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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season|Mode=Basketball|Year=1976–77|Prev year=1975–76|Next year=1977–78|Team=Cincinnati Bearcats|Image=Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg|Conference=Metro Conference|ShortConference=Metro|CoachRank=|APRank=---|Record=25-5|ConfRecord=4-2|HeadCoach=[[Gale Catlett]]|StadiumArena=[[Riverfront Coliseum]]|Champion=[[1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Metro Tournament]] champions|BowlTourney=[[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]|BowlTourneyResult=First Round|year=|prev_year=|next_year=|team=|conference=|record=|conf_record=}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = Basketball
| year = 1976–77
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| image = Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
| conference = Metro Conference
| short_conf = Metro
| CoachRank = 12
| APRank =
| record = 25-5
| conf_record = 4-2
| head_coach = [[Gale Catlett]]
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| stadium = [[Riverfront Coliseum]]
| champion = [[1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament|Metro tournament]] champions
| bowl = [[1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
| bowl_result = Round of 32
|
}}
{{1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings}}
{{1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Cincinnati]] in the [[1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament|1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Bearcats were led by head coach [[Gale Catlett]], as members of the [[Metro Conference]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html|title=1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They finished the season 25-5, 4-2 in Metro play, finishing in second place. <ref name=":0" />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 [[2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]].<ref name=":0" /> They lost 66-51 to national champions [[1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-12-cincinnati.html|title=Marquette vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 12, 1977|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
The '''1976–77 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Cincinnati]] in the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Bearcats were led by head coach [[Gale Catlett]], as members of the [[Metro Conference]].<ref name = ":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html|title=1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They finished the season 25–5, 4–2 in Metro play, finishing in second place.<ref name=":0" /> 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 [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].<ref name=":0" /> They lost 66–51 to national champions [[1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-12-cincinnati.html|title=Marquette vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 12, 1977|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>


== Previous season ==
== 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 [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1976-schedule.html|title=1975-76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They lost 79-78 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Midwest region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1976-03-13-cincinnati.html|title=Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
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 [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1976-schedule.html|title=1975-76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They lost 79–78 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Midwest region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1976-03-13-cincinnati.html|title=Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>


== Roster==
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== Roster<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html|title=1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>==
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{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=* [[Gale Catlett]] ({{college|Cincinnati}})|asst_coach=|roster_url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=* [[Gale Catlett]] ({{college|Cincinnati}})|asst_coach=|roster_url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977.html|title=1976-77 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>


== Schedule and results<ref name=":0" />==
== Schedule and results==
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{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes|}}
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| site_stadium= Riverfront Coliseum
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 22, 1977|time=|w/l=l|nonconf=no|rank=|opponent=[[Tulane Green Wave men's basketball|Tulane]]|site_stadium=Avron B. Fogelman Arena|site_cityst=New Orleans, LA|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 75-78]|attend=|record=9–2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 26, 1977|time=|w/l=w|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent=[[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita State]]|site_stadium=Riverfront Coliseum|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 68-60]|attend=|record=10–2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 29, 1977|time=|w/l=w|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent=[[Duquesne Dukes men's basketball|Duquesne]]|site_stadium=Riverfront Coliseum|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 83-65]|attend=|record=11–2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 31, 1977|time=|w/l=w|nonconf=no|rank=20|opponent=[[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]]|site_stadium=Riverfront Coliseum|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 88-82]|attend=|record=12–2}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 2, 1977|time=|w/l=l|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent=[[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball|Pittsburgh]]|site_stadium=Riverfront Coliseum|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 64-65]|attend=|record=12–3}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 6, 1977|time=|w/l=w|nonconf=yes|rank=6|opponent=[[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]]|site_stadium=Riverfront Coliseum|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 63-62]|attend=|record=13–3}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 19, 1977|time=|w/l=l|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent=[[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball|Rutgers]]|site_stadium=College Avenue Gymnasium|site_cityst=New Brunswick, NJ|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 70-89]|attend=|record=16–4}}
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 26, 1977|time=|w/l=w|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent=[[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]]|site_stadium=Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum|site_cityst=Jacksonville, FL|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 78-61]|attend=|record=17–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 26, 1977|time=|nonconf=yes|rank=|opponent={{cbb link|1976|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}}|site_stadium=Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum|site_cityst=Jacksonville, FL|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 78-61]|attend=|record=17–4}}
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| [[1977 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|<span style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>Metro Conference Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|[[1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament|<span style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>Metro Conference tournament</span>]]
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{{CBB schedule entry|-|date=March 3, 1977|time=|w/l=w|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Saint Louis|oppseed=6|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Quarterfinals|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 76–68]|attend=|record=18–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|date = March 3, 1977|time=|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Saint Louis|oppseed=6|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Quarterfinals|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 76–68]|attend=|record=18–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|-|date=March 4, 1977|time=|w/l=w|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Memphis State|oppseed=5|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Semifinals|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 68–67]|attend=|record=19–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 4, 1977|time=|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Memphis State|oppseed=5|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Semifinals|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 68–67]|attend=|record=19–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|-|date=March 5, 1977|time=|w/l=w|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Georgia Tech|oppseed=3|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Final|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 74–61]|attend=|record=20–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 5, 1977|time=|neutral=yes|seed=2|rank=|opponent=Georgia Tech|oppseed=3|site_stadium=Mid-South Coliseum|site_cityst=Memphis, TN|gamename=Final|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1977-schedule.html 74–61]|attend=|record=20–4}}
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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| [[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|<span style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>NCAA Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|[[1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|<span style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>NCAA Tournament</span>]]
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{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 12, 1977|time=|w/l=l|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=|seed=|opponent=[[1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]]|oppseed=|site_stadium=[[Myriad Convention Center]]|site_cityst=[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]|gamename=First Round|attend=|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-12-cincinnati.html 66–51]|record=20–5}}
{{CBB schedule entry|date = March 12, 1977|time=|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=|seed=|opponent=[[1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]]|oppseed=|site_stadium=[[Myriad Convention Center]]|site_cityst=[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma|gamename=First Round|attend=|tv=|score=[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-12-cincinnati.html 66–51]|record=20–5}}
{{CBB schedule end|poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]|region=S|regionname=South}}
{{CBB schedule end|poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]|region=S|regionname=South}}
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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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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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.
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