Denver Nuggets draft history
Selections
Table:
Year
Round
Pick
Name
Nationality
College/HS/Club

1977
1
9
Tom LaGarde
United States
North Carolina

1977
1
21
Anthony Roberts
United States
Oral Roberts

1977
3
65
Robert Smith
United States
UNLV

1977
5
109
John Billups
United States
Ole Miss

1977
6
130
Jim Town
United States
Massachusetts

1977
7
148
Willie High
United States
Alabama State

1977
8
169
Len Saunders
United States
Florida

1978
1
17
Rod Griffin
United States
Wake Forest

1978
1
21
Mike Evans
United States
Kansas State

1978
3
46
Hollis Copeland
United States
Rutgers

1978
5
106
Mike Edwards
United States
Texas–Pan American

1978
6
127
Robert Heard
United States
Columbus (GA)[a]

1978
7
148
Jack Gilloon
United States
South Carolina

1978
8
166
Larry Vaculik
United States
Colorado

1978
9
183
Tom Schneeberger
United States
Air Force

1978
10
198
Phil Taylor
United States
Arizona

1979
2
30
Gary Garland
United States
DePaul

1979
5
102
Larry Williams
United States
Louisville

1979
6
122
Odell Ball
United States
Marquette

1979
7
144
John Johnson
United States
Creighton

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The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The draft was held on June 10 , 1977 , before the 1977-78 season . In this draft , 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference , with the order determined by a coin flip . The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick , while the Kansas City Kings , who obtained the New York Nets first-round pick in a trade , were awarded the second pick . The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season . A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection . If a player left college early , he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated . Before the draft , six college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the hardship rule . These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league , which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier . Four former American Basketball Association ( ABA ) franchises who joined the NBA when both leagues merged , the Denver Nuggets , the Indiana Pacers , the New York Nets and the San Antonio Spurs , took part in the NBA Draft for the first time . Prior to the start of the season , the Nets relocated to New Jersey and became the New Jersey Nets .
Thomas Joseph LaGarde ( born February 10 , 1955 ) is an American former professional basketball player . He played in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from 1977 to 1985 . LaGarde earned a Gold medal as a member of Team USA in the 1976 Olympics , and an NBA Championship in 1979 with the Seattle Super Sonics .
The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country consisting of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . [ g ] At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) , it is the world 's third or fourth-largest country by total area [ b ] and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe . Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico . With an estimated population of over 328 million , the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the most populous city is New York City . Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783 , leading to independence . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century - gradually acquiring new territories , displacing Native Americans , and admitting new states - until by 1848 it spanned the continent . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States . The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the country 's status as a global military power .
The North Carolina Tar Heels men 's basketball program is the intercollegiate men 's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The Tar Heels have won six Men 's Basketball National Championships ( 1957 , 1982 , 1993 , 2005 , 2009 , and 2017 ) . North Carolina 's six NCAA Tournament Championships are third-most all-time , behind University of California , Los Angeles ( 11 ) and University of Kentucky ( 8 ) . They have also won 18 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles , 32 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles , and an Atlantic Coast Conference record 20 outright Regular Season Championships . The program has produced many notable players who went on to play in the NBA , including three of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History : Billy Cunningham , Michael Jordan and James Worthy . Many Tar Heel assistant coaches have gone on to become head coaches elsewhere . From the Tar Heels ' first season in 1910-11 through the 2018-19 season , the program has amassed a .739 all-time winning percentage ( second highest all-time ) , winning 2,261 games and losing 799 games in 109 seasons . The Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons with 31 seasons from the 1970-71 season through the 2000-2001 season . On March 2 , 2010 , North Carolina became the second college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history . The Tar Heels are currently ranked 3rd all time in wins trailing Kentucky by 34 games and Kansas by 13 games . The Tar Heels are one of only four Division I Men 's Basketball programs to have ever achieved 2,000 victories . Kentucky , Kansas , and Duke are the other three .
Anthony Jerome Roberts ( April 15 , 1955 - March 29 , 1997 ) was an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets and Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He was selected in the first round as the 21st pick in the 1977 NBA draft by the Nuggets and spent five seasons playing the NBA . Anthony Roberts was shot and killed while arguing with two men in the parking lot outside his apartment complex on March 29 , 1997 . He was 41 at the time .
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men 's basketball team is the basketball team representing Oral Roberts University in Tulsa , Oklahoma . The team is a member of Summit League . The team has made a appearances in five NCAA Tournaments , the most recent appearance in 2008 which marked their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament . The team has also appeared in eight National Invitation Tournaments , one College Basketball Invitational , and two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments . The school has won seven regular season conference championships and five tournament championships . The school has been members of the Southland Conference and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference . On April 10 , 2017 , the school fired all-time winningest coach Scott Sutton after 18 years . He finished with an overall record of 328-247 . The school named Paul Mills as the new head coach on April 28 . Prior to the 1993-94 season , ORU was known as the Titans . The Golden Eagles and Tulsa Golden Hurricane exchange a traveling trophy , the Mayor 's Cup , in the two teams ' crosstown rivalry .
Robert Leroy Smith ( born March 10 , 1955 ) is an American retired basketball player . A 5'11 point guard born in Los Angeles , California and from UNLV , where as a member of the fabled Hardway Eight coached by the legendary Jerry Tarkanian , took UNLV to its first ever NCAA Final Four . Smith played for seven NBA teams in as many seasons from 1977 to 1984 . He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1977 NBA Draft in the third round . On November 17 , 1978 , while playing for the Denver Nuggets , Smith scored a career-high 19 points vs the Boston Celtics . Smith currently coaches AAU basketball at the Bill and Lilly Heinrich YMCA in Las Vegas , NV with fellow UNLV teammate and lifelong friend , Sudden Sam Smith .
The UNLV Runnin ' Rebels are the mens basketball team that represent the University of Nevada , Las Vegas , in the Mountain West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) ; it plays at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas . As of 2009 , UNLV had the fourth-highest winning percentage ( .712 ) in Division I history , ranking behind Kentucky , North Carolina and Kansas , but ahead of UCLA and Duke . UNLV is 33-19 all-time in the NCAA tournament with a 63.5 winning percentage . In July 2008 , ESPNU named the program the eighth most prestigious collegiate basketball program in the nation since the 1984-85 season .
The Ole Miss Rebels men 's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball . The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . They started the 2015-16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university 's Oxford , Mississippi campus , but played their final game in that facility on December 22 , 2015 . The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena , The Pavilion at Ole Miss , on January 7 , 2016 . The Rebels were led by 12-year head coach Andy Kennedy until his resignation on February 18 , 2018 . Tony Madlock , an assistant under Kennedy , served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2017-18 season . On March 15 , 2018 , the school hired former Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis as the new head coach , and was formally introduced on March 19 . Ole Miss has made the NCAA Tournament on eight occasions and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2001 . The Rebels have participated in the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) 11 times . In 2008 and 2010 , they made it to the NIT Semifinals at Madison Square Garden . The Rebels have won the SEC Western Division five times .
The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst , Massachusetts , in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center . The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference .
The Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets represent Alabama State University in Montgomery , Alabama in intercollegiate athletics . They field sixteen teams including men and women 's basketball , cross country , golf , tennis , and track and field ; women's-only bowling , soccer , softball , and volleyball ; and men's-only baseball and football . The Hornets compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . Russell Athletic is the current sponsor of the Alabama State University Athletic Department .
The Florida Gators men 's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball . The Gators compete in NCAA Division I 's Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . Home games are played in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university 's Gainesville , Florida campus . The University of Florida 's first basketball team took the court in 1915 , but success was scarce for many years . The program did not have an adequate gymnasium until the Florida Gymnasium in 1950 , did not hire a full-time basketball coach until Norm Sloan in 1960 , and did not play in a modern arena until the O'Connell Center opened in 1980 . Florida made its first postseason tournament appearance in the 1969 National Invitation Tournament and first appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1987 , but consistent success was elusive , and the Gators often found themselves in the bottom half of the conference standings . Florida 's basketball program finally found consistent success under head coach Billy Donovan , who was hired in 1996 . In nineteen years as Florida 's coach , Donovan led the program to seven of its eight Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) regular season championships , all four SEC tournament championships , fourteen of twenty-two NCAA Tournament appearances , four out of five Final Four appearances , and back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007 . Florida 's head coach since 2015 has been Mike White , who has led the Gators to three NCAA Tournament bids in his first four seasons at the school .
The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The draft was held on June 9 , 1978 , before the 1978-79 season . In this draft , 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference , with the order determined by a coin flip . The Indiana Pacers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick , while the Kansas City Kings , who obtained the New Jersey Nets ' first-round pick in a trade , were awarded the second pick . The Pacers then traded the first pick to the Portland Trail Blazers before the draft . The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season . A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection . If a player left college early , he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated . Before the draft , five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the hardship rule . These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league , which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier . Prior to the start of the season , the Buffalo Braves relocated to San Diego and became the San Diego Clippers .
Rod Griffin ( born June 18 , 1956 in Fairmont , North Carolina ) is a retired American professional basketball player . The 6 ' 7 power forward spent four seasons playing at Wake Forest University , playing for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons . He was the 1977 ACC Player of the year . He was selected in the first round ( 17th pick overall ) of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets .
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men 's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Wake Forest made the Final Four in 1962 and through the years , the program has produced many NBA players . The Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times , in 1961 , 1962 , 1995 , and 1996 . Wake Forest 's biggest rivalries are with the North Carolina Tar Heels , the Duke Blue Devils and the NC State Wolfpack . The most recent coach is Danny Manning , who was hired on April 4 , 2014 .
Michael Leeroyall Evans ( born April 19 , 1955 ) is a retired American National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player and coach . He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State 's second all-time leading points scorer , behind Jacob Pullen , with 2,115 points . He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st pick of the 1978 NBA Draft and had a 9-year NBA career with four teams ( the San Antonio Spurs , Milwaukee Bucks , Cleveland Cavaliers , and the Denver Nuggets ) . He was widely regarded throughout his career as an excellent 3-point shooter , being among the league leaders in that statistical category for several years . After his retirement as a player , he became an assistant coach with the Nuggets . In 2001 , when Dan Issel was fired , Evans assumed coaching duties for the remainder of the 2001-02 season , after which Jeff Bzdelik was hired as the team 's head coach . In 2006-07 he was a scout for the Toronto Raptors . He then joined the Raptors ' coaching staff in 2007-08 . He was fired in the 2009 off-season .
The Kansas State Wildcats men 's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition . The program is classified in the NCAA Division I , and is a member of the Big 12 Conference . The current head coach is Bruce Weber . The program began competition in 1902 , and has a long history of success . The first two major-conference titles captured by the school were won in the sport , in 1917 and 1919 ( in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association ) . Kansas State has gone on to capture 19 regular season conference crowns in the sport . Street & Smith ranked K-State 22nd in its 2005 list of the greatest college basketball programs of all time , while Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia . Following the 2017-2018 season , the Wildcats have a record of 1,658-1,147 .
Hollis Alphonso Copeland ( born December 20 , 1955 ) is a retired American professional basketball player . Born in Trenton , New Jersey , he was a 6 ' 6 ( 1.98 m ) and 180 lb ( 82 kg ) small forward who grew up in Ewing Township , New Jersey and played high school basketball at Ewing High School and college basketball at Rutgers University . Copeland was selected with the 2nd pick of the third round in the 1978 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets , but was cut during camp . He signed on with the New York Knicks and appeared in two seasons with them ( in 1979-80 and 1981-82 ) , but his career was hampered in his second Knicks season , after he dislocated several bones in his foot during practice . After his basketball career , he became a hospital-care investigator , a sales representative and a stockbroker .
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights men 's basketball team represents Rutgers University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition . Rutgers competes in the Big Ten Conference .
The Texas-Pan American Broncs ( also UTPA ) were the varsity athletic teams representing University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg , Texas in intercollegiate athletics . The university sponsored 15 teams including men and women 's basketball , cross country , golf , tennis , and track and field ( indoor and outdoor ) ; soccer and volleyball for women only ; and baseball for men only . The last varsity sport to be established for the Broncs was women 's soccer , added for the 2014 season ( 2014-15 school year ) , with men 's soccer added in 2015 , the year that the merger took place . The Broncs compete in the NCAA Division I and are currently members of the Western Athletic Conference . The 2014-15 school year was the last season for UTPA as an institution . During summer 2015 , UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville to create the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ( UTRGV ) . The University of Texas System stated in July 2014 that the UTPA athletics program will be converted into the athletics program at UTRGV . On November 5 , 2014 , UTRGV 's new nickname of Vaqueros was announced . Almost immediately , students on both campuses began objecting to the new name as a caricature and racial stereotype of Mexican , Latino , Chicano , and Hispanic culture . Two days after the new mascot was approved , the UTPA student government passed a resolution in opposition , and three days later , hundreds of students rallied on the Edinburg campus to protest the new name . However , the name was kept .
Robert Lee Heard ( April 10 , 1930 - April 15 , 2014 ) was an American writer , journalist and reporter for the Associated Press , who covered politics , government and sports news in Texas for the wire service . Heard was shot and wounded by Charles Whitman on August 1 , 1966 , while covering Whitman 's attack on the University of Texas at Austin for the Associated Press . Heard received widespread praise for his series of reports on the integration of the Texas Longhorns football team . He also authored several books , focusing on sports and politics .
Columbus State University is a public university in Columbus , Georgia . Founded as Columbus College in 1958 , the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia .
The South Carolina Gamecocks men 's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . The Gamecocks won Southern Conference titles in 1927 , 1933 , 1934 , and 1945 , and then they gained national attention under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire , posting a 205-65 record from 1967-1976 , which included the 1970 Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) championship , the 1971 ACC Tournament title , and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1971-1974 . The program also won the 1997 SEC championship , National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) titles in 2005 and 2006 , and a share of the 2009 SEC Eastern division title . Most recently , the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship , reaching the Final Four for the first time in school history . Frank Martin is the current head coach , and the team plays at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena .
The Colorado Buffaloes men 's basketball team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder . The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I . They are currently coached by Tad Boyle . The Buffaloes have competed in fourteen NCAA Tournaments , making it to the Final Four twice ( 1942 ) , and ( 1955 ) . Colorado has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments , winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semi-finals in 1991 and 2011 . The Buffs won the Pac-12 conference tournament in 2012 , their first season as a member .
Thomas Tom Schneeberger ( born 18 May 1956 ) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics .
The Air Force Falcons men 's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy , located in Colorado Springs , Colorado , in NCAA Division I basketball competition . They play their home games at the Clune Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference . Their current head coach is Dave Pilipovich .
The Arizona Wildcats men 's basketball team is the intercollegiate men 's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson , Arizona . They compete in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I and are currently coached by Sean Miller . Arizona has a long and rich basketball history . The program came to national prominence under the tutelage of former head coach Lute Olson ( 1983-2007 ) , who established the program as among America 's elite in college basketball . One writer referred to UA as Point Guard U because the school has produced successful guards like Steve Kerr , Damon Stoudamire , Khalid Reeves , Mike Bibby , Jason Terry , Gilbert Arenas , Jason Gardner , Jerryd Bayless , and T. J. McConnell , among others . From 1985 to 2009 , the Arizona basketball team reached the NCAA Division I Tournament for 25 consecutive years , two years shy of North Carolina 's record with 27 . Despite having their 1999 and 2008 appearances later vacated by the NCAA , the media still cites Arizona 's streak , and simply notes the changes . The Wildcats have reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on four occasions ( 1988 , 1994 , 1997 , and 2001 ) . They have also made two appearances in the National Championship ( won over Kentucky Wildcats in 1997 , lost to Duke Blue Devils in 2001 ) . In Pac-10 play , former head coach Lute Olson currently holds the record for most wins as a Pac-10 coach with 327 . In addition , the team has won sixteen Pac-10/12 regular season championship titles and seven Pac-10/12 tournament championship titles . Arizona also holds the distinction of recording five out of the seven 17-1 Pac-10 seasons ( one-loss seasons ) .
The 1979 NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The draft was held on June 25 , 1979 , before the 1979-80 season . In this draft , 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference , with the order determined by a coin flip . The Los Angeles Lakers , who obtained the New Orleans Jazz ' first-round pick in a trade , won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick , while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick . The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season . A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection . If a player left college early , he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated . Larry Bird would have been eligible to join this draft class because his junior eligible draft status from being taken by Boston in 1978 would expire the minute the 1979 draft began , but Bird and the Celtics agreed on a 5-year contract in time to avoid that . Before the draft , five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the hardship rule . These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league , which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier . Prior to the draft , the Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz .
Gary Joseph Houston ( born Gary Joseph Garland ; October 12 , 1957 ) is an American former professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played one season with the Nuggets ( 1979-80 ) . Garland studied at DePaul University . He is the son of gospel singer Cissy Houston , and the half-brother of Michael Houston and Whitney Houston . He is the uncle of Bobbi Kristina Brown , Whitney 's daughter with Bobby Brown . Garland himself has performed as a singer .
The DePaul Blue Demons men 's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men 's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago , Illinois . The team competes in the Big East Conference . The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago 's Near South Side .
Larry Bone Collector Williams is a current streetball basketball player ( SBA New York Street Ball Legend , SBA European All-star Team , EBC Rucker Park DVD/New York City MVP , ESPN Block Party , NBA TV ) who earned the name the Bone Collector for his ability to break players ' ankles . Williams was born in Texas and grew up in Southern California . He later played at Chaffey Junior College and later the Globe Institute of Technology in New York City . While in New York City , he became an elite player at the Rucker Park . In China , as covered by USA Today he crossed over a player out of his shoes . He challenged players including Allen Iverson to 1 on 1 games . He also challenged Kobe Bryant to a $ 50,000 one on one game . He was named the Most Dangerous Streetball Player in the World by SLAM magazine . He also became a personal trainer for NBA and collegiate players at various basketball clinics worldwide . He is currently the assistant coach to San Gabriel Adventist Academy Boys Varsity team in San Gabriel , CA , where he helped coach the team to California Division State Champions during the 2013 - 2014 season . He made a name for himself after he won the Entertainers Basketball Classic ( EBC - Rucker Park ) MVP 5 years in a row from 2001 to 2006 . He was named one of Complex ( magazine ) 's 25 Greatest Streetball Players of All Time and one of the Street Basketball Association 's 50 best players of all time .
The Louisville Cardinals men 's basketball team is the men 's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville ( U of L ) in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) of NCAA Division I . The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 ( with the 2013 title being vacated ) ; and have officially been to 8 Final Fours ( with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated ) in 38 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins . Due to an FBI criminal investigation into illegal benefits and actions by college basketball coaches , financial advisers , and others , on September 27 , 2017 , head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave and were later fired . Two days later , assistant David Padgett , a former star player under Pitino at Louisville , was named as acting head coach . On February 20 , 2018 , the NCAA vacated the 2013 NCAA title . On March 27 , 2018 , it was announced that the University of Louisville signed Chris Mack to a seven-year contract as head coach .
The Marquette Golden Eagles men 's basketball team ( formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors ) represents Marquette University in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Marquette currently competes in the Big East . It last played in the NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament in 2019 . Marquette maintains rivalries and highly anticipated games with several other schools , including Villanova University , Georgetown University , and DePaul University . The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee , where the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team also plays , which opened in September 2018 as the replacement for both teams ' home of the previous 30 seasons , the Bradley Center .
The Creighton Bluejays men 's basketball team represents Creighton University of the NCAA Division I college basketball . They currently compete in the Big East Conference having joined the conference following the Big East conference realignment in 2013 . The Bluejays play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha , Nebraska . Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance , averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014-15 . Before joining the Big East , Creighton was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1976 through 2013 . The Jays were also members of the MVC from 1928 to 1948 and participated as an independent from 1948 to 1977 before rejoining the MVC . The Bluejays have won a record 15 MVC regular season conference titles and a record 12 MVC Tournament titles . The team has 20 appearances in the NCAA Tournament . The Jays last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2018 . The Bluejays won at least one NCAA tournament game for three consecutive seasons , including a 58-57 win over Alabama , a 67-63 win over Cincinnati and a 76-66 win over Louisiana-Lafayette .