1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
National Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Final, W 67–59 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#7
1976–77 record	25–7
Head coach	Al McGuire
Assistant coach	Rick Majerus
Assistant coach	Hank Raymonds
Captain	Bo Ellis
Home arena	MECCA Arena

The 1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1976–77 season. The Warriors were coached by Al McGuire, who retired after leading them to the NCAA title. 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.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
December 1	#2	St. Leo	W 80–39	1-0	17 – Ellis	10 – Toone	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 6	#2	Western Michigan	W 78–53	2-0	22 – Lee	11 – Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 8	#2	at Florida	W 64–61	3-0	19 – Lee	7 – Ellis	- – -	Florida Gymnasium (7,131) Gainesville, FL
December 11	#2	Penn State	W 79–49	4-0	18 – Lee	13 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 18	#2	#17 Louisville	L 75–78 ^OT	4-1	30 – Lee	11 – Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 21	#6	#20 Minnesota	L 59–66	4-2	17 – Whitehead	12 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 27	#6	#11 Clemson Milwaukee Classic	W 67–49	5-2	17 – Lee	11 – Whitehead/Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 28	#12	Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic	W 64–57	6-2	25 – Lee	7 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
December 31	#12	at Northwestern	W 66–53	7-2	29 – Lee	8 – Ellis	- – -	McGaw Hall (4,321) Evanston, IL
January 3	#12	Georgia Tech	W 63–45	8-2	18 – Lee	10 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 8	#12	South Carolina	W 65–54	9-2	18 – Lee	8 – Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 11	#11	at Air Force	W 74–56	10-2	33 – Lee	13 – Ellis	- – -	Clune Arena (5,400) Colorado Springs, CO
January 16	#11	#19 Notre Dame	W 78–69	11-2	27 – Lee	7 – Whitehead/Lee	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 18	#8	at Drake	W 62–60	12-2	19 – Lee	9 – Ellis	- – -	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,108) Des Moines, IA
January 22	#8	Xavier	W 85–43	13-2	17 – Ellis/Lee	11 – Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
January 29	#9	at DePaul	W 85–64	14-2	21 – Lee	7 – Ellis	- – -	Alumni Hall (5,448) Chicago, IL
February 6	#6	at #12 Cincinnati	L 62–63	14-3	19 – Lee	15 – Whitehead	- – -	Riverfront Coliseum (13,358) Cincinnati, OH
February 9	#9	Loyola (Ill.)	W 81–71	15-3	22 – Ellis/Lee	7 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 12	#9	Manhattan	W 86–60	16-3	22 – Ellis	8 – Whitehead/Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 14	#9	DePaul	L 72–77 ^2OT	16-4	18 – Whitehead/Lee	13 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 16	#9	#15 Detroit	L 63–64	16-5	21 – Ellis	9 – Whitehead	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 19	#9	Wichita State	L 64–75	16-6	15 – Lee	9 – Ellis	- – -	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
February 21	#9	at Wisconsin	W 73–58	17-6	25 – Lee	11 – Ellis	- – -	Wisconsin Field House (10,938) Madison, WI
February 26	#18	at Virginia Tech	W 75–70	18-6	22 – Lee	9 – Ellis	- – -	Cassell Coliseum (10,000) Blacksburg, VA
February 28	#18	at Tulane	W 63–44	19-6	26 – Ellis	13 – Ellis	- – -	(8,250) New Orleans, LA
March 5	#19	at Creighton	W 72–60	20-6	18 – Lee	13 – Whitehead	- – -	Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,380) Omaha, NE
March 6	#19	at #3 Michigan	L 68–69	20-7	19 – Lee	9 – Ellis	- – -	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
March 12	#7	vs. #11 Cincinnati NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 66–51	21-7	17 – Ellis	6 – Whitehead/Toone	- – -	Omaha Civic Auditorium (9,821) Omaha, NE
March 17	#7	vs. Kansas State NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinal	W 67–66	22-7	26 – Lee	6 – Whitehead	- – -	The Myriad (10,185) Oklahoma City, OK
March 19	#7	vs. #9 Wake Forest NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	W 82–68	23-7	20 – Ellis	7 – Ellis	- – -	The Myriad (8,935) Oklahoma City, OK
March 26	#7	vs. #17 UNC-Charlotte NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals	W 51–49	24-7	21 – Whitehead	16 – Whitehead	- – -	The Omni (16,086) Atlanta, GA
March 28 NBC	#7	vs. #5 North Carolina NCAA Tournament • National Final	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.

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Awards and honors

Butch Lee, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	17	Bo Ellis	Washington Bullets

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References

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↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1977&lg=N

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Marquette Gymnasium (1922–1974) Milwaukee Arena (1974–1988) BMO Harris Bradley Center (1988–present) Al McGuire Center (practice)

Culture & lore	"Ring Out Ahoya" "Jump Around Guy"

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Marquette Warriors Men's Basketball 1976–77 NCAA Champions

Jim Boylan Bo Ellis Butch Lee (MOP) Ulice Payne Bernard Toone Jerome Whitehead Head Coach Al McGuire Assistant Coaches Rick Majerus Hank Raymonds

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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