1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 7
1976–77 record	25–7
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Assistant coaches	Rick Majerus; Hank Raymonds;
Captain	Bo Ellis
Home arena	MECCA Arena

The 1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors played their home games at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a Division I Independent. They were led by head coach Al McGuire in his 13th and final year at Marquette. The Warriors finished the season 25–7. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cincinnati, Kansas State, and Wake Forest to advance to the Final Four. At the Final Four, they defeated UNC Charlotte to advance to the National Championship game where they defeated North Carolina to win the National Championship.[1][2]

Butch Lee, the tournament’s most outstanding player, and Bo Ellis were the stars of a team that reflected the street-wise toughness of its coach. In the final AP poll released prior to the Sweet Sixteen, Marquette moved from sixteenth to seven in the rankings.[3] Following the season, head coach Al McGuire retired.[4]

Since this season, Marquette has returned to the Final Four only once, in 2003.

Roster

1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	23	Jim Boylan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Jersey City, New Jersey
C	30	Craig Butrym	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Fox Point, Wisconsin
F	43	Robert Byrd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	40	Jim Dudley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	31	Bo Ellis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	15	Butch Lee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	The Bronx, New York
F	42	Bill Neary	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F	21	Ulice Payne	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Donora, Pennsylvania
G	55	Gary Rosenberger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	33	Bernard Toone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Yonkers, New York
C	54	Jerome Whitehead	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Waukegan, Illinois

Head coach

Al McGuire

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1	No. 2	St. Leo	W 80–39	1–0	17 – Ellis	10 – Toone	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 6	No. 2	Western Michigan	W 78–53	2–0	22 – Lee	11 – Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 8	No. 2	at Florida	W 64–61	3–0	19 – Lee	7 – Ellis	–	Florida Gymnasium (7,131) Gainesville, FL
December 11	No. 2	Penn State	W 79–49	4–0	18 – Lee	13 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 18	No. 2	No. 17 Louisville	L 75–78 ^OT	4–1	30 – Lee	11 – Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 21	No. 6	No. 20 Minnesota	L 59–66	4–2	17 – Whitehead	12 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 27	No. 6	No. 11 Clemson Milwaukee Classic	W 67–49	5–2	17 – Lee	11 – Whitehead/Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 28	No. 12	Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic	W 64–57	6–2	25 – Lee	7 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 31	No. 12	at Northwestern	W 66–53	7–2	29 – Lee	8 – Ellis	–	McGaw Hall (4,321) Evanston, IL
January 3	No. 12	Georgia Tech	W 63–45	8–2	18 – Lee	10 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 8	No. 12	South Carolina	W 65–54	9–2	18 – Lee	8 – Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 11	No. 11	at Air Force	W 74–56	10–2	33 – Lee	13 – Ellis	–	Clune Arena (5,400) Colorado Springs, CO
January 16	No. 11	No. 19 Notre Dame	W 78–69	11–2	27 – Lee	7 – Whitehead/Lee	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 18	No. 8	at Drake	W 62–60	12–2	19 – Lee	9 – Ellis	–	Veterans Auditorium (10,108) Des Moines, IA
January 22	No. 8	Xavier	W 85–43	13–2	17 – Ellis/Lee	11 – Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 29	No. 9	at DePaul	W 85–64	14–2	21 – Lee	7 – Ellis	–	Alumni Hall (5,448) Chicago, IL
February 6	No. 6	at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 62–63	14–3	19 – Lee	15 – Whitehead	–	Riverfront Coliseum (13,358) Cincinnati, OH
February 9	No. 9	Loyola (IL)	W 81–71	15–3	22 – Ellis/Lee	7 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 12	No. 9	Manhattan	W 86–60	16–3	22 – Ellis	8 – Whitehead/Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 14	No. 9	DePaul	L 72–77 ^2OT	16–4	18 – Whitehead/Lee	13 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 16	No. 9	No. 15 Detroit	L 63–64	16–5	21 – Ellis	9 – Whitehead	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 19	No. 9	Wichita State	L 64–75	16–6	15 – Lee	9 – Ellis	–	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 21	No. 9	at Wisconsin	W 73–58	17–6	25 – Lee	11 – Ellis	–	Wisconsin Field House (10,938) Madison, WI
February 26	No. 18	at Virginia Tech	W 75–70	18–6	22 – Lee	9 – Ellis	–	Cassell Coliseum (10,000) Blacksburg, VA
February 28	No. 18	at Tulane	W 63–44	19–6	26 – Ellis	13 – Ellis	–	(8,250) New Orleans, LA
March 5	No. 19	at Creighton	W 72–60	20–6	18 – Lee	13 – Whitehead	–	Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,380) Omaha, NE
March 6	No. 19	at No. 3 Michigan	L 68–69	20–7	19 – Lee	9 – Ellis	–	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament
March 12 1:00 pm, NBC	No. 16	vs. No. 11 Cincinnati First Round	W 66–51	21–7	17 – Ellis	6 – Whitehead/Toone	–	Omaha Civic Auditorium (9,821) Omaha, NE
March 17 7:00 pm, NBC	No. 7	vs. No. 16 Kansas State Regional Semifinal	W 67–66	22–7	26 – Lee	6 – Whitehead	–	The Myriad (10,185) Oklahoma City, OK
March 19 1:15 pm, NBC	No. 7	vs. No. 9 Wake Forest Regional Final	W 82–68	23–7	20 – Ellis	7 – Ellis	–	The Myriad (8,935) Oklahoma City, OK
March 26 1:15 pm, NBC	No. 7	vs. No. 17 UNC-Charlotte Final Four	W 51–49	24–7	21 – Whitehead	16 – Whitehead	–	The Omni (16,086) Atlanta, GA
March 28 7:15 pm, NBC	No. 7	vs. No. 5 North Carolina National Championship	W 67–59	25–7	19 – Lee	11 – Whitehead	–	The Omni (16,086) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:[5][6]

Awards and honors

Butch Lee, NCAA Men's MOP Award[7]

Team players drafted into the NBA

1977 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	17	Bo Ellis	Washington Bullets

Source:[8]

References

"Foul line delivers Marquette victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1977. p. 11.
"Cornered? Not Marquette's title winners". Milwaukee Journal. March 29, 1977. p. 6, part 2.
"Michigan cagers must prove they deserve high ranking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1977. p. 21.
"Marquette wins 1st NCAA title, 67 to 59, in McGuire's last game". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 29, 1977. p. 1, part 1.
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Sports Reference – Marquette Warriors – 1976–77 basketball season

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[fldmv-1] "Foul line delivers Marquette victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1977. p. 11.

[cnmtwn-2] "Cornered? Not Marquette's title winners". Milwaukee Journal. March 29, 1977. p. 6, part 2.

[mcmprv-3] "Michigan cagers must prove they deserve high ranking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1977. p. 21.

[msenpg1-4] "Marquette wins 1st NCAA title, 67 to 59, in McGuire's last game". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 29, 1977. p. 1, part 1.

[Tourney_History-7] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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