https://gomarquette.com/news/2026/6/22/mens-basketball-marquette-celebrating-1977-national-title-50th-anniversary
- Design of special 1977 era uniform to be worn during the season
- Creation of 50th anniversary merchandise (available beginning in July at Marquette Spirit Shop)
- Screening of NBC Sports television broadcast of title game
- Recognition of fans who attended championship game and season ticket members since 1977
- 1977-themed fan giveaways at Fiserv Forum
- Season-long display of 1977 memorabilia (trophy, uniforms, media guide, title-game tickets)
- Marquette Magazine feature
- Social media features/content focused on team's run to the championship
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They should bring back that 1934 Packard with all the living members of the Championship team posed around the car. It would be a great reunion gift for the players.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on June 22, 2026, 10:09:49 AM- Design of special 1977 era uniform to be worn during the season
- Season-long display of 1977 memorabilia (trophy, uniforms, media guide, title-game tickets)
I think we're supposed to get New Jerseys this year anyways? Are they saying it'll be designed as an homage to that team all season or this is a one off?
To the second point, this might be unpopular but I feel like they should have a mini "HoF room" in the stadium for games as it is. Show the tournament title, the runner up, and final four, conference championship trophies. Then just a visual showcasing our program's tradition. Wouldn't take up a ton of space, would be something for people to stop and look at or take a picture with in the hall way during games. Certainly better than having them collect dust in the Al 99% of the time. [/list]
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 22, 2026, 10:41:02 AMI think we're supposed to get New Jerseys this year anyways? Are they saying it'll be designed as an homage to that team all season or this is a one off?
The Jordan Brand extension release mentioned "the men's and women's basketball programs will both feature new uniform designs in the upcoming seasons, beginning with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1977 National Championship team in 2026-27."
https://gomarquette.com/news/2026/3/27/general-marquette-athletics-renews-jordan-brand-nike-contract
Guessing it's more than a one off.
I wouldn't mind if they kept the retro golds and player designed jersey from last season as well. Think this would be a great set:
- Retro Golds
- Player Designed Baby Blues
- 1977 White Jersey
- Current Navy?
Hopefully they don't use the designer of the Howard era jerseys.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on June 22, 2026, 10:46:25 AMThe Jordan Brand extension release mentioned "the men's and women's basketball programs will both feature new uniform designs in the upcoming seasons, beginning with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1977 National Championship team in 2026-27."
https://gomarquette.com/news/2026/3/27/general-marquette-athletics-renews-jordan-brand-nike-contract
Guessing it's more than a one off.
I wouldn't mind if they kept the retro golds and player designed jersey from last season as well. Think this would be a great set:
- Retro Golds
- Player Designed Baby Blues
- 1977 White Jersey
- Current Navy?
Last year's player designed jerseys were among the best we've had in years. I've love to have them in the regular rotation.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on June 22, 2026, 11:02:03 AMLast year's player designed jerseys were among the best we've had in years. I've love to have them in the regular rotation.
These ones right? Agreed
https://www.anonymouseagle.com/marquette-mens-basketball/34319/golden-eagles-new-uniform-players-edition-design-ross-gold-jones
Quote from: TallTitan34 on June 22, 2026, 10:46:25 AMThe Jordan Brand extension release mentioned "the men's and women's basketball programs will both feature new uniform designs in the upcoming seasons, beginning with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1977 National Championship team in 2026-27."
https://gomarquette.com/news/2026/3/27/general-marquette-athletics-renews-jordan-brand-nike-contract
Guessing it's more than a one off.
I wouldn't mind if they kept the retro golds and player designed jersey from last season as well. Think this would be a great set:
- Retro Golds
- Player Designed Baby Blues
- 1977 White Jersey
- Current Navy?
What is the current navy? Is it the ones Kam designed or is it still the ones we've had since Wojo left?
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 22, 2026, 11:17:51 AMThese ones right? Agreed
https://www.anonymouseagle.com/marquette-mens-basketball/34319/golden-eagles-new-uniform-players-edition-design-ross-gold-jones
Absolutely. Every aspect of it was perfect.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 22, 2026, 11:19:20 AMWhat is the current navy? Is it the ones Kam designed or is it still the ones we've had since Wojo left?
This is what I was picturing. I'd be more than willing to swap the Navy for another one. Maybe a 2003 navy.
(https://muoverload.com/jersey/1977_alt.png)(https://muoverload.com/jersey/2020_road.png)(https://muoverload.com/jersey/2024_alt.png)(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0562/3922/6933/files/JAMESJR.0_MARQ_MBB_PE_JERSEY.png?v=1767649664&width=1000&height=1000&crop=center)
If they truly want to honor the 77 team, just roll out the 77 jerseys home and away (along with the warm-ups... although would the arrowheads on the sides be allowed in this day and age?)
But I'm not sure the NCAA would allow untucked jerseys? Maybe request a waiver for one year? That would be classic - literally and figuratively.
Quote from: Florida Warrior on June 22, 2026, 08:35:12 PMIf they truly want to honor the 77 team, just roll out the 77 jerseys home and away (along with the warm-ups... although would the arrowheads on the sides be allowed in this day and age?)
But I'm not sure the NCAA would allow untucked jerseys? Maybe request a waiver for one year? That would be classic - literally and figuratively.
Lol they gonna let one team have untucked unis?
Quote from: Johnny B on June 22, 2026, 08:50:45 PMLol they gonna let one team have untucked unis?
I remember seeing pics of the 1997 team playing a game in '77-style throwbacks honoring the '77 team. Does anyone remember that game or have pics of the players wearing those?
I did find a pic from the 1992 25th anniversary celebration game (this was before tucking in jerseys became such a point of emphasis):
(https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/11/26/PMJS/76589961007-historic-mjt-08868.jpg?width=373&height=500&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
What does MU have planned for the 50th Anniversary team? Ty.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 22, 2026, 09:54:58 PMWhat does MU have planned for the 50th Anniversary team? Ty.
.... did you read the first post of this thread?
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on June 22, 2026, 10:11:23 PM.... did you read the first post of this thread?
I mean for our guys that won the whole thing and are still with us. Ty.
Quote from: Florida Warrior on June 22, 2026, 08:35:12 PMIf they truly want to honor the 77 team, just roll out the 77 jerseys home and away (along with the warm-ups... although would the arrowheads on the sides be allowed in this day and age?)
But I'm not sure the NCAA would allow untucked jerseys? Maybe request a waiver for one year? That would be classic - literally and figuratively.
They should absolutely allow this to happen. Or the NCAA should be immediately terminated with zero warning or mercy.
Quote from: Florida Warrior on June 22, 2026, 08:35:12 PMIf they truly want to honor the 77 team, just roll out the 77 jerseys home and away (along with the warm-ups... although would the arrowheads on the sides be allowed in this day and age?)
But I'm not sure the NCAA would allow untucked jerseys? Maybe request a waiver for one year? That would be classic - literally and figuratively.
If not, MU should sue the NCAA as a free speech violation.
I was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
Kind of similar.
I was a senior in 1994 and had already decided to attend MU. Well, at church the morning of the Kentucky game, we were talking about the games in Sunday school, and one of my fellow seniors who was a total dick said, "There's no f-ing way Marquette is beating Kentucky. You just think that because you're going there." He said nothing the next day at school! At the time, I did not have any MU gear (when I toured MU, it was the winter break, so the Warrior Shop wasn't open), so I wore a Golden State Warriors shirt to school.
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
It was. You could smoke everywhere.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on June 23, 2026, 12:07:30 PMKind of similar.
I was a senior in 1994 and had already decided to attend MU. Well, at church the morning of the Kentucky game, we were talking about the games in Sunday school, and one of my fellow seniors who was a total dick said, "There's no f-ing way Marquette is beating Kentucky. You just think that because you're going there." He said nothing the next day at school! At the time, I did not have any MU gear (when I toured MU, it was the winter break, so the Warrior Shop wasn't open), so I wore a Golden State Warriors shirt to school.
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
Same except replace, 78 with 2009, Miami of OH with Mizzou, and Whitehead with Lazar.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 22, 2026, 10:30:07 PMI mean for our guys that won the whole thing and are still with us. Ty.
.... did you read the first post of this thread? (Click the link)
Quote from: Uncle Rico on June 23, 2026, 12:32:29 PMIt was. You could smoke everywhere.
You can still smoke everywhere, people will just tell you to put it out or ticket you more often than before!
Quote from: Uncle Rico on June 23, 2026, 12:32:29 PMIt was. You could smoke everywhere.
I'm still kinda high from the second-hand smoke.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 23, 2026, 12:59:29 PMYou can still smoke everywhere, people will just tell you to put it out or ticket you more often than before!
Woke mob
Quote from: Uncle Rico on June 23, 2026, 12:32:29 PMIt was. You could smoke everywhere.
MU students will never know the joy of walking through a cloud of secondhand smoke to enter McCormick Hall.
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on June 22, 2026, 10:11:23 PM.... did you read the first post of this thread?
I missed it. Ty.
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
It wasn't Whitehead it was the idiot referee.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on June 23, 2026, 03:23:29 PMMU students will never know the joy of walking through a cloud of secondhand smoke to enter McCormick Hall.
You could still buy cigarettes at McCormick Hall from a cigarette machine in 1988-1989.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 23, 2026, 12:58:12 PMSame except replace, 78 with 2009, Miami of OH with Mizzou, and Whitehead with Lazar.
no disrespect to Maurice Acker, but that's a FF team if Dominator Dominic James doesn't break his foot.
Quote from: Viper on June 24, 2026, 07:49:40 AMno disrespect to Maurice Acker, but that's a FF team if Dominator Dominic James doesn't break his foot.
The team that lost to Dayton & South Florida?
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 24, 2026, 10:23:44 AMThe team that lost to Dayton & South Florida?
Pretty sure we've done this more than once, so cut that team some slack, OK?.
Maybe Fieldhouse will show up here and provide the details in tricolor.
Quote from: Viper on June 24, 2026, 07:49:40 AMno disrespect to Maurice Acker, but that's a FF team if Dominator Dominic James doesn't break his foot.
Definitely a second weekend team. We were #8/#10 when DJ got hurt. 23-4, 12-2 in the BE. Not sure if we were Final Four caliber. UConn, Nova, MSU, and UNC were the final four teams that year.
DJ broke his foot during the UConn game, which started our four game losing streak, against #2, #6, #3, and #25. Then we lost in the BET to #10 Villanova.
Honestly, I felt we would have beaten Mizzou had DJ not played in that game. Waiting for us would have been #3 Memphis then UConn.
Quote from: Galway Eagle on June 24, 2026, 10:23:44 AMThe team that lost to Dayton & South Florida?
So what? The 2003 team lost to Dayton and East Carolina.
Quote from: Scoop Snoop on June 24, 2026, 10:51:00 AMPretty sure we've done this more than once, so cut that team some slack, OK?.
Maybe Fieldhouse will show up here and provide the details in tricolor.
Shut up
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on June 24, 2026, 11:28:07 AMSo what? The 2003 team lost to Dayton and East Carolina.
And almost lost to Holy Cross and we wouldn't remember them at all. My point is they had some obvious issues even at their peak so locking them in as a FF team is a stretch. It was hardly Purdue or 2024 UConn where it was glaringly obvious they were untouchable and making the FF
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
It was indeed. I was in the same class with most of the guys on that team (1978). I'd followed Marquette from afar since I was 10 — Dad was a very proud alum — and we had been so close so many times but something always happened.
1977 was not exactly the best year of the McGuire era. We lost games we should not have lost and some of us thought at the time we were lucky to even be in the tournament. But then magic struck.
The guys on that team were great people. We were just unbelievably thrilled to experience what happened. In many ways, Coach McGuire and the team personified the image of Marquette at large — a bit grungy and arrogant and obnoxious!
I hope things fall into place soon so everyone on this Board can experience what we did in 1977. And, so we can experience it again!
I am sure we aren't far from having a player booed on senior day. Like '77.
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
I was at that game in Indy against Miami of Ohio. The Whitehead ejection was controversial. I was sitting behind that basket a few rows up and saw that play. Definitely could have been a no call. Refs were not good.... For real! Was a long ride back to Milwaukee.
Quote from: Daniel on June 24, 2026, 07:40:36 PMI was at that game in Indy against Miami of Ohio. The Whitehead ejection was controversial. I was sitting behind that basket a few rows up and saw that play. Definitely could have been a no call. Refs were not good.... For real! Was a long ride back to Milwaukee.
Never, ever ever should have been in a position where that mattered.
That day, I really think we missed Bo Ellis' leadership. And Al's!
Quote from: MU82 on June 23, 2026, 11:25:32 AMI was a HS junior in Connecticut in 1976-77, and Marquette was not yet on my radar as a possible destination. Pretty much everything I knew about the school, the Warriors and Al McGuire came from the few games a season that were on national TV and the occasional Sports Illustrated mentions. I learned a lot more during the NCAA Tournament.
MU was the defending national champion when I decided to go there, and "we" were expected to make another Final Four run in 1978. I proudly wore my Marquette t-shirt and hat to school the day before the NCAAT started. Then the Warriors promptly lost to Miami of Ohio, and my buddies trash-talked me for weeks ... as if I had anything to do with the loss. Thanks a lot, Jerome Whitehead!
Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to seeing the various celebrations of and tributes to the 1976-77 Warriors. That must have been an incredible time to have been a Marquette student.
Jerome was the only reason they were in the finals with the last second cross court heave by Butch Lee to Jerome vs UNC-Charlotte.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHevysNGZGY
Yes, Thank you Jerome!
In '97, they wore the '77 throwbacks in the last home game vs Houston.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on June 22, 2026, 09:03:42 PMI remember seeing pics of the 1997 team playing a game in '77-style throwbacks honoring the '77 team. Does anyone remember that game or have pics of the players wearing those?
I did find a pic from the 1992 25th anniversary celebration game (this was before tucking in jerseys became such a point of emphasis):
(https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/11/26/PMJS/76589961007-historic-mjt-08868.jpg?width=373&height=500&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on June 23, 2026, 12:07:30 PMKind of similar.
I was a senior in 1994 and had already decided to attend MU. Well, at church the morning of the Kentucky game, we were talking about the games in Sunday school, and one of my fellow seniors who was a total dick said, "There's no f-ing way Marquette is beating Kentucky. You just think that because you're going there." He said nothing the next day at school! At the time, I did not have any MU gear (when I toured MU, it was the winter break, so the Warrior Shop wasn't open), so I wore a Golden State Warriors shirt to school.
Did the dude have a Gimel Martinez mustache? There was a college age kid at the old Lake County YMCA in Waukegan who used to have one and he'd wear the cat-scratch UK uniform from that era. Annoying! MU's shorts were similar, but obviously way cooler 😉!
Quote from: GoFastAndWin on June 28, 2026, 09:30:15 PMDid the dude have a Gimel Martinez mustache? There was a college age kid at the old Lake County YMCA in Waukegan who used to have one and he'd wear the cat-scratch UK uniform from that era. Annoying! MU's shorts were similar, but obviously way cooler 😉!
No, this kid was a huge Indiana fan for some reason and loved Calbert Cheney. Dude was a legit athlete - played D3 football and won the award for top athlete for our HS class (named in honor of a former MU football player. Sadly, I was not considered for that award).
Great reference to the Gimel Martinez mustache! Funny story: during my first semester of law school, a group of us decided not to shave during finals, then after our last final, leave "Gimel Martinez mustaches," and all hit the bars together that night. We had no idea how mentally exhausted we'd be after those two weeks of hell.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on June 22, 2026, 10:46:25 AMThe Jordan Brand extension release mentioned "the men's and women's basketball programs will both feature new uniform designs in the upcoming seasons, beginning with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1977 National Championship team in 2026-27."
https://gomarquette.com/news/2026/3/27/general-marquette-athletics-renews-jordan-brand-nike-contract
Guessing it's more than a one off.
I wouldn't mind if they kept the retro golds and player designed jersey from last season as well. Think this would be a great set:
- Retro Golds
- Player Designed Baby Blues
- 1977 White Jersey
- Current Navy?
The NIL Store is selling all of its current MU baby blue and navy jerseys at 50% off now. The golds and whites are still full price. Leads me to believe that if they bring any of these back this upcoming season, it won't be the navys or babys.
Quote from: sailwi on June 23, 2026, 07:11:12 PMIt wasn't Whitehead it was the idiot referee.
Yeah, don't blame Jerome, it was Pete Pavia. He had a propensity for tossing people.
Might be nothing but they are using last year's retro baby blue font on a navy t-shirt here.
https://x.com/marquettembb/status/2080300307410514278?s=46