1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Tournament, Regional semifinal
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 6
Record	26–4
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Pitino (1st season); Bernie Fine (1st season);
Home arena	Manley Field House
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by first year head coach Jim Boeheim.

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	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
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Loyola (IL)		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Maine		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Niagara		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Rhode Island		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Saint Peter's		–		–	13	–	13	.500
VCU		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Butler		–		–	13	–	14	.481
New Hampshire		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	14	.462
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Denver		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Southern Mississippi		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Siena		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Cleveland State		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Xavier		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Centenary (LA)		–		–	11	–	19	.367
Long Island		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Hawaii		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Vermont		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Boston College		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Charleston Southern		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Boston University		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Robert Morris		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Samford		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Mercer		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	6	–	21	.222
Houston Baptist		–		–	6	–	23	.207
Buffalo		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Wagner		–		–	3	–	21	.125
Canisius		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1976–77 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Hal Cohen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Canton, New York
G	11	Larry Kelley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	New Haven, Connecticut
G	20	Ross Kindel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Roselle, New Jersey
G	22	Jimmy "Bug" Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Buffalo, New York
G	24	Cliff Warwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Candor, New York
F	32	Reggie Powell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G/F	33	Dale Shackleford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Utica, New York
G/F	35	Bill Drew	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Commack, New York
G/F	42	Kevin James	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Brookville, New York
F/C	44	Marty Byrnes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Pittsford, New York
C	50	Roosevelt Bouie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Kendall, New York
C	53	Bob Parker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Irondequoit, New York
F	55	Louis Orr	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Jim Boeheim

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Pitino

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1976*		vs. Harvard Tip-Off Classic	W 75–48	1–0	–	–	–	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1976*		vs. West Virginia Tip-Off Classic	L 78–83	1–1	–	–	–	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Dec 1, 1976*		Colgate	W 109–73	2–1	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1976*		at No. 7 Louisville	W 76–75	3–1	–	–	–	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 7, 1976*	No. 20	at Boston College	W 67–54	4–1	–	–	–	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 1976*	No. 20	at Biscayne	W 87–63	5–1	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1976*	No. 20	at Canisius	W 74–59	6–1	–	–	–	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
Dec 13, 1976*	No. 15	Penn State	W 101–63	7–1	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1976*	No. 17	vs. Duquesne Maryland Invitational	W 116–86	8–1	–	–	–	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 29, 1976*	No. 17	at No. 16 Maryland Maryland Invitational	L 85–96	8–2	–	–	–	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1977*	No. 19	at Cornell	W 93–61	9–2	–	–	–	Barton Hall Ithaca, New York
Jan 5, 1977*	No. 19	at Fordham	W 87–68	10–2	–	–	–	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Jan 8, 1977*	No. 19	American	W 90–68	11–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Jan 12, 1977*		at Penn State	W 82–66	12–2	–	–	–	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1977*		West Virginia	W 86–71	13–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Jan 22, 1977*	No. 20	Pittsburgh	W 96–74	14–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1977*	No. 17	Buffalo	W 91–71	15–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Jan 26, 1977*	No. 17	at Temple	W 76–67	16–2	–	–	–	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1977*	No. 17	Buffalo State	W 100–63	17–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1977*	No. 17	Northeastern	W 110–70	18–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Feb 7, 1977*	No. 17	Bentley	W 104–86	19–2	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Feb 12, 1977*	No. 17	at St. Bonaventure	L 84–91	19–3	–	–	–	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 17, 1977*	No. 20	at Rhode Island	W 70–47	20–3	–	–	–	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 19, 1977*	No. 20	St. John's	W 79–55	21–3	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Feb 23, 1977*	No. 15	Niagara	W 106–82	22–3	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1977*	No. 15	Rutgers	W 82–72	23–3	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
ECAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1977*	No. 13	St. Bonaventure ECAC Tournament – Upstate	W 85–72	24–3	–	–	–	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Mar 7, 1977*	No. 13	at Old Dominion ECAC Tournament – Upstate/Southern Championship	W 67–64	25–3	–	–	–	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1977*	(ME) No. 10	(ME) No. 7 Tennessee NCAA Tournament • First round	W 93–88 ^{OT^[1]}	26–3	–	–	–	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 17, 1977*	(ME) No. 6	(ME) No. 17 UNC Charlotte NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinal	L 59–81^[2]	26–4	–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings edit

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References edit

^ "Syracuse Upsets Tennessee in Overtime". The New York Times. March 14, 1977. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Advances With Michigan". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. pp. 126–127. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-28.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Syracuse Upsets Tennessee in Overtime". The New York Times. March 14, 1977. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[2] "Charlotte Advances With Michigan". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. pp. 126–127. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-28.

[ESPN-5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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