1977 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

The 1977 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–6, 1977.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

1977 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams6
SiteKirby Sports Center
Easton, PA
ChampionsHofstra (2nd title)
Winning coachRoger Gaeckler (2nd title)
← 1976
1978 →
1976–77 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 4 1   .800 17 11   .607
Hofstra 4 1   .800 23 7   .767
La Salle 3 2   .600 17 12   .586
Saint Joseph's 2 3   .400 13 13   .500
American 2 3   .400 13 13   .500
Drexel 0 5   .000 11 13   .458
West
Lafayette 9 1   .900 21 6   .778
Delaware 7 3   .700 12 13   .480
Lehigh 6 4   .600 12 15   .444
Bucknell 5 5   .500 10 15   .400
West Chester 2 8   .200 11 14   .440
Rider 1 9   .100 8 18   .308
1977 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results edit

Quarterfinals
March 1–3
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Final
Sunday, March 6
         
1 Lafayette 80
5 La Salle 86
4 Delaware 58
5 La Salle 67
5 La Salle 81
3 Hofstra 92
2 Temple 58
3 Hofstra 71
3 Hofstra 99
6 Lehigh 85

* denotes overtime game

References edit

  1. ^ "1976-77 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.