1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final, L 72–79 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 3 |
1976–77 record | 26–4 (16–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Merion Haskins Larry Johnson |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
1976–77 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Alabama | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1976-77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first season Kentucky played in Rupp Arena.
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 27, 1976* |
No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 72–64 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 2, 1976* |
No. 5 | TCU | W 103–53 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 6, 1976* |
No. 5 | at No. 4 Indiana | W 66–51 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 11, 1976* |
No. 4 | Kansas | W 90–63 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 13, 1976* |
No. 4 | at South Carolina | W 98–67 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 17, 1976* |
No. 3 | Bowling Green UK Invitation Tournament |
W 77–59 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 18, 1976* |
No. 3 | Utah UK Invitation Tournament |
L 68–70 | – | – | – | | ||||
December 30, 1976* |
No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame | W 102–78 | – | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||
January 3, 1977 |
No. 6 | Georgia | W 64–59 OT | – | – | – | | ||||
January 8, 1977 |
No. 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 64–62 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 12, 1977 |
No. 2 | Tennessee | L 67–71 OT | – | – | – | | ||||
January 15, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Auburn | W 75–68 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 17, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Florida | W 73–71 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 22, 1977 |
No. 6 | LSU | W 87–72 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 24, 1977 |
No. 6 | Ole Miss | W 100–73 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 29, 1977 |
No. 6 | at No. 3 Alabama | W 87–85 | – | – | – | | ||||
January 31, 1977 |
No. 6 | at Mississippi St | W 92–85 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 5, 1977 |
No. 3 | Vanderbilt | W 113–73 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 7, 1977* |
No. 3 | vs. Florida St | W 97–57 | – | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||
February 12, 1977 |
No. 3 | Auburn | W 89–82 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 14, 1977 |
No. 3 | Florida | W 104–78 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 19, 1977 |
No. 2 | at LSU | W 90–76 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 21, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Ole Miss | W 81–69 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 26, 1977 |
No. 2 | No. 8 Alabama | W 85–70 | – | – | – | | ||||
February 28, 1977 |
No. 2 | Mississippi St | W 77–64 | – | – | – | | ||||
March 5, 1977 |
No. 2 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 79–81 | – | – | – | | ||||
March 7, 1977 |
No. 2 | Georgia | W 72–54 | – | – | – | | ||||
March 12, 1977* |
vs. Princeton NCAA Tournament • First Round |
W 72–58 | – | – | – | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||
March 17, 1977* |
vs. VMI NCAA Tournament • East Regional Semifinal |
W 93–78 | – | – | – | Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||
March 19, 1977* |
vs. North Carolina NCAA Tournament • East Regional Final |
L 72–79 | – | – | – | Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References[]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1976-77 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
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