====== 1977-78 Season====== {{ men_s_basketball:mu77-78_cover_w.jpg|}} In their first season under new coach [[Hank Raymonds]] Marquette makes the NCAA field but loses in the first round to Miami-Ohio. The Warriors finished the season ranked third in the final AP poll and eighth in the final UPI poll. They ranked 3rd nationally in scoring defense, allowing 61.5 points per game. Record (24-4) \\ NCAA Mideast Regional \\ Coach: [[Hank Raymonds]] \\ Assistant Coach: [[Rick Majerus]]\\ Assistant Coach: [[Gerald Oliver]]\\ Captain: [[Butch Lee]] \\ Leading Scorer: [[Butch Lee]] (17.7 ppg) \\ Leading Rebounder: [[Jerome Whitehead]] (8.3 rpg) \\ ===== Roster ===== {{men_s_basketball:1977-78_team_picture.jpg|}} ===== Schedule ===== ^Date^Team^Result^ |N 30|[[Saint Thomas (MN)]]|W 80-45| |D 3|[[Western Michigan]]|W 59-47| |D 6|at [[Minnesota]]|W 61-44| |D 10|[[Florida]]|W 81-67| |D 17|[[Bowling Green]]|W 86-54| |D 22|at #8 [[Louisville]]|L 60-61| |D 26|[[Eastern Kentucky]]|W 90-77|Milwaukee Classic| |D 27|[[Texas]]|W 65-56|Milwaukee Classic| |J 2|at [[Wichita State]]|W 67-56| |J 6|[[Centenary]]|W 72-56| |J 9|at [[Missouri]]|W 70-52| |J 13|[[Saint Louis]]|W 56-54| |J 15|#11 [[UNLV]]|W 97-81| |J 18|#18 [[DePaul]]|W 80-74| |J 21|[[Washington]]|W 71-63| |J 24|[[Xavier (OH)]]|W 78-62| |J 28|at [[Loyola (IL)]]|L 64-68| |F 2|at [[Penn State]]|W 73-60| |F 5|at [[South Carolina]]|W 69-66 2OT| |F 7|[[Creighton]]|W 82-57| |F 11|[[Air Force]]|W 76-59| |F 14|[[UW-Madison]]|W 75-64| |F 18|[[Cincinnati]]|W 57-45| |F 20|at [[Xavier (OH)]]|W 75-53| |F 26|at #9 [[Notre Dame]]|L 59-65| |M 2|[[Butler]]|W 90-79| |M 4|at #6 [[Detroit]]|W 80-77| |M 11|vs [[Miami (OH)]]|L 81-84|NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, IN)|