1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Marquette Warriors Independent 3 8 24–4 Hank Raymonds 1st MECCA Arena NCAA Tournament First Round, L 81–84 vs. Miami (OH) The 1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1977–78 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 24–4. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Miami (OH).Marquette Ambushed https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/03/12/marquette-ambushed/4809e94d-0edf-41df-b29a-77bc549696ab/ The Washington Post March 12, 1978 August 27, 2023 Roster 1977 Marquette Warriors y Odell Ball C 6 9 Jr Jim Boylan y 23 G 6 2 190 Sr Jersey City, New Jersey Robert Byrd 43 F 6 6 185 So Chicago, Illinois Tony Davis G 6 2 Fr Jim Dudley 40 F 6 6 190 Jr South Milwaukee, Wisconsin Larry Hatchett G 6 2 Fr Butch Lee y 15 G 6 1 185 Sr The Bronx, New York Oliver Lee F 6 7 Fr Ulice Payne 21 F 6 6 185 Sr Donora, Pennsylvania Gary Rosenberger 55 G 6 0 155 Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bernard Toone y 33 F 6 9 210 Jr Yonkers, New York Jerome Whitehead y 54 C 6 10 220 Sr Waukegan, Illinois Hank Raymonds Rick Majerus https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marquette/men/1978.html 1977-78 Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Roster and Stats sports-reference.com April 5, 2025 Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Marquette Warriors white|Regular season November 30 St. Thomas (MN) 87–60 1–0 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI December 3 Western Michigan 59–47 2–0 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI December 6 yes Minnesota 61–44 3–0 Williams Arena 14,709 Minneapolis, MN December 10 Florida 81–67 4–0 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI December 17 Bowling Green State 86–54 5–0 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI December 22 2 yes Louisville 60–61 5–1 Freedom Hall 16,433 Louisville, Kentucky December 26 Eastern Kentucky 90–73 6–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI December 27 5 Texas Milwaukee Classic 65–56 7–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 2 yes Wichita State 67–56 8–1 Levitt Arena 9,802 Wichita, Kansas January 6 1977 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 72–56 9–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 9 yes Missouri 70–52 10–1 Hearnes Center 9,415 Columbia, Missouri January 13 Saint Louis 56–54 11–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 15 UNLV 97–81 12–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 18 DePaul 80–74 13–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 21 2 Washington 71–63 14–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 24 Xavier 78–62 15–1 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 28 yes Loyola (IL) 64–68 15–2 Alumni Gym 7,140 Chicago, Illinois February 2 yes Penn State 73–60 16–2 Rec Hall 8,475 University Park, Pennsylvania February 2 yes South Carolina 69–66 2OT 17–2 Carolina Coliseum 11,876 Columbia, SC February 7 3 Creighton 82–57 18–2 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI February 11 Air Force 76–59 19–2 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI February 14 1 Wisconsin 75–64 20–2 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI February 18 Cincinnati 57–45 21–2 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI February 20 yes Xavier 75–53 22–2 Schmidt Field House 7,482 Cincinnati, OH February 26 yes Notre Dame 59–65Irish Upset Marquette, 65-59 https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/27/archives/irish-upset-marquette-6559-notre-dame-upsets-no1-marquette-6559.html The New York Times February 27, 1978 November 15, 2020 22–3 Joyce Center 11,345 South Bend, Indiana March 1 Butler 90–79 23–3 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI March 4 3 yes 16 Detroit 80–77 24–3 Calihan Hall 11,065 Detroit, Michigan |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Warriors| NCAA tournament March 11 ME 1L 3 yes ME 3Q Miami (OH) First Round 81–84 OT 24–4 Market Square Arena 16,519 Indianapolis, Indiana AP poll Eastern Time ME Mideast https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marquette/1978-schedule.html 1977–78 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110357/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-m-baskbl-mg-8.pdf 2016-03-04 Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1978_387_Marquette%20University.pdf 1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics References Marquette Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Marquette Marquette Marquette