1973–74 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1973–74
|team=Louisville Cardinals
|sport=Basketball
|image=
|image_size=150
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 21–7
|conf_record=11–1
|head_coach=Denny Crum
|hc_year=3rd
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|arena=Freedom Hall
|champion=Missouri Valley Conference champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result= Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1973–74 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1973–74 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1973–74 season. Coached by Denny Crum, the Cardinals won the Missouri Valley Conference title and advanced to the NCAA tournament, losing to Oral Roberts in the regional semifinals.
The Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall, their home from the 1956–57 season until their move to the new KFC Yum! Center for the 2010–11 season.
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1973
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1973|sex=men|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
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| score = 58–65
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| record = 0–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1973
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1973|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 87–81
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| record = 1–1
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
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| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = Midwest Regional Semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 93–96
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| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 16, 1974
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank = 19
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = Regional Consolation
| score = 71–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone =
| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
| notes =
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Rankings
{{main|1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{cite book |title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia |isbn=978-0-345-51392-2 |publisher=Random House |date=2009 |pages=806–807}}
References
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{{Louisville Cardinals men's basketball navbox}}
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