All rights reserved. It didnt stop the team from punching their ticket to Oklahoma City where the Midwest Regional would be settled. Here is the official 1977 Team photo for the Marquette Warriors. Please credit: Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University Libraries. He was a very caring.. The key to the 1977 Marquette team was an inside-out combo of Butch Lee at point guard and 69 Bo Ellis at forward. We just went outside the airport, turned back around and came back in again.. And then the world officially ended.. For the first time in my MU fan life..when Al ran on to the court.the ref listened to Al.then agreed with Al and the ref wiped away the basket. Reaching the Final Four in 1974 and winning the National Championship in 1977, Marquette mens basketball reached its peak with the help of Coach McGuire. They were led by head coach Al McGuire in his 13th and final year at Marquette. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels and McGuires No. let advertisementDisclaimer = 'ADVERTISEMENT'; Two games later in the Final Four, Marquette ground out another 51-49 win over No. Join our linker program. The photo was taken at Brooks Stevens Automotive Museum. Though the game looks a lot different from 1977, including an expansion of the NCAA Tournament, the addition of the 3-point line and the sophistication of college basketball, Wojciechowski says McGuire and his championship team provide a roadmap at Marquette. [3] Following the season, head coach Al McGuire retired.[4]. How the Iconic 1977 Marquette Basketball Team Photo in Front of a Convertible Came To Be. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. MU was led by star guard Butch Lee who scored 26and by Bo Ellis who had 19pts. Members of the 1976-1977 Marquette University men's basketball team pose next to a car while dressed in tuxedos. College Basketball Scores UNLV 77, Duke 79 , Kentucky 103, Duke 104 , Notre Dame 91, UConn 89 , Texas A&M 63, Stanford 62 NCAA Tournament But Al. In the days where only 32 teams made the NCAA Tournament this was a true crisis. McGuire was out of New York, colorful, witty and bombastic and in the days before the Big East got control of . The wins over Kansas State and UNC-Charlotte were in the miraculous category, but as the Warriors got set to face North Carolina on Monday night the relative ease of the draw was also worth noting. There were fellow students, professors and citizens of Milwaukee screaming and cheering as the Marquette mens basketball team returned as national champions. In the final AP poll released prior to the Sweet Sixteen, Marquette moved from sixteenth to seven in the rankings. I can vividly remember the cameras on McGuire talking with Hank.looking at the scoreboard with MU down.pacing the sidelineDudley was on the bench laughing with teammate Craig Butrym about something in the crowd.then Al stops in front of Dudley and tells him to go in the game. Libraries, Marquette University. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. She is a senior from Naperville, Illinois, majoring in Journalism and Digital Media JOURNAL: Tennis International Recruitment, JOURNAL: Midnight Run engages Marquette students with community service, The student news site of Marquette University, Your email address will not be published. Coach McGuire was enthusiastic about Bos love for style and welcomed the designs with open arms. The cornerstones of the MU lineup came back strong again in the final against ninth-ranked Wake Forest, and got 18 points of help from Toone. old watching the game.and it was against todays opponent Kansas State. Zoe Comerford, Executive Sports Editor|October 14, 2020. All rights reserved. She can be reached at [emailprotected] or on Twitter @zoe_comerford. BUTCH LEE ! While Marquette's basketball jerseys may not be the same they once were, the tradition of style has . If you wouldve asked me back then, Do you think Marquettes going to win another championship in the next 45 years? I would have said, Of course they will,' Dudley says. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Miami (OH). The 1977 Marquette basketball team had come off a strong run in 1976 that ended in a tournament loss to Bob Knight's undefeated Indiana team in a regional final. From left to right: Jim Boylan, Bill Neary, Ulice Payne, Alfred (Butch) Lee, Jim Dudley, Gary Rosenberger, Bernard Toone, Jerome Whitehead, Craig Butrym, Roberty Byrd, and Bo Ellis. let infinite_scroll_server_settings = JSON.parse('{"max_screen_index":1,"site_initial":"spl","total_media_id":"","is_active_mode":"GeneralMode","campaign_hash":"7caa701b2bd5a182b80c72b9bdf88e2d","article_url":"\/throwback\/1977-marquette-basketball-team-photo\/","country_code":"US","cloudfront_country_code":"US","first_article_max_page_num":0,"additional_post_url":"https:\/\/sportinal.com\/trending\/creepy-doorbell-cameras-syn-fb\/"}'); So Winston makes two bonus FTs.MU inbounds the ball.runs out the clock.and wins 67-66. Dan Flaherty College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Winston ended up with 12 pts and 11 rebounds.but it was that 'almost' 12th rebound, where he did not gain full possession, was the key for this game. Three years prior, the team made it to the 1974 NCAA national championship game, but fell to North Carolina State 76-64. The state of North Carolina loomed over this one as well, with upstart UNC-Charlotte waiting in the semi-final and the other side of the draw in Atlanta featuring North Carolina-UNLV, a battle of Top 5 teams. Their one-point loss to the Wolverines didnt matter, and America didnt get to wait until 6:30 PM ET on a Sunday evening to have the cameras hone in on a room where Lee, Ellis and McGuire were all watching to determine their fate. He went on to play and coach abroad, became assistant at Michigan State and coached in the NBA for 25 years, becoming interim coach for the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls. Do you have a blog? College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The player popped off to the coach on the sideline and McGuire had to be restrained in the locker room as he went after him. Bo, who averaged 14 points in his 119 career games at Marquette, majored in fashion design and created multiple different jerseys for the basketball program. Cincinnati was the first-round opponent, and one whom Marquette had lost to earlier in the season. We lost more games in the arena the Milwaukee arena where we played at the time that year than Al McGuire lost in the previous 10 years, former forward Jim Dudley says. We went into that game, we couldnt lose.. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Ellis was a senior in 1976-77. Total Team and Opponent Stats Table G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS; Team: 32: 905: 1916.472: 446: 573.778: 1170: 432: 558: They were led by head coach Al McGuire in his 13th and final year at Marquette. Tuxedos courtesy of Sherkow Men's Formal Wear." We knew in order for us to get in, we had to win (most) those games.. 16 Kansas State 67-66 in a comeback win in the next round. Click the images below to be taken into the library and back to another era. Larry Dassie had 18 pts for KState and Evans added 16 pts on 8 of 14 shooting. Check out the detailed 1976-77 Marquette Golden Eagles Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Miami (OH). They wiped away the basket and it was still 67-64 and the K State player was given a bonus FT opportunity?? Marquette University men's basketball team, 1976 - 1977 Photograph of men's basketball team in tuxedos. The '77 Marquette Warriors team photo/ Jim Dudley was in back row/ third . "197778 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=197778_Marquette_Warriors_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1148596002, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 04:25. Or write about sports? Marquette went on a three-game losing streak in the MECCA, including falling in Ellis last home game 75-64. From 1980s sports, to the Lou Holtz era at Notre Dame, to the historic 1978 baseball season, TheSportsNotebook.com has three books available in both print and electronic format at Amazon. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. But then a miracle.Al wasnt screaminghe was making an argument to the ref about the play. The 1976-77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Your email address will not be published. 1977 NCAA Semifinals - Charlotte vs Marquette. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The 197677 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 197677 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Thanks to Silver Warrior for his comment on our message boardwhich jogged my memory about a great Marquette vs Kansas State game from 1977. At the Final Four, they defeated UNC Charlotte to advance to the National Championship game where they defeated North Carolina to win the National Championship. Four games into the season on Dec. 17, 1976, head coach Al McGuire announced his retirement. The coach didnt believe he would ever get the benefit of the doubt. That was like the craziest thing to happen in my basketball career probably, as far as being a downer, former guard Alfred Butch Lee, theMost Outstanding Player at the 1977 Final Four, says. Though there have been many good players and teams over the years, the 1977 team remains the only group to win it all. 7 Marquette Warriors. Al McGuire, later to gain fame as an NBC commentator was the head coach. His line of 4pts, 3 rebs and 1 assist will never tell the full story of what he meant to MU in that game. And shy of its 45th anniversary, the legacy of Al McGuire's final team at Marquette lives on. The game was tied at 49 after a driving lane shot by 49er . Late in the 1H, MU asst coach Hank Raymonds tells Al to put in little used F Jim Dudley.who had looked good in practices down in OKC..Al had missed many team practices riding his Harley around the warm weather OKC area. If I asked him to do anything to help me, he would do it in a heartbeat.. 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The 1977 Marquette basketball team had come off a strong run in 1976 that ended in a tournament loss to Bob Knights undefeated Indiana team in a regional final. Or write about sports? The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. So the momentum turnedAl senses a comebackand grabs his tie in a choking motionto tell his team that the momentum has changed and K State is choking.the ref sees this and gives him a T..I think Evans got 2 FTs.and it killed the MU run.Al who had two Ts in the 1974 Final game loss vs NCST and a T at the end of the 1976 Mid East Tourney game loss vs Indiana..always thought the NCAA was out to get himand he might have been right..and sat back on the bench.and told Hank, 'If we lose this gamethey are going to run me out of Milwaukee on a rail. In this photo published in on March 29, 1977, the day after Marquette won the NCAA Championship, Al McGuire (left), Jerome Whitehead and Bernard Toone are surrounded by happy fans celebrating . After dominating the first game, Marquette barely beat No. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Not only did we lose a number of games that year, but we lost a number of those games at home which was very unusual for an Al McGuire team.. MEN'S BASKETBALL REALIA. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The 1976-77 Marquette mens basketball team It was Bo Ellis, one of the star players of the 1977 Championship team, who helped to establish Marquettes notable reputation in the world of style. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. We had five games left and they were all on the road. A new Grantland "30 for 30 . Go deep into the heart of the 1978-88 era in baseball, college football and the NFL. (Photo: 247Sports) With Al McGuire it was life imitating art, as later that evening Sylvester Stallone would pick up the Oscar for . DoddsOnSports: GB Packers/ NFL Draft Board, DoddsOnSports: Milw Bucks / MIlw Brewers Bd, Slot to Marquette Golden Eagles Newsletter. Won National Semifinal (51-49) versus Charlotte Lost Mideast First Round (84-81) versus Miami (OH), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. With his retirement after the season already announced, McGuire expected to finish his career in the NIT. I was stunned! That (when) I got a degree from Marquette University, that degree was going to do more for me than basketball ever will. North Carolina, meanwhile, had to take out elite opponents in Kentucky in the East Regional Final and then UNLV. The chemistry, the momentum, everything gelled at one time. 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'I said' The Game was played in Okl City on March 17th St Patrick's Day 1977.and MU had trailed by as many as 14 ptsKState had star guard Mike Evans who later played for the Bucks.MU was struggling down 36 to 28 at half. Banner from Retirement of the Number 77 in Honor of Al McGuire, 1997 (16' x 10', Blue on Yellow Banner, "Marquette - Al McGuire - 1964-1977 - #77 - 1977 NCAA Champions - 1970 NIT Champions") Basketball-shaped Wall Hanging, Autographed by Members of the 1975-1976 Team. Sports Illustrated 77k followers More information When considering most influential basketball coaches, don't forget Al McGuire's esoteric flair & passion for the game. var device = 'desktop'; This page is not available in other languages. Author Joe Moran, [You Can Call Me Al] was a guest MU had a game on Sat afternoon so many of the fans heard it driving to Milw for the game..it was such a popular show I asked Joe to return the next week..and we did two shows on Al.One of the callers raised this issue about a crazy play that happened at the end of a tournament game where Al charged the court and got a ref to change a critical call at the end of the game.the caller said he was confused about the play could not remember the opponent but it was a crucial moment in the NCAA run to the 77 Title for Marquette.and he asked for an explanation Wow.did I ever know the play.I was 16 yrs. Sportinal is for sports lovers . This was one of the top 10 most memorable plays in the McGuire Era.thanks for Silver Warrior from bringing it up on our message boards. Neary, Ulice Payne, Butch Lee, Jim Dudley, Gary Rosenberger, Bernard Toone, Jerome Whitehead, Craig Butrym, Robert Byrd and Bo Ellis. McGuire was out of New York, colorful, witty and bombastic and in the days before the Big East got control of the New York area, was able to successfully recruit the Big Apple and get talent back to the Midwest. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. #23 Jim Boylan PG of the 1977 Marquette Warriors (Photo: 247Sports) . Max McGowan, a former sports information director, described how, Al would recruit these eccentric players because he was eccentric and they were eccentric and they got along great. With this open mindset and accepting environment that Al McGuire had created, Marquette was able to grow its program and embrace their unique image. With an eight-point lead in the second half, Smith made a fatal decision. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 244. let infinite_scroll_device_constants = JSON.parse('{"TopAdUnit":{"Path":"\/21612127490\/spl-desktop-is1","Template":"ad_pos_spl-desktop-is1","SlotSizes":"[[728,90], [640, 480]]","placeholder":"spl-ad-top-desktop_placeholder-"},"LeftBottomAdUnit":{"Path":"\/21612127490\/spl-desktop-isl","Template":"ad_pos_spl-desktop-isl","SlotSizes":"[300, 250]","placeholder":"spl-ad-left-bottom-desktop_placeholder-"},"RightBottomAdUnit":{"Path":"\/21612127490\/spl-desktop-isr","Template":"ad_pos_spl-desktop-isr","SlotSizes":"[300, 250]","placeholder":"spl-ad-right-bottom-desktop_placeholder-"},"RightRail1":{"Path":"\/21612127490\/spl-desktop-rr-sticky","Template":"ad_pos_spl-desktop-rr-sticky","SlotSizes":"[[300, 250], [300, 600], [160, 600]]","placeholder":"spl-RR1-ad-desktop_placeholder-"},"RightRailIntro":{"Path":"","Template":"","SlotSizes":""},"UdmId":"13781","NativoDivPath":"","Across33Id":"","FanPlacementId":"","ObWidgetId":"ar_2","AdsLazyLoadingDelay":"700","AbTestPercentage":"","VidazooPixelId":"5eb9378c3814170004432424","TaboolPerScreenMode":""}'); McGuires first appearance on this stage came in 1974 when Marquette lost the final to N.C. State. We have to remember where this all began next time I see a student wearing a classic Bo Ellis jersey that they bought at the spirit store, Ill be sure to think of Al McGuire and his statue, his arms wide open to accept any and all ideas. Guys made a few steals here and there and turned in some unbelievable performances down the stretch and we were able to pull that one out, Boylan says. Ellis notes McGuires decision was due to basketball taking a toll on his body. later at the 30th reunion for the 77 team in 2007, I was really touched when Hank addressed the team at a private dinner last night before and saidWe dont win the title without Jim Dudley coming off the bench and playing as well as he did vs K State. ' Just five days ago, Sports Illustrated ranked Marquette as number five in their article on the Top 10 Uniforms in College Basketball. North Carolina was led by point guard Phil Ford, the National Player of the Year and the ACC champs were favored to win on Monday night, in front of the NBC cameras with Dick Enberg and Billy Packer calling the game. MarquetteHoops TV Show for March 25, 2023 ===== Archive of Part 2 of our Jim Boylan Interview (1975-1977) 1976-77 NCAA Basketball Champion Marquette Warriors Team Photo Postcard. Coach put a lot into basketball, a lot into the college game, a lot into Marquette and maybe it was time (after) all of that to give something back to him.. Here is a video from the official NCAA Films from 1977 which shows the play. Hoggard of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a play against the Marquette Golden Eagles during the second half in the second round game of the. TheSportsNotebook has individual articles on the most consequential teams from that time period, from their key players to their season-defining moments. But then after I left Marquette, he became my mentor, guider, helper. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The most famous jersey that Bo created, the untucked jersey, is now banned from the court in NCAA basketball. McGuire turned Marquette into a consistent national contender, and had reached the NCAA final back in 1974 before a loss to David Thompson and N.C. State ended Als pursuit of his first championship. Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (67-66) versus Kansas State DPLA's Statement on Potentially Harmful Content, http://cdm16280.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16280coll1/id/1238. The 1976-77 Marquette Warriors.Photo was taken at Brooks Stevens Automotive Museum. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Do you have a sports website? Confidence. The coachs team righted the ship, even playing their final five games on the road. Do you have a blog? Watch on. Won Midwest First Round (66-51) versus Cincinnati Won National Final (67-59) versus North Carolina. Charlotte wasnt highly regarded, but they had an elite power forward in Cedric Cornbread Maxwell, who would go on to a solid NBA career with the Boston Celtics and contribute to two championship teams. The NCAA Tournament wasnt a breeze, though. Ellis says his self-gratification comes from people reminiscing with him about the successes of that 1977 team. This story was written by Zoe Comerford. The Marquette basketball team from 1976-1977, photo via Marquette University Archives. The team took one game at a time, beating Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Tulane and Creighton all on the road. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Warriors played their home games at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a Division I Independent. As good as Maxwell was, its impossible to think that Marquette couldve beaten the Wolverines with the kind of subpar games theyd gotten from Lee and Ellis on Saturday. The place was rockin.. Record: 25-7 Overall W-L adjusted to 26-6(Independent), NCAA Tournament: An at-large bid was in serious doubt, especially given that McGuires brash style had often led him into conflict with the NCAA. Thats why Als so good, he has the ability to make freedom and can unify, said former Marquette player Glenn Doc Rivers. Athletes; College; Professional; Round Table; Social; Throwback; The Story Behind The 1977 Marquette Basketball Team's Amazing Photo. These are a few qualities former players mention when reflecting on that 1977 team. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Cincinnati, Kansas State, and Wake Forest to advance to the Final Four. The 1,420 pound granite statue it is a reminder of the legacy that Al McGuire has left behind and is reflective of his time in the Marquette University athletic program. The two teams first met on March 28th, 1977 in the 1977 National Championship Game with Al McGuire's Marquette team beating UNC 67-59. . They can tie it up.' and I nearly lost my dinnerwhen Al runs on the court to the ref just like he did in the 1974 title game where he got a crucial technical foul ending MU's title hopes..and then I thought'They will tie it up and then get two more Technical FTsAnd Al will be ejected and MU's run to the final four ends!
