1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1977–78 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 81–84 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 8
Record	24–4
Head coach	Hank Raymonds (1st season);
Home arena	MECCA Arena
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	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

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

Hank Raymonds

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Majerus

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

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

[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.

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