1975–76_Cincinnati_Bearcats_men's_basketball_team

1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 12
Record	25–6 (2–1 Metro)
Head coach	Gale Catlett;
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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]

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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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sports-reference.com 1975-76 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

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"Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

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"1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.

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v t e	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]

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