1984–85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1984–85 season. Coached by Denny Crum, the Cardinals appeared in the semifinals of the 1985 National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals lost to the UCLA team, the eventual NIT champions. The Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall.

On February 26, the Cardinals were humiliated by Tulane 68–56 in New Orleans, the Green Wave's first win vs. Louisville after 18 consecutive losses to their Metro Conference rival. Five weeks later, Tulane president Eamon Kelly announced the school was permanently disbanding its men's basketball program in the wake of a massive point shaving scandal (Kelly reversed this decision in 1988, and Tulane returned to the court in 1989–90).

National Invitation Tournament

 * First Round
 * Louisville 77, Alcorn State 75
 * Second Round
 * Louisville 68, South Florida 61
 * Quarterfinal
 * Louisville 71, Tennessee-Chattanooga 66
 * Seminfinal
 * UCLA 75, Louisville 66