1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1976–77 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

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]

Schedule

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

2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 28 December 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. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 28 December 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. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	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
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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
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