1976-77 NCAA champion Marquette Warriors roster: Craig Butrym - Sr 7-0 Center
Bo Ellis - Sr 6-9 Forward
Bill Neary - Sr 6-5 Forward
Jimmy Boylan - Jr 6-2 Guard
Butch Lee - Jr 6-1 Guard
Ulice Payne - Jr 6-6 Forward
Gary Rosenberger - Jr 6-0 Guard
Jerome Whitehead - Jr 6-10 Center
Jim Dudley - So 6-6 Forward
Bernard Toone - So 6-9 Forward
Robert Byrd - Fr 6-6 Forward
Mark Lavin - Fr 6-0 Guard
Coaches: Al. McGuire, Hank Raymonds, Rick Majerus
Starters: Jerome Whitehead (C)
Bo Ellis, Bernard Toone (F)
Butch Lee, Jim Boylan (G)
1977 Marquette defeated North Carolina.
Starting lineup for Marquette in the 1977 NCAA Championship game: Bill Neary - F Bo Ellis - F Jerome Whitehead - C Butch Lee - G Gary Rosenberger - G Bernard Toone (F) and Jim Boylan (G) came off the bench and played the majority of the game. Marquette coach Al McGuire usually played only these seven players. Marquette beat North Carolina 67-59 to win its only NCAA Basketball Championship in McGuire's last game as coach of the Marquette Warriors.
Marquette went 25-7 in 1977 en route to defeating North Carolina 67-59 in the National Championship game.
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Who was the first African American woman basketball player?The first African American female basketball player to be drafted by the NBA was Lucy Harris in 1977. She was from New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Harris was also a silver medalist from the 1976 Olympics.
Marquette won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1977.
1977 Marquette defeated North Carolina.
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In deference to former head coach Al McGuire, the head coach of the only Marquette squad (1977) to win the National Championship.
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Marquette was the #16 seed in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament in 1977. They advanced and won the championship. They were also the only team to ever beat all 4 #1 seeds during the ncaa tournament.
University of Evansville men's basketball team plane crash happened on 1977-12-13.
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Starting lineup for Marquette in the 1977 NCAA Championship game: Bill Neary - F Bo Ellis - F Jerome Whitehead - C Butch Lee - G Gary Rosenberger - G Bernard Toone (F) and Jim Boylan (G) came off the bench and played the majority of the game. Marquette coach Al McGuire usually played only these seven players. Marquette beat North Carolina 67-59 to win its only NCAA Basketball Championship in McGuire's last game as coach of the Marquette Warriors.
Click on the '1977 Atlanta Hawks' link below to see their roster along with season statistics and draft choices.
No. Mike Woodson did not attend Indiana University until the 1976-1977 basketball season.
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