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1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record25-5 (4-2 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaRiverfront Coliseum
Seasons
1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Louisville 6 1   .857 21 7   .750
Cincinnati 4 2   .667 25 5   .833
Georgia Tech 3 3   .500 13 10   .565
Tulane 3 3   .500 10 17   .370
Memphis State 3 4   .429 20 9   .690
Saint Louis 1 5   .167 7 19   .269
Florida State 0 2   .000 16 11   .593
1977 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Previous season

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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]

Roster

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1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PF 41 Bob Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Central high School Louisville, Kentucky
F 42 Pat Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Johnstown High School Johnstown, Pennsylvania
G 44 Gary Yoder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Westview High School LaGrange County, Indiana
F Brian Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G Steve Collier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G Eddie Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr   Queens, New York
C Paul Fazekas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
G Keith Hemans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 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 coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 8, 2019

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1976*
South Florida W 103–69  1–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 1976*
Bowling Green W 67–63  2–0
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
December 15, 1976*
Miami (OH) W 79–68  3–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
December 18, 1976
Saint Louis W 86–53  4–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 1976*
South Carolina W 79–62  5–0
Neutral 
 
December 30, 1976*
Indiana W 52–43  6–0
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
January 5, 1977*
Temple W 61–46  7–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 1977*
Dayton W 84–61  8–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 1977
Saint Louis W 54–52  9–0
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
January 19, 1977
No. 12 Louisville L 77-83  9–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 22, 1977
Tulane L 75-78  9–2
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 26, 1977*
Wichita State W 68-60  10–2
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 1977*
Duquesne W 83-65  11–2
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 31, 1977
No. 20 Memphis State W 88-82  12–2
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 1977*
Pittsburgh L 64-65  12–3
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 1977*
No. 6 Marquette W 63-62  13–3
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 1977*
Eastern Kentucky W 78-60  14–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
February 12, 1977
Georgia Tech W 84-73  15–3
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 1977*
Rutgers L 70-89  16–4
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
February 26, 1977*
Jacksonville W 78-61  17–4
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, FL
Metro Conference tournament
March 3, 1977
(2) vs. (6) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 76–68  18–4
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
March 4, 1977
(2) vs. (5) Memphis State
Semifinals
W 68–67  19–4
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
March 5, 1977
(2) vs. (3) Georgia Tech
Final
W 74–61  20–4
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 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.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marquette vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 12, 1977". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "1975-76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.