# 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.

## 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. ||||||