1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record18–10 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Miranda (11th season)
  • Duncan Reid (4th season)
CaptainKen Koenigs (1st year)
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Kansas State 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Missouri 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Kansas 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Nebraska 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Colorado 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Iowa State 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
1977 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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  • John Douglas
  • Herb Nobles
  • Ken Koenigs
  • Clint Johnson
  • Donnie Von Moore
  • Hasan Houston
  • Paul Mokeski
  • Milt Gibson
  • Al Rhodeman
  • Brad Sanders
  • Chris Barnthouse
  • Mac Stallcup
  • Scott Anderson
  • Dave Preston
  • Tom Paget

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 27*
Montana State W 104-47  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 1*
Murray State W 81-66  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 4*
Central Missouri W 74-52  3-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
Oral Roberts W 79-69  4-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
at Fordham W 57-48  5-0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
New York, NY
December 11*
at No. 4 Kentucky L 63-90  5-1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 17*
Minnesota State W 87-74  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
No. 19 Arkansas L 63-67  6-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
at Saint Louis W 69-68  7-2
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 27
vs. Oklahoma W 74-70 OT 8-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 81-64  9-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Missouri
Border War
L 65-69  9-3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 8
Missouri
Border War
W 77-72  10-3
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 12
Oklahoma State W 62-60  11-3
(2-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 15
at Oklahoma L 67-71  11-4
(2-1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 18
Iowa State W 73-62  12-4
(3-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 22
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 65-80  12-5
(3-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 26
at Nebraska L 57-60  12-6
(3-3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 29
Colorado W 79-70  13-6
(4-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 2
at Oklahoma State W 60-58  14-6
(5-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 5
Oklahoma W 91-81  15-6
(6-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 9
at Missouri
Border War
L 79-87  15-7
(6-4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 12
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 83-86  15-8
(6-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 16
at Iowa State W 91-89  16-8
(7-5)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 19
Nebraska W 74-66  17-8
(8-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 23
at Colorado L 49-58  17-9
(8-6)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 26
Nebraska
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals
W 61-58  18-9
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3
vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals
Sunflower Showdown
L 67-80  18-10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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