1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1976–77 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year, after the Yankee Conference became a football only conference. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–10
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dom Perno
  • Arthur A. Perry
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UNLV   29 3   .906
No. 6 Syracuse   26 4   .867
No. 12 Detroit   25 4   .862
Old Dominion   25 4   .862
Providence   24 5   .828
Holy Cross   23 6   .793
St. Bonaventure   23 6   .793
No. 7 Marquette   25 7   .781
North Texas State   21 6   .778
Illinois State   22 7   .759
No. 10 Notre Dame   22 7   .759
Oral Roberts   21 7   .750
Army   20 8   .714
St. John's   22 9   .710
Milwaukee   19 8   .704
Georgetown   19 9   .679
Virginia Tech   19 10   .655
James Madison   17 9   .654
Northwestern State   17 9   .654
Texas–Pan American   17 9   .654
Connecticut   17 10   .630
Seton Hall   18 11   .621
UNC Wilmington   16 10   .615
Portland State   16 10   .615
Iona   15 10   .600
Dayton   16 11   .593
Fairfield   16 11   .593
Georgia Southern   16 11   .593
Richmond   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
DePaul   15 12   .556
Northeast Louisiana   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Utah State   15 12   .556
Colgate   13 11   .542
Navy   13 11   .542
Oklahoma City   14 12   .538
South Carolina   14 12   .538
Valparaiso   13 12   .520
Catholic   13 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 13   .500
Loyola (IL)   13 13   .500
Maine   13 13   .500
Niagara   13 13   .500
Rhode Island   13 13   .500
Saint Peter's   13 13   .500
VCU   13 13   .500
Butler   13 14   .481
Manhattan   13 14   .481
New Hampshire   12 14   .462
Northeastern   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Air Force   12 15   .444
Denver   12 15   .444
Southern Mississippi   11 16   .407
Siena   9 15   .375
Cleveland State   10 17   .370
Xavier   10 17   .370
Centenary (LA)   11 19   .367
Long Island   9 16   .360
Hawaii   9 18   .333
Vermont   8 17   .320
Boston College   8 18   .308
Baptist   8 19   .296
Boston University   7 19   .269
Robert Morris   7 19   .269
Samford   7 19   .269
Mercer   6 19   .240
Hardin–Simmons   6 21   .222
Houston Baptist   6 23   .207
Buffalo   5 21   .192
Fordham   5 21   .192
Wagner   3 21   .125
Canisius   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1976*
Boston University W 73–69 OT 1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/1976*
at Yale W 56–50  2–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
12/7/1976*
at Columbia L 71–72  2–1
 
Columbia, Missouri
12/11/1976*
George Washington W 72–70  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/14/1976*
vs. Duke L 59–64 OT 3–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
12/16/1976*
at New Hampshire W 65–51  4–2
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, New Hampshire
12/28/1976*
Colgate
UConn Classic
W 73–66  5–2
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1976*
Illinois State
UConn Classic
L 77–88  5–3
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1977*
Maine W 79–63  6–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/6/1977*
St. Peter's W 52–50  7–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/8/1977*
Rutgers L 77–84 OT 7–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/11/1977*
at Providence L 71–86  7–5
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
1/13/1977*
Massachusetts L 80–81  7–6
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/15/1977*
Harvard W 68–64  8–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/18/1977*
New Hampshire W 76–56  9–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/21/1977*
Rhode Island W 67–65  10–6
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/24/1977*
at Boston University W 67–65  11–6
Case Gym 
Boston
1/27/1977*
at Boston College W 83–66  12–6
Roberts Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
1/29/1977*
at Massachusetts L 64–65  12–7
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/10/1977*
at Manhattan L 69–72 OT 12–8
Draddy Gymnasium 
New York
2/12/1977*
Vermont W 70–64  13–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/16/1977*
Holy Cross W 89–85  14–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/19/1977*
at Vermont L 77–85  14–9
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
2/26/1977*
at Rhode Island W 90–89  15–9
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
3/1/1977*
Fairfield W 87–75  16–9
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
ECAC tournament
3/3/1977*
Holy Cross
Semifinals
L 77–89  16–10
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
3/5/1977*
Fairfield
Third-place game
W 72–66  17–10
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.