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The 1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors played their home games at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a Division I Independent. They were led by head coach Al McGuire in his 13th and final year at Marquette. The ...
The 1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 32 American schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion of Men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 12, 1977, and ended with the championship game on Monday, March 28 in Atlanta. A total of 32 games were played, including a ...
The 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 28, 1977, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Marquette Warriors at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia.
Marquette forward Bo Ellis celebrates their NCAA championship after Marquette defeated UNC 67-59 to take the national title in 1977. Marquette retired Ellis' number 31 jersey in 1992.
Ellis was on the team that won the school's only national championship in the NCAA Tournament in 1977. Dwyane Wade led MU on a magical run to the national semifinal in 2003.
The 2002–03 season was one of the best in Marquette history. The team made a Final Four appearance for the first time since winning the NCAA Championship in 1977. Crean has referred to the team's run as "one of the greatest four or five days of my life." [13]
The 6-foot-9 Toone was a highly rated recruit from Yonkers, New York, and he arrived at MU to play for legendary coach Al McGuire in 1975.
The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1976, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 28, 1977, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia.