence | L 51–57 | 0–1 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
Dec 3, 1977* |
Vanderbilt | W 96–66 | 1–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 7, 1977* |
at No. 9 Michigan | W 88–85 | 2–1 |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 10, 1977* |
Robert Morris | W 104–68 | 3–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 13, 1977* |
No. 17 Purdue | W 68–66 | 4–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 19, 1977* |
Dayton | W 69–63 | 5–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 22, 1977* |
No. 2 Marquette | W 61–60 | 6–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 28, 1977* |
No. 7 | La Salle | W 113–85 | 7–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 27, 1978 |
Saint Louis | W 94–59 | 19–6 (9–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Metro Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1978* |
No. 20 | vs. Tulane Quarterfinals |
W 93–64 | 20–6 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 3, 1978* |
No. 20 | vs. Memphis Semifinals |
W 67–62 | 21–6 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 4, 1978* |
No. 20 | vs. No. 11 Florida State Championship game |
W 94–93 | 22–6 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1978* |
No. 9 | vs. St. John's First round |
W 76–68 | 23–6 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 17, 1978* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 3 DePaul Midwest Regional Semifinals – Sweet Sixteen |
L 89–90 2OT[2] | 23–7 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Rankings
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Notre Dame and DePaul Reach Final in Midwest". The New York Times. March 18, 1978. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.