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1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Donewald
CaptainKent Benson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 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
No. 13 Minnesota* 0 18   .000 0 27   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (15–3, 24–3)

The 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 6th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Coming off an undefeated season (32–0), the Hoosiers faced a disappointing season by completing the regular season with an overall record of 16–11 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. After winning their third national title last season, Indiana did not participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Bill Cunningham G 6–4 Fr. Phoenix, Illinois
22 Wayne Radford G/F 6–3 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana
23 Jim Wisman G 6–2 Jr. Quincy, Illinois
31 Scott Eells F 6–9 So. Hoopeston, Illinois
33 Trent Smock G/F 6–5 Sr. Richmond, Indiana
34 Rich Valavicius F 6–5 So. Hammond, Indiana
40 Glen Grunwald F 6–9 Fr. Franklin Park, Illinois
41 Butch Carter G/F 6–5 Fr. Middletown, Ohio
42 Mike Woodson F 6–5 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana
43 Jim Roberson C 6–9 So. Rochester, New York
44 Derek Holcomb C 6–11 Fr. Peoria, Illinois
45 Mike Miday F 6–8 Fr. Canton, Ohio
54 Kent Benson C 6–11 Sr. New Castle, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1976*
No. 5 South Dakota W 110–64  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/1/1976*
No. 4 at Toledo L 57–59  1–1
Centennial Hall 
Toledo, OH
12/6/1976*
No. 4 No. 5 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 51–66  1–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1976*
No. 16 at No. 4 Notre Dame L 65–78  1–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
12/17/1976*
No. 16 vs. DePaul W 50–42  2–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/1976*
No. 16 Utah State
Indiana Classic
W 79–71  3–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1976*
Miami (OH)
Indiana Classic
W 76–55  4–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/29/1976*
vs. Georgia
Sugar Bowl Classic First Round
W 74–52  5–3
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
12/30/1976*
vs. No. 5 Cincinnati
Sugar Bowl Classic Championship
L 43–52  5–4
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
1/6/1977
Purdue
Rivalry
L 63–80  5–5 (0–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1977
Illinois
Rivalry
W 80–60  6–5 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/13/1977
at Northwestern W 78–53  7–5 (2–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/15/1977
at Wisconsin W 79–64  8–5 (3–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/17/1977
Michigan State L 60–61  8–6 (3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/22/1977
at Ohio State W 79–56  9–6 (4–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/27/1977
No. 13 Minnesota L 60–79^  10–6 (5–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/29/1977
Iowa W 81–65  11–6 (6–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/3/1977
at No. 7 Michigan L 84–89  11–7 (6–3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/5/1977
at Michigan State W 81–79  12–7 (7–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/13/1977
No. 5 Michigan W 73–64  13–7 (8–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/15/1977
at No. 12 Minnesota L 61–65^  14–7 (9–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/17/1977
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 69–73  14–8 (9–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/20/1977
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 78–86  14–9 (9–5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/24/1977
Wisconsin L 64–66  14–10 (9–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/26/1977
Northwestern W 69–54  15–10 (10–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1977
at Iowa L 73–80  15–11 (10–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/5/1977
Ohio State W 75–69  16–11 (11–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

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^Jan 27/Feb 15: Minnesota forfeited these games, thus IU's official record is 16–11 (11–7).

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.