Gopher Basketball 1976-1977 Season

GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

1976-1977 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score

11/27/1976 North Dakota State W 101-68 FF

12/04/1976 @ Detroit W 104-80 FF

12/06/1976 Northern Michigan W 96-50 FF

12/08/1976 @ Nebraska W 66-58 FF

12/18/1976 Vermont W 96-61 FF

12/21/1976 @ Marquette W 66-59 FF

12/23/1976 Kansas State W 62-60 FF

12/30/1976 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Cornell (NY) W 84-54 FF

12/31/1976 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Montana W 102-81 FF

01/08/1977 Iowa W 78-68 FF

01/13/1977 @ Illinois W 83-69 FF

01/15/1977 @ Purdue L 64-66 OT

01/22/1977 Wisconsin W 82-64 FF

01/24/1977 Michigan State W 75-70 FF

01/27/1977 @ Indiana W 79-60 FF

01/29/1977 @ Ohio State W 77-67 FF

02/05/1977 Northwestern W 79-53 FF

02/07/1977 Michigan L 80-86

02/10/1977 Ohio State W 91-65 FF

02/12/1977 @ Iowa W 61-58 FF

02/15/1977 Indiana W 65-61 FF

02/17/1977 @ Michigan State W 99-77 FF

02/19/1977 @ Michigan L 70-89

02/24/1977 Purdue W 84-78 OT FF

02/26/1977 Illinois W 72-70 FF

03/03/1977 @ Wisconsin W 64-61 FF

03/05/1977 @ Northwestern W 105-82 FF

1976-1977 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall

W L PCT W L PCT

Michigan 16 2 .889 26 4 .867

Purdue 14 4 .778 20 8 .714

Iowa 12 6 .667 20 7 .741

Indiana 11 7 .611 16 11 .593

Michigan State 9 9 .500 12 15 .444

Illinois 8 10 .444 16 14 .533

Wisconsin 7 11 .389 11 16 .407

Northwestern 7 11 .389 9 18 .333

Ohio State 6 12 .333 11 16 .407

Minnesota 0 18 .000 0 27 .000

Season notes:

Coached by Jim Dutcher (2nd season). The Pillsbury Classic took place at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The Gophers were 24-3 this year and 15-3 in the Big Ten, but the NCAA retroactively ruled Mychal Thompson ineligible for selling his complimentary tickets. Therefore, the Gophers were forced to forfeit all 27 games after the fact. The game scores are listed here as they were actually played.

Because of probation dating back to the Musselman regime, the Gophers were denied the opportunity to play in the post-season.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1976-1977 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press

1. Michigan

2. UCLA

3. Kentucky

4. UNLV

5. North Carolina

6. Syracuse

7. Marquette

8. San Francisco

9. Wake Forest

10. Notre Dame

11. Alabama

12. Detroit

13. Minnesota

14. Utah

15. Tennessee

16. Kansas State

17. Charlotte

18. Arkansas

19. Louisville

20. VMI

1. Michigan

2. San Francisco

3. North Carolina

4. UCLA

5. Kentucky

6. UNLV

7. Arkansas

8. Tennessee

9. Syracuse

10. Utah

11. Kansas State

12. Cincinnati

13. Louisville

14. Marquette

15. Providence

16. Indiana State

17. Minnesota

18. Alabama

19. Detroit

20. Purdue

1976-1977 National Invitation Tournament

First Round
Alabama 86, Memphis State 63 Virginia Tech 83, Georgetown 79 Illinois State 65, Creighton 58 Houston 83, Indiana State 82	Villanova 71, Old Dominion 68 OT Massachusetts 86, Seton Hall 85 Oregon 90, Oral Roberts 89 St. Bonaventure 79, Rutgers 77
Quarterfinals
Alabama 79, Virginia Tech 72 Houston 91, Illinois State 90	Villanova 81, Massachusetts 71 St. Bonaventure 76, Oregon 73
NIT Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Houston 82, Alabama 76 St. Bonaventure 86, Villanova 82	St. Bonaventure 94, Houston 91

1976-1977 NCAA Tournament

First Round
East	West
Virginia Military 73, Duquesne 66 Kentucky 72, Princeton 58 Notre Dame 90, Hofstra 83 North Carolina 69, Purdue 66	UCLA 87, Louisville 79 Idaho State 83, Long Beach State 72 Utah 72, St. John's (NY) 68 UNLV 121, San Francisco 95
Mideast	Midwest
Michigan 92, Holy Cross 81 Detroit 93, Middle Tennessee State 76 North Carolina-Charlotte 91, Central Michigan 86 (OT) Syracuse 93, Tennessee 88 (OT)	Marquette 66, Cincinnati 51 Kansas State 87, Providence 80 Wake Forest 86, Arkansas 80 Southern Illinois 81, Arizona 77
Sweet Sixteen
East	West
Kentucky 93, Virginia Military 78 North Carolina 79, Notre Dame 77	Idaho State 76, UCLA 75 UNLV 88, Utah 83
Mideast	Midwest
Michigan 86, Detroit 81 North Carolina-Charlotte 81, Syracuse 59	Marquette 67, Kansas State 66 Wake Forest 86, Southern Illinois 81
Elite Eight
East	West
North Carolina 79, Kentucky 72	UNLV 107, Idaho State 90
Mideast	Midwest
North Carolina-Charlotte 75, Michigan 68	Marquette 82, Wake Forest 68
Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Marquette 51, North Carolina-Charlotte 49 North Carolina 84, UNLV 83	Marquette 67, North Carolina 59

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