1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 12 25-5 4-2 Gale Catlett Riverfront Coliseum Metro tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-07-09 They finished the season 25–5, 4–2 in Metro play, finishing in second place. 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. They lost 66–51 to national champions Marquette.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-12-cincinnati.html Marquette vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 12, 1977 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-07-09 Previous season 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1976-schedule.html 1975-76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-07-09 They lost 79–78 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Midwest region.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1976-03-13-cincinnati.html Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-07-09 Roster 1976 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Bob Miller 41 PF 6 10 230 jr Louisville, Kentucky Central high School Pat Cummings 42 F 6 9 230 Jr y y Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown High School Gary Yoder 44 G 6 4 185 sr LaGrange County, Indiana Westview High School Brian Williams F 6 5 Mike Jones F 6 5 jr Steve Collier G 6 4 jr Eddie Lee G 6 4 180 Fr Queens, New York   Paul Fazekas C 6 8 sr Keith Hemans G 6 3 sr Mick Shoemaker G 6 0 Mike Miller G 6 10 Curtis Cabbell F 6 4 * Gale Catlett (Cincinnati) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html July 8, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html 1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-07-09 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season |- December 1, 1976 yes 12 Wright State UC Armory Cincinnati, OH 120–52 1–0 December 4, 1976 yes 1976 South Florida Bulls South Florida Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 103–69 2–0 December 8, 1976 yes yes 1976 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 67–63 3–0 December 15, 1976 yes yes 1976 Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 79–68 4–0 December 18, 1976 no 1976 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 86–53 5–0 December 29, 1976 yes yes 5 1976 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Classic 79–62 7,000 6–0 December 30, 1976 yes yes 5 Indiana Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Classic Championship 52–43 7–0 January 5, 1977 yes 1976 Temple Owls Temple Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 61–46 8–0 January 12, 1977 yes 1976 Dayton Flyers Dayton Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 84–61 9–0 January 16, 1977 no yes 1976 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 54–52 10–0 1–0 January 19, 1977 no yes 2 Louisville 12 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 77-83 10–1 1–1 January 22, 1977 no yes 1976 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 75-78 10–2 1–2 January 26, 1977 yes 1976 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 68-60 11–2 January 29, 1977 yes Duquesne Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 83-65 12–2 January 31, 1977 no 12 1976 Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 88-82 13–2 2–2 February 2, 1977 yes yes 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA 64-65 13–3 February 6, 1977 yes 12 Marquette 6 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 63-62 13,358 14–3 February 9, 1977 yes yes 1976 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY 78-60 15–3 February 12, 1977 no 1976 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 84-73 16–3 3–2 February 19, 1977 yes yes 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ 70-89 16–4 February 26, 1977 yes yes 1976 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 78-61 17–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Metro Conference tournament |- March 3, 1977 yes 2 Saint Louis 6 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Quarterfinals 76–68 18–4 March 4, 1977 yes 2 Memphis State 5 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Semifinals 68–67 19–4 March 5, 1977 yes 2 Georgia Tech 3 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Final 74–61 20–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|NCAA Tournament |- March 12, 1977 2:00 p.m. yes yes 11 Marquette 16 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma First Round 9,821 NBC 51–66 20–5 AP poll Eastern Time Rankings AP 0 16 NR 12 8 6 4 5 2 3 2 12 12 12 10 14 14 11 NR References Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati