1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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.

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

1975–76 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	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

Schedule

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.