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1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record13–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaGregory Gymnasium
Seasons
1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Arkansas 16 0   1.000 26 2   .929
Houston 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Texas Tech 12 4   .750 20 9   .690
Texas 8 8   .500 13 13   .500
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
SMU 7 9   .438 8 19   .296
Baylor 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Rice 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
TCU 0 16   .000 3 23   .115
1977 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 13–13 overall, tied for fourth in the SWC with a 8–8 record. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Longhorns. Lemons previously coached at Pan American University and Oklahoma City University. The Longhorns played their home games at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas.[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 29, 1976*
Oklahoma State W 74–73  1–0
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
December 1, 1976*
Oklahoma L 56–60  1–1
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
December 3, 1976*
Wisconsin–Stout W 78–63  2–1
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
December 6, 1976*
USC W 66–61  3–1
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
December 11, 1976*
at Wisconsin–Stout L 89–91  3–2
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 23, 1976*
at Oklahoma City L 65–66  3–3
Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1976*
at Providence L 67–81  3–4
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
December 29, 1976*
at Providence W 76–66  4–4
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
January 4, 1977
at Texas A&M L 59–68  4–5
(0–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
January 8, 1977
Baylor L 73–75  4–6
(0–2)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
January 10, 1977
Texas A&M W 87–73  5–6
(1–2)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
January 12, 1977
at SMU L 59–68  5–7
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 15, 1977
Texas Tech L 59–68  6–7
(2–3)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
January 18, 1977
at Houston L 81–95  6–8
(2–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 22, 1977
No. 17 Arkansas L 58–86  6–9
(2–5)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
January 24, 1977
at Houston W 74–68  7–9
(3–5)
Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
January 29, 1977
TCU W 89–80  8–9
(4–5)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 1, 1977*
Centenary W 105–81  9–9
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 5, 1977
at Baylor W 75–72 2OT 10–9
(5–5)
Heart O' Texas Fair Complex 
Waco, TX
February 8, 1977
SMU W 79–69  11–9
(6–5)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 10, 1977
at TCU W 81–69  12–9
(7–5)
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
February 12, 1977
at Texas Tech L 69–87  12–10
(7–6)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
February 15, 1977
at Houston L 84–95  12–11
(7–7)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 19, 1977
at No. 11 Arkansas L 61–73  12–12
(7–8)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 1977
Rice W 90–51  13–12
(8–8)
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
SWC tournament
February 26, 1977
(4) (7) Baylor
First Round
L 70–72  13–13
Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1976–77 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0-292-76585-1.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Austin: UT Athletics, 2019.