1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	25-5 (4-2 Metro)
Head coach	Gale Catlett;
Home arena	Riverfront Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Gale Catlett (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 8, 2019

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Schedule and results

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	12	8	6	4	5	2	3	2	12	12	12	10	14	14	11	—

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References

^ ^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 Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ "Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ "1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[:0-1] "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.

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Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
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