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1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–10
Head coach	Dee Rowe (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Dom Perno Arthur A. Perry
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.4UNLV		–		–	29	–	3	.906
No.6Syracuse		–		–	26	–	4	.867
No.12Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Old Dominion		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Providence		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Holy Cross		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	6	.793
No.7Marquette		–		–	25	–	7	.781
North Texas State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Illinois State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No.10Notre Dame		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Army		–		–	20	–	8	.714
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
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
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
Charleston Southern		–		–	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
Wagner		–		–	3	–	21	.125
Canisius		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll

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 HouseinStorrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic CenterinHartford, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Dee Rowe.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	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[edit]

^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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