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{{Short description|American basketball coach (1937–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name               = Denny Crum
| image              = Denny-Crum.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Crum in 2011
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1937|3|2}}
| birth_place        = [[San Fernando, California]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2023|5|9|1937|3|2}}
| death_place        = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = 
| player_years1      = 1955–1957
| player_team1       = [[Los Angeles Pierce College|Los Angeles Pierce JC]]
| player_years2      = 1957–1959
| player_team2       = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
| player_positions   = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| coach_years1       = 1959–1961
| coach_team1        = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] (freshmen)
| coach_years2       = 1961–1964
| coach_team2        = [[Los Angeles Pierce College|Los Angeles Pierce JC]] (assistant)
| coach_years3       = 1964–1968
| coach_team3        = Los Angeles Pierce JC
| coach_years4       = 1968–1971
| coach_team4        = UCLA (assistant)
| overall_record     = {{winpct|675|295|record=y}}
| bowl_record        = 
| tournament_record  = 
| championships      = * 2× [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Division I]] ([[1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1980]], [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986]])
* 6× [[NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches|NCAA D-I Final Four]] (1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986)
* 3× [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] regular season (1972, 1974, 1975) <ref name="Sports-reference.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mvc/ |title=Missouri Valley Conference Index &#124; College Basketball at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107154010/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mvc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 12× [[Metro Conference|Metro]] regular season (1977, 1979–1981, 1983, 1984, 1986–1988, 1990, 1993, 1994)<ref name="Sports-reference.com"/>
* 11× [[Metro Conference men's basketball tournament|Metro tournament]] (1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988–1990, 1993–1995)<ref name="Sports-reference.com"/>
| awards             = *2× [[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year]] (1983, 1986)
* [[Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|MVC Coach of the Year]] (1973)
* 4× Metro Coach of the Year (1979, 1980, 1983, 1994)
* [[C-USA]] Coach of the Year (1996)<ref name="Louisville">{{cite web|title=Denny Crum|url=http://uoflsports.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html|publisher=University of Louisville|date=2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212063443/http://uoflsports.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html|archive-date=February 12, 2002|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref>
| coaching_records   = 
| BASKHOF_year       = 1994
| CBBASKHOF_year     = 2006
| medaltemplates     = {{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{Flagu|United States}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World University Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[1977 Summer Universiade|1977 Sofia]]| Head coach}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]]| Head coach}}
| coach_team5        = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]]
| coach_years5       = 1971–2001
}}

'''Denzel Edwin Crum''' (March 2, 1937 – May 9, 2023) was an American men's [[college basketball]] coach at the [[University of Louisville]] from 1971 to 2001, compiling a {{winpct|675|295|record=y}} record. He guided the [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Cardinals]] to two [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions|NCAA championships]] ([[1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|1980]], [[1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|1986]]) and six Final Fours. Honored in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] since 1994, Crum was one of the major figures in the history of sports in [[Kentucky]] and in college basketball.

Crum played college ball for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]] under head coach [[John Wooden]]. He was later an assistant under Wooden, and the Bruins won a national championship in each of his three seasons on the staff. As the head coach at Louisville, Crum was widely credited with pioneering the now-common strategy of scheduling tough non-conference match-ups early in the season in order to prepare his teams for March's [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]], where one defeat ends the season.<ref name=bennet_05102023/>  Crum's prolific post-season play and calm demeanor earned him the monikers "Mr. March" and his most well-known nickname, "[[Cool Hand Luke]]".<ref>{{cite book|first=Jim|last=Terhune|title=Tales from the 1980 Louisville Cardinals|year=2004|publisher=Sports Publishing|page=193|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLqJDODjexcC&pg=PA193|isbn=9781582616582|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126220606/https://books.google.com/books?id=rLqJDODjexcC&pg=PA193#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ncaa_05092023>{{cite web|title=Denny Crum, hall of fame coach and 2-time NCAA champion, dies at 86|date=May 9, 2023|website=NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-05-09/denny-crum-hall-fame-coach-and-2-time-ncaa-champion-dies-86|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509213733/https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-05-09/denny-crum-hall-fame-coach-and-2-time-ncaa-champion-dies-86|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Denzel Edwin Crum was born in [[San Fernando, California]], in [[Los Angeles County]].<ref name=wolfson_05092023>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Wolfson|title=Denny Crum, legendary Louisville basketball coach and Hall of Fame member, dies at 86|date=May 9, 2023|work=Louisville Courier Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crum-dies-remember-hall-of-fame-louisville-basketball-coach/4310388001/|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215846/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crum-dies-remember-hall-of-fame-louisville-basketball-coach/4310388001/|url-status=live}}</ref> After graduating from [[San Fernando High School]] in 1955, he played basketball at [[Los Angeles Pierce College]] from 1955 to 1957,<ref name=lat_02091994/> averaging 27 points per game in his first season.<ref name=allar_11152018/> He then transferred to the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), to play for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]].<ref name=lat_02091994/>  Playing as a [[guard (basketball)|guard]] at UCLA (1957–1959),<ref name=allar_11152018/> Crum averaged seven points per game.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> He was honored with the Irv Pohlmeyer Memorial Trophy for outstanding first-year [[varsity team|varsity]] player. He also received the Bruin Bench Award for most improved player the following year.<ref name="woodenaward">{{cite web |url=http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html |title=Profile at the Wooden Award website |access-date=October 26, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026221506/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html |archive-date=October 26, 2006}}</ref> The Bruins went 38–14 in his two seasons.<ref name=graves_05092023/>

==Coaching career==
After graduating in 1959, Crum served as the freshman basketball coach at UCLA.<ref name=lat_02091994/><ref name="woodenaward"/>  In 1961, he returned to Pierce College as an assistant coach and served as their head coach from 1964 through 1968.<ref name=lat_02091994>{{cite web|title=Crum Used Pierce as Steppingstone to Hall of Fame|date=February 9, 1994|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-09-sp-20803-story.html|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509221014/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-09-sp-20803-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bruins Cage Aide Norman Resigns Post|date=May 28, 1968|work=Progress-Bulletin|at=Sec. 2, p. 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/progress-bulletin/124362617/|access-date=May 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510163032/https://www.newspapers.com/article/progress-bulletin/124362617/|url-status=live}}</ref> Crum was then rehired by UCLA to replace assistant coach [[Jerry Norman (basketball)|Jerry Norman]],<ref name=bolch_05102023>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=Appreciation: Denny Crum's Louisville dynasty left UCLA fans wondering what might have been|date=May 10, 2023|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-05-10/appreciation-denny-crum-louisville-ucla-basketball|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510164709/https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-05-10/appreciation-denny-crum-louisville-ucla-basketball|url-status=live}}</ref> and became [[John Wooden]]'s top assistant coach and chief [[college recruiting|recruiter]].<ref name=wolfson_05092023/><ref name="joebanddenny.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.joebanddenny.com/theshow/dennybio.php |title=The official site of the Joe B. and Denny Show – Denny Crum Bio |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502133912/http://www.joebanddenny.com/theshow/dennybio.php |archive-date=May 2, 2008 }}</ref> Crum took a $3,000 pay cut from UCLA compared to his earnings at Pierce.<ref name=bolch_05102023/> The Bruins won national titles in each of his three seasons while compiling an 86–4 record.<ref name=graves_05092023/> His recruits included [[Bill Walton]], one of the greatest college basketball players ever.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/><ref name="joebanddenny.com"/>

===Louisville (1971–2001)===
In 1971, Crum was hired as head coach by the [[University of Louisville]], taking over for [[John Dromo]],<ref name=wolfson_05092023/>  but he left UCLA thinking he would return one day to succeed Wooden.<ref name=bolch_05102023/><ref name=kindred_07071977>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Kindred|title=Twice-Told Tale|date=July 7, 1977|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/07/07/twice-told-tale/bf90464f-2345-4cdc-bcc2-90e46476912d/|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215742/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/07/07/twice-told-tale/bf90464f-2345-4cdc-bcc2-90e46476912d/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Cardinals]] had substantial national success under former coach [[Bernard "Peck" Hickman]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Coach Peck Hickman Dies|date=February 21, 2000|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/bf036df15e501a1196a70195ea05d0a5|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> their last [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] appearance was in 1968 and [[Final Four]] in 1959; they had never won a national championship.<ref name=bennet_05102023/> In [[1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|his first season]], Crum led Louisville to the Final Four, where they lost to Wooden's UCLA team.<ref name=bennet_05102023/>

The Cardinals reached the Final Four again in [[1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|1975]], losing once more to UCLA. Wooden retired following the tournament after winning his 10th national title. Crum declined the opportunity to replace his mentor at UCLA. Two years later, he turned down the job again after Wooden's successor, [[Gene Bartow]], left for [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB]].<ref name=bennet_05102023/><ref name=allar_11152018>{{cite web|first=Bruce|last=Allar|title=Catching Up With Crum|date=November 15, 2018|work=Louisville|url=https://archive.louisville.com/content/coach-denny-crum-university-louisville-basketball|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608195251/https://archive.louisville.com/content/coach-denny-crum-university-louisville-basketball|url-status=live}}</ref> UCLA's salary offer was around half of what Louisville was paying him, and even less when he factored in the higher cost of living in Los Angeles.<ref name=bolch_05102023/><ref>{{cite book|first=Seth|last=Davis|title=Wooden: A Coach's Life|page=459|publisher=Macmillan|year=2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gT5GAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22denny%20crum%22%20acre%20ranch&pg=PA459|access-date=May 11, 2023|isbn=9780805092806|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215855/https://books.google.com/books?id=gT5GAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22denny%20crum%22%20acre%20ranch&pg=PA459#v=onepage&q=%22denny%20crum%22%20acre%20ranch&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Crum said life in [[Louisville]] was "more relaxed and it's not a hassle to do everything".<ref name=kindred_07071977/> He led the Cardinals to four more Final Fours in the 1980s (1980, 1982, 1983, and 1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/s/2001/0302/1122100.html |title=ESPN.com – NCB – The Denny Crum Legacy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330192033/http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/s/2001/0302/1122100.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ncaa_05092023/>  Only five other coaches have reached more Final Fours than Crum's six: Wooden, [[Dean Smith]], [[Mike Krzyzewski]], [[Roy Williams (basketball coach)|Roy Williams]], and [[Tom Izzo]].<ref name=ncaa_05092023/><ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Gavin|title=College basketball coaches with most NCAA Final Four appearances|date=March 5, 2022|work=NBC Sports|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/college-basketball-coaches-most-ncaa-final-four-appearances|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510153445/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/college-basketball-coaches-most-ncaa-final-four-appearances|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|1979–80]], national player of the year [[Darrell Griffith]] led the Cardinals to a 33–3 record. They defeated Crum's alma mater, UCLA, 59–54, to win the [[1980 NCAA Division I basketball championship game|1980 national championship]].<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> That squad was credited with popularizing the [[High-5]].<ref name=wolfson_05092023/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/181375.html |title=High five – meaning and origin |publisher=Phrases.org.uk |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153205/https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/181375.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Six years later, Louisville defeated [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]], 72–69, for [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|their second title]], led by [[Pervis Ellison]],<ref name="woodenaward.cstv.com">{{cite web |url=http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html |title=Player Bio: Denny Crum :: Men's Basketball |access-date=October 26, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026221506/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crum_denny00.html |archive-date=October 26, 2006 }}</ref> who became the first freshman to be named the [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|NCAA tournament's most outstanding player]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Timanus|title=Former Louisville coach Denny Crum dies at age of 86|date=May 9, 2023|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/05/09/denny-crum-louisville-coach-basketball-hall-of-famer-dies/5438333001/|access-date=May 12, 2023|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512011636/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/05/09/denny-crum-louisville-coach-basketball-hall-of-famer-dies/5438333001/|url-status=live}}</ref> Through his first 15 seasons, Crum won 76% of his games.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> He received another offer to return to UCLA in 1988, after [[Walt Hazzard]] was fired, but he remained at Louisville.<ref name="bolch_05102023"/> In 1993, Crum became the second fastest coach to reach 500 wins.<ref name="hoophall">{{cite web |url=http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-denny-crum.html |title=Official Website of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers |access-date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012210512/http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-denny-crum.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref>
 
On his 64th birthday in 2001, Crum announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Though Crum insisted the decision was his, it was widely rumored that Louisville athletic director [[Tom Jurich]] drove him out to pursue the newly available [[Rick Pitino]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/news/2001/0301/1121152.html |title=ESPN.com – NCB – Crum retiring after season |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=March 5, 2001 |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330192023/http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/news/2001/0301/1121152.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the last 15 seasons of his career, Crum's winning percentage fell to 63%, including a 61–61 record in his final four seasons.<ref name="wolfson_05092023"/> His only three losing seasons came in his last 11 seasons,<ref>{{cite web|first=C. L.|last=Brown|title=Brown: Denny Crum elevated Louisville basketball and made it OK for Cardinals to dream big|date=May 9, 2023|work=Louisville Courier Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crum-elevated-louisville-basketball-and-made-it-ok-to-dream-big/70200020007/|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215851/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crum-elevated-louisville-basketball-and-made-it-ok-to-dream-big/70200020007/|url-status=live}}</ref> including twice in his final four seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denny Crum agrees to buyout from Louisville and retires|date=March 4, 2001|publisher=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/03/04/Denny-Crum-agrees-to-buyout-from-Louisville-and-retires/1821983682000/|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> Nonetheless, he led the Cardinals to four 20-win seasons and eight NCAA tournaments in the 1990s. He retired with a record of 675–295, a 69.6% winning percentage.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> At the time, his 675 career wins ranked 14th in NCAA history.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> In 30 seasons, Crum took the Cardinals to 23 NCAA tournaments, the 10th most by a coach, while compiling an overall tournament record of 42–22.<ref name=ncaa_05092023/> The Cardinals won 20 or more games in 21 of his 30 seasons.<ref name=ncaa_05092023/> While in the [[Metro Conference]], they won or shared 12 regular-season titles and won 11 conference tournament championships.<ref name=ncaa_05092023/>

During his tenure, Crum coached 13 players who were later selected in the first round of the [[NBA draft]], including [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall pick]] Ellison and six others in the top 10: [[Junior Bridgeman]], [[Darrell Griffith]], [[Rodney McCray (basketball)|Rodney McCray]], [[Lancaster Gordon]], [[Felton Spencer]], and [[Samaki Walker]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Brooks|last=Holton|title=Denny Crum's legacy: Pervis Ellison, Kenny Payne and other top players he coached at UofL|date=May 9, 2023|work=Louisville Courier Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crums-louisville-basketball-legacy-first-round-nba-draft-picks/70201073007/|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215857/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/09/denny-crums-louisville-basketball-legacy-first-round-nba-draft-picks/70201073007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other coaching===
Crum coached the U.S. [[FISU World University Games|World University]] team to a gold medal in [[1977 Summer Universiade|1977]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES – 1977|date=June 10, 2010|publisher=USA Basketball|url=https://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-mens/ninth-world-university-games-1977.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907032511/http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-mens/ninth-world-university-games-1977.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2015|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> He led the American's [[Pan American Games|Pan American]] team to a silver medal in [[1987 Pan American Games|1987]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES – 1987|date=June 10, 2010|publisher=USA Basketball|url=https://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/tenth-pan-american-games-1987.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506100419/http://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/tenth-pan-american-games-1987.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2015|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>

===Coaching style===
Crum had a signature style as a coach.  He usually held a rolled-up program in one hand during games, like Wooden,<ref name=bolch_05102023/><ref name=graves_05092023/> and would often gesture with it.<ref name=graves_05092023/> At Louisville, whose team colors are red and black, Crum sometimes wore a red blazer on the sidelines.<ref name=graves_05092023>{{Cite web|first=Gary B.|last=Graves|title=Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies|date=May 9, 2023|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/denny-crum-who-coached-louisville-to-2-ncaa-titles-dies/?amp=1|access-date=May 11, 2023|work=The Seattle Times|agency=The Associated Press|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510152848/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/denny-crum-who-coached-louisville-to-2-ncaa-titles-dies/?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> He stood composed, eschewing theatrics. "It's hard for players to play under control if you're not. It's hard to think or function when you're screaming", he said.<ref>{{cite web|title=H-O-R-S-E OR HORSES, CRUM PLAYS PERCENTAGES|date=March 26, 1986|work=South Florida Sun Sentinel|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1986/03/26/h-o-r-s-e-or-horses-crum-plays-percentages/|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=May 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511124339/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1986/03/26/h-o-r-s-e-or-horses-crum-plays-percentages/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the court, Crum's system mirrored Wooden's.<ref name=bolch_05102023/><ref>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Kindred|title=Secret Is Out: Crum's the Real Thing|date=March 31, 1983|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/31/secret-is-out-crums-the-real-thing/1540fb7d-819e-4ef0-840f-909fbd0aefd9/|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828083429/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/31/secret-is-out-crums-the-real-thing/1540fb7d-819e-4ef0-840f-909fbd0aefd9/|url-status=live}}</ref> Louisville was  famous for running a [[2-2-1 zone press]] that switched at half court to [[man-to-man defense]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Eric |title=Denny Crum, Louisville's legendary Hall of Fame coach, dies at 86 |url=https://www.wdrb.com/sports/denny-crum-louisvilles-legendary-hall-of-fame-coach-dies-at-86/article_8e9eac46-733c-11ed-b766-c72b60ebffbe.html |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=WDRB |language=en |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509210417/https://www.wdrb.com/sports/denny-crum-louisvilles-legendary-hall-of-fame-coach-dies-at-86/article_8e9eac46-733c-11ed-b766-c72b60ebffbe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He ran a variation of [[UCLA High Post Offense|Wooden's trademark high-post offense]].<ref name=allar_11152018/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dave |first=Kindred |date=March 31, 1983 |title=Secret Is Out: Crum's the Real Thing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/31/secret-is-out-crums-the-real-thing/1540fb7d-819e-4ef0-840f-909fbd0aefd9/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828083429/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/31/secret-is-out-crums-the-real-thing/1540fb7d-819e-4ef0-840f-909fbd0aefd9/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Even Crum's guards tended to score on the interior: his 1980 national championship team was known as the "Doctors of Dunk."<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/louisville-denny-crum-obituary-655119d569f2c59b8ed108c55814fa1b |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510100857/https://apnews.com/article/louisville-denny-crum-obituary-655119d569f2c59b8ed108c55814fa1b |url-status=live }}</ref> On defense, his players were expected to be interchangeable, switching on all picks, and fronted the pivot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Eric |date=May 9, 2023 |title=DENNY CRUM {{!}} 1937–2023 |url=https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wdrb.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/ae/faea386a-ee8f-11ed-a062-ef2872690335/645a849e60c49.pdf.pdf |website=WDRB, bloximages |access-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510152903/https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wdrb.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/ae/faea386a-ee8f-11ed-a062-ef2872690335/645a849e60c49.pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> This defense denied interior passes and encouraged perimeter shots. The year after Crum won his last national championship in 1986, the NCAA introduced the three-point line, revolutionizing the game.<ref name=bennet_05102023/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of the 3-Pointer |url=https://www.usab.com/news/2014/01/history-of-the-3-pointer |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=usab.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528194833/https://www.usab.com/news/2014/01/history-of-the-3-pointer |url-status=live }}</ref> With outside shooting newly emphasized, Crum was slow to adjust. He never returned to the Final Four, coming as close as the Elite Eight in [[1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|1997]].<ref name=bennet_05102023>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Bennet|title=Denny Crum, Hall of Famer and legendary Louisville basketball coach, dies at 86|date=May 10, 2023|work=The Athletic|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4503058/2023/05/09/denny-crum-death-louisville-basketball/|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510004831/https://theathletic.com/4503058/2023/05/09/denny-crum-death-louisville-basketball/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Throughout his career, Crum was known for superior in-game coaching. His teams tended to score immediately out of timeouts—using plays Crum would draw up in the huddle—and play well in close games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Readers' List: Big-game coaches|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/readers/collegehoop/coaches.html|publisher=Espn.go.com|access-date=February 3, 2012|archive-date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228190026/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/collegehoop/coaches.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Radio career==
From 2004 to 2014, Crum co-hosted a local radio talk show with former [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky]] head coach [[Joe B. Hall]]. Both did their portions of the show from different studios, Crum in Louisville and Hall in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]].<ref name="Show ends">{{cite news |url=http://www.kentucky.com/2014/10/30/3510867/mark-story-for-joe-b-and-denny.html |title=For Joe B. and Denny, a bittersweet end to their radio days |first=Mark |last=Story |newspaper=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]] |date=October 30, 2014 |access-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512053045/http://www.kentucky.com/2014/10/30/3510867/mark-story-for-joe-b-and-denny.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Joe B. and Denny Show'' was the top [[Fox Sports radio]] show in the state of Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebanddenny.com/theshow/about.php |title=The official site of the Joe B. and Denny Show – About The Show |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408123240/http://www.joebanddenny.com/theshow/about.php |archive-date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref> The show, which aired on [[WKRD (AM)|WKRD]] in Louisville and [[WVLK-FM|WVLK]]-FM in Lexington, was carried by 21 stations in all at its peak, and still had 16 stations when it ended on October 30, 2014, after WVLK-FM announced a format change.<ref name="Show ends"/>

==Personal life==
Crum was married to his third wife Susan Sweeney Crum, then a news anchor and reporter for Louisville television station [[WDRB]], from 2001 until his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=20010611&id=k1cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6290,4569658&hl=en|title=Ex-coach Crum weds TV anchorwoman|work=Ocala Star-Banner|date=June 11, 2001|page=2B|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-date=May 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518130728/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=20010611&id=k1cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6290,4569658&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, she became an announcer and news anchor at Louisville public radio station [[WFPL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisvilleirish.com/2015-irish-person-of-the-year-susan-sweeny-crum/|title=2015 Irish Person of the Year: Susan Sweeny-Crum|date=February 10, 2015|publisher=Ancient Order of Hiberians|access-date=May 16, 2016|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610172112/http://www.louisvilleirish.com/2015-irish-person-of-the-year-susan-sweeny-crum/|url-status=live}}</ref> Crum had three children, Cynthia and Steve from his first marriage, and Scott from his second marriage.<ref name=wolfson_05092023/>  He lived in [[Jeffersontown, Kentucky]], and had a hunting ranch in eastern [[Idaho]].<ref name=wolfson_05092023/>

Crum played [[professional poker]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Daniel Negreanu |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/denny-crum.htm |title=Denny Crum – Poker Player Profile |publisher=Pokerpages.com |access-date=February 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223001644/http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/denny-crum.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2015 }}</ref> and collected western novels by [[Louis L'Amour]].<ref name="woodenaward"/> During his coaching career, he was amongst the founders of the ''[[Louisville Eccentric Observer]]'', the city's [[alternative weekly]] newspaper.  Crum also bred horses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2245 |title=Denny Crum's Profile at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027143425/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2245 |archive-date=October 27, 2007 }}</ref>

While able, Crum appeared at various functions with former Cardinal and pro-basketball player [[Darrell Griffith]].<ref name=legacy/>

Crum founded The Denny Crum Scholarship Foundation, Inc., which awards scholarships to individuals who have demonstrated leadership, community service, and academic achievement. Requirements include: application form, high school transcript, 3.0 cumulative [[GPA]], and a community service resume listing detailed volunteer involvement and leadership experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moxietalk.com/episodes/denny-crum|title=Interview with Denny Crum|publisher=MoxieTalk|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053334/https://moxietalk.com/episodes/denny-crum/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 500 students have benefitted from the Foundation. It has awarded over $1.5 million in scholarships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University of Louisville |title=Denny Crum Scholarship Fund |url=https://give.louisville.edu/s/1157/19/fdn/interior.aspx?sid=1157&gid=1&pgid=3292}}</ref>

Crum had a [[stroke]] in 2017 and another in 2019.<ref name=graves_05092023/> He died at home on May 9, 2023, aged 86.<ref>{{cite web |last=Suckow |first=Alex |title=Legendary Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum dies at 86 |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/denny-crum-dies-obituary-louisville-coach-basketball/42143071 |website=[[WLKY]] |date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509164348/https://www.wlky.com/article/denny-crum-dies-obituary-louisville-coach-basketball/42143071 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[celebration of life]] was held on May 15, 2023, at the [[KFC Yum! Center]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Brooks|last=Holton|title=Celebration of life for Hall of Fame Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum Monday night|date=May 10, 2023|work=Louisville Courier Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/10/denny-crum-celebration-of-life-at-louisville-basketball-arena-monday/70201700007/|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126215857/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/05/10/denny-crum-celebration-of-life-at-louisville-basketball-arena-monday/70201700007/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024 it was reported that Crum's handcrafted headstone was dumped into the Red Sea after the ship conveying it from India came under attack from Houthi pirates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Godbey |first=Dalton |date=2024-07-31 |title=Denny Crum's custom granite headstone dumped into Red Sea by Houthi pirates |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/denny-crums-custom-granite-headstone-dumped-into-red-sea-by-houthi-pirates/article_325d51f4-4b75-11ef-b28e-2753d2def5df.html |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=WDRB |language=en}}</ref>

==Honors==
In the 1980s, Crum was named National Coach of the Year three times (1980, 1983, 1986).  He was awarded [[Metro Conference]] Coach of the year three times (1979, 1980, 1983).  In 1980, he was also named the [[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year]], the Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year, and the Basketball Weekly Man of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://masterbasketballcoaches.com/crumbio.html |title=Denny Crum's profile on Master Basketball Coaches |access-date=July 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103023246/http://masterbasketballcoaches.com/crumbio.html |archive-date=November 3, 2007 }}</ref>

Crum was inducted into the [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]] in 1990.<ref name="woodenaward"/> In 1994, he was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]];<ref name=wolfson_05092023/> during the ceremony, he was accompanied to the stage by Wooden.<ref name=bolch_05102023/>

In 2002, Crum received the Legends of Coaching award given by the [[John R. Wooden Award]] Committee.  This award recognizes "a coach's character, success rate on the court, graduating rate of student athletes, [and] his coaching philosophy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html |title=Wooden Award – Athletics |access-date=May 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html |archive-date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref>

On February 7, 2007, Louisville's home floor at [[Freedom Hall]] was officially named "Denny Crum Court."<ref name=legacy>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2757920 |title=Crum's legacy comes full circle with dedication of court – Men's College Basketball – ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=February 7, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223011257/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2757920 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the Cardinals basketball teams moved to the downtown [[KFC Yum! Center]] in 2010, the name "Denny Crum Court" was retained in the new facility.<ref name=newarena>{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101010/SPORTS0203/310100029/Court-at-KFC-Yum-Center-still-honors-Crum |title=Court at KFC Yum! Center still honors Crum &#124; The Courier-Journal |publisher=courier-journal.com |access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref>

In 2010 Crum was an inaugural inductee of [[Los Angeles Pierce College|Pierce College]]'s athletic hall of fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.piercecollege.edu/departments/athletics/fame%202010.html |title=Pierce College Athletic60th |publisher=Info.piercecollege.edu |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009062643/http://info.piercecollege.edu/departments/Athletics/fame%202010.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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 | conference = [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
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 | endyear    = 1975
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 | name         = [[1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 26–5
 | conference   = 12–2
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | postseason   = [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|NCAA University Final Four]]
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 | season       = [[1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1972–73]]
 | name         = Louisville
 | conference   = 11–3
 | overall      = 23–7
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1973 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Quarterfinal]]
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 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1973–74]]
 | name         = [[1973–74 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 21–7
 | conference   = 11–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1974–75]]
 | name         = [[1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 28–3
 | conference   = 12–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
 | conference = [[Metro Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1975
 | endyear    = 1995
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975–76]]
 | name         = Louisville
 | overall      = 20–8
 | conference   = 2–2
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1976 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Quarterfinal]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1976–77]]
 | name         = [[1976–77 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 21–7
 | conference   = 6–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament
 | season       = [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1977–78]]
 | name         = [[1977–78 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 23–7
 | conference   = 9–3
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1978–79]]
 | name         = [[1978–79 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 24–8
 | conference   = 9–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1979–80]]
 | name         = [[1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 33–3
 | conference   = 12–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I champion]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980–81]]
 | name         = [[1980–81 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | confstanding = 1st
 | overall      = 21–9
 | conference   = 11–1
 | postseason   = [[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
 | name         = [[1981–82 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 23–10
 | conference   = 8–4
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
 | name         = [[1982–83 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 32–4
 | conference   = 12–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1983–84]]
 | name         = [[1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 24–11
 | conference   = 11–3
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | postseason   = [[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1984–85]]
 | name         = [[1984–85 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 19–18
 | conference   = 6–8
 | confstanding = T–4th
 | postseason   = [[1985 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Semifinal]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1985–86]]
 | name         = [[1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 32–7
 | conference   = 10–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I champion]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1986–87]]
 | name         = [[1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 18–14
 | conference   = 9–3
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = Declined [[1987 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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 | season       = [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]]
 | name         = [[1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 24–11
 | conference   = 9–3
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]]
 | name         = [[1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 24–9
 | conference   = 8–4
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | postseason   = [[1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
 | name         = [[1989–90 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 27–8
 | conference   = 12–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
 | name         = [[1990–91 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 14–16
 | conference   = 4–10
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = 
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
 | name         = [[1991–92 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 19–11
 | conference   = 7–5
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | postseason   = [[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
 | name         = [[1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 22–9
 | conference   = 11–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
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 | name         = [[1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 28–6
 | conference   = 10–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
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 | season       = [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
 | name         = [[1994–95 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | conference   = 7–5
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | overall      = 19–14
 | postseason   = [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
 | conference = [[Conference USA]]
 | startyear  = 1995
 | endyear    = 2001
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
 | name         = [[1995–96 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 22–12
 | conference   = 10–4
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | postseason   = [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1996–97]]
 | name         = [[1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 26–9
 | conference   = 9–5
 | confstanding = T–5th
 | postseason   = [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1997–98]]
 | name         = [[1997–98 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 12–20
 | conference   = 9–5
 | confstanding = 5th <small>(American)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1998–99]]
 | name         = [[1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 19–11
 | conference   = 11–5
 | confstanding = 2nd <small>(American)</small>
 | postseason   = [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1999–00]]
 | name         = [[1999–2000 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 19–12
 | conference   = 10–6
 | confstanding = 2nd <small>(American)</small>
 | postseason   = [[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | season       = [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01]]
 | name         = [[2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
 | overall      = 12–19
 | conference   = 8–8
 | confstanding = 5th <small>(American)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Louisville
 | overall    = 675–295
 | confrecord = 270–110
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall = 675–295
}}

Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Denny Crum|work=Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/denny-crum-1.html|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505000844/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/denny-crum-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach]]

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