The 1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as members of the Metro Conference.[1] They finished the season 25–5, 4–2 in Metro play, finishing in second place.[1] They defeated St. Louis, Memphis State, and Georgia Tech to win the Metro tournament for the second consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1] They lost 66–51 to national champions Marquette.[2]
The Bearcats finished the 1975–76 season 25–6, 2–1 in Metro play to win the regular season championship. As the number 1 seer, they defeated Georgia Tech and Memphis State to win the Metro tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] They lost 79–78 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Midwest region.[4]
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The 1976 77 Cincinnati Bearcats men s basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1976 77 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett as members of the Metro Conference 1 They finished the season 25 5 4 2 in Metro play finishing in second place 1 They defeated St Louis Memphis State and Georgia Tech to win the Metro tournament for the second consecutive year and received the conference s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament 1 They lost 66 51 to national champions Marquette 2 1976 77 Cincinnati Bearcats men s basketballMetro tournament championsNCAA tournament Round of 32ConferenceMetro ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 12Record25 5 4 2 Metro Head coachGale CatlettHome arenaRiverfront ColiseumSeasons 1975 761977 78 1976 77 Metro Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 19 Louisville 6 1 857 21 7 750Cincinnati 4 2 667 25 5 833Georgia Tech 3 3 500 13 10 565Tulane 3 3 500 10 17 370Memphis State 3 4 429 20 9 690Saint Louis 1 5 167 7 19 269Florida State 0 2 000 16 11 593 1977 Metro Conference tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Previous season 2 Roster 3 Schedule and results 4 Rankings 5 ReferencesPrevious season editThe Bearcats finished the 1975 76 season 25 6 2 1 in Metro play to win the regular season championship As the number 1 seer they defeated Georgia Tech and Memphis State to win the Metro tournament and received the conference s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament 3 They lost 79 78 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Midwest region 4 Roster edit1976 77 Cincinnati Bearcats men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownPF 41 Bob Miller 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 230 lb 104 kg Jr Central high School Louisville KentuckyF 42 Pat Cummings 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg RS Jr Johnstown High School Johnstown PennsylvaniaG 44 Gary Yoder 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg Sr Westview High School LaGrange County IndianaF Brian Williams 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m F Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m JrG Steve Collier 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m JrG Eddie Lee 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr Queens New YorkC Paul Fazekas 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m SrG Keith Hemans 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m SrG Mick Shoemaker 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m G Mike Miller 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m F Curtis Cabbell 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Head coachGale Catlett Cincinnati Assistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster Last update July 8 2019 5 Schedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonDecember 4 1976 South Florida W 103 69 1 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHDecember 8 1976 Bowling Green W 67 63 2 0 Anderson Arena Bowling Green OHDecember 15 1976 Miami OH W 79 68 3 0 Millett Hall Oxford OHDecember 18 1976 Saint Louis W 86 53 4 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHDecember 29 1976 South Carolina W 79 62 5 0 Neutral December 30 1976 Indiana W 52 43 6 0 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans LAJanuary 5 1977 Temple W 61 46 7 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHJanuary 12 1977 Dayton W 84 61 8 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHJanuary 16 1977 Saint Louis W 54 52 9 0 Kiel Auditorium St Louis MOJanuary 19 1977 No 12 Louisville L 77 83 9 1 Freedom Hall Louisville KYJanuary 22 1977 Tulane L 75 78 9 2 Avron B Fogelman Arena New Orleans LAJanuary 26 1977 Wichita State W 68 60 10 2 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHJanuary 29 1977 Duquesne W 83 65 11 2 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHJanuary 31 1977 No 20 Memphis State W 88 82 12 2 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHFebruary 2 1977 Pittsburgh L 64 65 12 3 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh PAFebruary 6 1977 No 6 Marquette W 63 62 13 3 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHFebruary 9 1977 Eastern Kentucky W 78 60 14 3 McBrayer Arena Richmond KYFebruary 12 1977 Georgia Tech W 84 73 15 3 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OHFebruary 19 1977 Rutgers L 70 89 16 4 College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick NJFebruary 26 1977 Jacksonville W 78 61 17 4 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville FLMetro Conference tournamentMarch 3 1977 2 vs 6 Saint Louis Quarterfinals W 76 68 18 4 Mid South Coliseum Memphis TNMarch 4 1977 2 vs 5 Memphis State Semifinals W 68 67 19 4 Mid South Coliseum Memphis TNMarch 5 1977 2 vs 3 Georgia Tech Final W 74 61 20 4 Mid South Coliseum Memphis TNNCAA TournamentMarch 12 1977 vs Marquette First Round W 66 51 20 5 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City Oklahoma Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses S South All times are in Eastern Time 1 Rankings editRanking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not rankedWeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAP 12864523212121210141411 1 References edit a b c d e 1976 77 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports Reference com Retrieved July 9 2019 Marquette vs Cincinnati Box Score March 12 1977 College Basketball at Sports Reference com Retrieved July 9 2019 1975 76 Cincinnati Bearcats 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