1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1971-82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Midwest Regional Champions; Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament; National Third Place Game, L 105-91 v. North Carolina
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	#20
1971-82 record	26-5 (12-2 )
Head coach	Denny Crum
Home arena	Freedom Hall
« 1970–71	1972–73 »

The 1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1971-72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 59th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Missouri Valley Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his first season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.

Louisville defeated Memphis State 83-72 in the Missouri Valley Conference playoff to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They beat Kansas State to win the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 2nd) where they fell to eventual champion UCLA 96-77. They finished fourth, falling to North Carolina in the third place game 105-91. The Cardinals finished with a 26-5 (12-2) record.^[1]

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1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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