1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1977–78 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 24–4. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Miami (OH).[1]

1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 81–84 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 8
Record24–4
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
Seasons
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul   27 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit   25 4   .862
Illinois State   24 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette   24 4   .857
Pan American   22 4   .846
VCU   24 5   .828
Fairfield   22 5   .815
North Texas State   22 6   .786
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Rhode Island   24 7   .774
Providence   24 8   .750
St. John's   21 7   .750
Utah State   21 7   .750
Georgetown   23 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Holy Cross   20 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana   20 7   .741
UNC Wilmington   19 7   .731
St. Bonaventure   21 8   .724
UNLV   20 8   .714
Virginia Tech   19 8   .704
James Madison   18 8   .692
Maine   17 8   .680
Army   19 9   .679
Dayton   19 10   .655
St. Francis (NY)   16 9   .640
Iona   17 10   .630
William & Mary   16 10   .615
Air Force   15 10   .600
Loyola (IL)   16 11   .593
Mercer   16 11   .593
Oklahoma City   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Boston College   15 11   .577
Butler   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
South Carolina   16 12   .571
Siena   13 10   .565
Navy   14 11   .560
Milwaukee   15 12   .556
Niagara   14 12   .538
Northeastern   14 12   .538
Southern Mississippi   13 12   .520
Portland State   14 13   .519
Stetson   14 13   .519
Oral Roberts   13 14   .481
Xavier   13 14   .481
Cleveland State   12 13   .480
Tennessee State   11 12   .478
Catholic   12 14   .462
Manhattan   12 14   .462
Georgia Southern   12 15   .444
Northwestern State   12 15   .444
Connecticut   11 15   .423
Old Dominion   11 15   .423
Vermont   11 15   .423
Boston University   10 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Campbell   9 15   .375
Centenary (LA)   10 17   .370
Denver   10 17   .370
Colgate   9 17   .346
East Carolina   9 17   .346
Fordham   8 18   .308
Long Island   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Baptist   8 19   .296
Samford   8 19   .296
Canisius   7 19   .269
Houston Baptist   7 19   .269
New Hampshire   7 19   .269
Wagner   7 19   .269
Evansville   1 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson   6 18   .250
Valparaiso   6 19   .240
Robert Morris   4 19   .174
Richmond   4 22   .154
Hawaii   1 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1977–78 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) Sr Jersey City, New Jersey
F 43 Robert Byrd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 40 Jim Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 15 Butch Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The Bronx, New York
F 21 Ulice Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Donora, Pennsylvania
G 55 Gary Rosenberger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 33 Bernard Toone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Yonkers, New York
C 54 Jerome Whitehead 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Waukegan, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30
St. Thomas (MN) W 87–60  1–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
December 3
Western Michigan W 59–47  2–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
December 6
at Minnesota W 61–44  3–0
Williams Arena (14,709)
Minneapolis, MN
December 10
Florida W 81–67  4–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
December 17
Bowling Green State W 86–54  5–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
December 22
at Louisville L 60–61  5–1
Freedom Hall (16,433)
Louisville, Kentucky
December 26
Eastern Kentucky W 90–73  6–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
December 27
Texas W 65–56  7–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 2
at Wichita State W 67–56  8–1
Levitt Arena (9,802)
Wichita, Kansas
January 6
Centenary W 72–56  9–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 9
at Missouri W 70–52  10–1
Hearnes Center (9,415)
Columbia, Missouri
January 13
Saint Louis W 56–54  11–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15
UNLV W 97–81  12–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18
DePaul W 80–74  13–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21
Washington W 71–63  14–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 24
Xavier W 78–62  15–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 28
at Loyola (IL) L 64–68  15–2
Alumni Gym (7,140)
Chicago, Illinois
February 2
at Penn State W 73–60  16–2
Rec Hall (8,475)
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 2
at South Carolina W 69–66 2OT 17–2
Carolina Coliseum (11,876)
Columbia, SC
February 7
Creighton W 82–57  18–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
February 11
Air Force W 76–59  19–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
February 14
Wisconsin W 75–64  20–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
February 18
Cincinnati W 57–45  21–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
at Xavier W 75–53  22–2
Schmidt Field House (7,482)
Cincinnati, OH
February 26
at Notre Dame L 59–65  22–3
Joyce Center (11,345)
South Bend, Indiana
March 1
Butler W 90–79  23–3
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
March 4
at Detroit W 80–77  24–3
Calihan Hall (11,065)
Detroit, Michigan
March 11
vs. Miami (OH)
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 81–84  24–4
Market Square Arena (16,519)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Marquette Ambushed". The Washington Post. March 12, 1978. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "1977–78 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.
  4. ^ "1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.