1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record25–6 (2–1 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1975–76 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulane 1 – 0   1.000 18 – 9   .667
No. 12 Cincinnati † 2 – 1   .667 25 – 6   .806
Louisville 2 – 1   .667 20 – 8   .714
Memphis State 1 – 1   .500 21 – 9   .700
Georgia Tech 0 – 1   .000 13 – 14   .481
Saint Louis 0 – 2   .000 13 – 14   .481
† 1976 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as first year members of the Metro Conference. They defeated Georgia Tech, and Memphis State to win the Metro tournament for the first consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost 78–79 to Notre Dame.[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 29*
 Cleveland State W 98–65  1–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 1*
 Miami (OH) W 66–57  2–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 3*
 Wright State W 118–70  3–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 6*
 South Florida W 96–75  4–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 8*
 Biscayne W 74–52  5–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 13*
 Bowling Green State W 98–81  6–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 16*
 St. Joseph (IN) W 120–49  7–0
 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 23*
 at Pepperdine W 76–74  8–0
 Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 27*
 vs. Arizona
Rainbow Classic 		L 64–71  8–1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
 vs. Holy Cross
Rainbow Classic 		L 65–66  8–2
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30*
 vs. Yale
Rainbow Classic 		W 83–55  9–2
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 6
 Louisville W 77–73  10–2
(1–0) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 10*
 Eastern Kentucky W 73–66  11–2
(1–0) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 14*
 at Temple W 79–56  12–2
(1–0) 		McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
January 17*
 UW-Milwaukee W 76–61  13–2
(1–0) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 24
 at Memphis L 79–85  13–3
(1–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
January 26*
 at Wichita State W 92–85  14–3
(1–1) 		Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 31*
 George Washington W 102–72  15–3
(1–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 4*
 Pittsburgh W 98–77  16–3
(1–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 7*
 Jacksonville W 87–62  17–3
(1–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 14
 Saint Louis W 60–45  18–3
(2–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 18*
 Xavier W 81–74  19–3
(2–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 21*
 at DePaul L 60–70  19–4
(2–1) 		Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
February 23*
 at West Virginia W 66–56  20–4
(2–1) 		Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, WV
February 25*
 San Francisco W 89–88  21–4
(2–1) 		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 29*
 at Duquesne W 80–73  22–4
(2–1) 		Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 2*
 at Loyola (IL) W 69–67  22–5
(2–1) 		Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
Metro Tournament
March 5
 vs. Georgia Tech W 71–60  23–5
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 6
 vs. Memphis W 103–95  24–5
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Regular Season
March 9*
 vs. Dayton W 85–84  25–5
(2–1) 		University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament
March 13*
 No. 12 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Second Round 		L 78–79  25–6
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1975-76 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.