1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Metro Conference |
Record | 17–10 (6–6 Metro) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Riverfront Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
The 1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as members of the Metro Conference.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 26* | Akron | W 91–81 | 1–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
December 1* | North Carolina A&T | W 58–57 | 2–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
December 3* | Biscayne | W 77–62 | 3–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
December 6* | No. 7 | Miami (OH) | W 61–60 | 4–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
December 12* | Eastern Kentucky | W 73–58 | 5–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
December 17* | at North Carolina | L 59–67 | 5–1 | Greensboro Coliseum | |||||||
December 21* | Austin Peay | W 81–67 | 6–1 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
December 27 | Florida State | W 77–75 | 7–1 (1–0) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 2 | Georgia Tech | L 56–59 | 7–2 (1–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
January 4 | at Tulane | W 102–67 | 8–2 (2–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 7 | Louisville | L 75–78 | 8–3 (2–2) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 10 | St. Louis | W 66–55 | 9–3 (3–2) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 14 | at Memphis State | L 63–67 | 9–4 (3–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
January 17 | at Florida State | L 66–76 | 9–5 (3–4) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
January 21 | Memphis State | L 76–83 | 9–6 (3–5) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 23* | Pittsburgh | W 87–80 | 10–6 (3–5) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 30 | Tulane | W 70–63 | 11–6 (4–5) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 2* | at St. John’s | L 66–75 | 11–7 (4–5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
February 4 | at Louisville | L 76–83 | 11–8 (4–6) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
February 9 | Georgia Tech | W 75–67 | 12–8 (5–6) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 11* | at Dayton | W 42–40 | 13–8 (5–6) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
February 13* | Xavier | W 59–54 | 14–8 (5–6) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 15 | at St. Louis | W 80–62 | 15–8 (6–6) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
February 18* | at Marquette | L 45–57 | 15–9 (6–6) | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
February 24* | West Virginia | W 96–80 | 16–9 (6–6) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 26* | at Duquesne | W 72–64 | 17–9 (6–6) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Metro Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2 | Georgia Tech | L 38–39 | 17–10 (6–6) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Players selected in NBA drafts
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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3 | 59 | Pat Cummings | Milwaukee Bucks |
4 | 85 | Bob Miller | Phoenix Suns |
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