1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as members of the Metro Conference.

1977–78 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	17–10 (6–6 Metro)
Head coach	Gale Catlett
Home arena	Riverfront Coliseum

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 26*		Akron	W 91–81	1–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 1*		North Carolina A&T	W 58–57	2–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 3*		Biscayne	W 77–62	3–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 6*	No. 7	Miami (OH)	W 61–60	4–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 12*		Eastern Kentucky	W 73–58	5–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 17*		at North Carolina	L 59–67	5–1	Greensboro Coliseum
December 21*		Austin Peay	W 81–67	6–1	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 27		Florida State	W 77–75	7–1 (1–0)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2		Georgia Tech	L 56–59	7–2 (1–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
January 4		at Tulane	W 102–67	8–2 (2–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 7		Louisville	L 75–78	8–3 (2–2)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 10		St. Louis	W 66–55	9–3 (3–2)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 14		at Memphis State	L 63–67	9–4 (3–3)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
January 17		at Florida State	L 66–76	9–5 (3–4)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
January 21		Memphis State	L 76–83	9–6 (3–5)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 23*		Pittsburgh	W 87–80	10–6 (3–5)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 30		Tulane	W 70–63	11–6 (4–5)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2*		at St. John’s	L 66–75	11–7 (4–5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
February 4		at Louisville	L 76–83	11–8 (4–6)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
February 9		Georgia Tech	W 75–67	12–8 (5–6)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 11*		at Dayton	W 42–40	13–8 (5–6)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
February 13*		Xavier	W 59–54	14–8 (5–6)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15		at St. Louis	W 80–62	15–8 (6–6)	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
February 18*		at Marquette	L 45–57	15–9 (6–6)	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 24*		West Virginia	W 96–80	16–9 (6–6)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 26*		at Duquesne	W 72–64	17–9 (6–6)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Metro Tournament
March 2		Georgia Tech	L 38–39	17–10 (6–6)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players selected in NBA drafts

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	59	Pat Cummings	Milwaukee Bucks
4	85	Bob Miller	Phoenix Suns