1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season.

1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record22–7
Head coach
Assistant coachDanny Nee
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
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
St. John's   22 9   .710
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
Seton Hall   18 11   .621
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
Manhattan   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
Baptist   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
Fordham   5 21   .192
Wagner   3 21   .125
Canisius   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 45 Dave Batton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Springfield Springfield, PA
G 12 Rich Branning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Marina Huntington Beach, CA
G 10 Jeff Carpenter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Fenwick Oak Park, IL
G 24 Chris Fabian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Haddonfield Haddonfield, NJ
F/C 34 Bruce Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Berkley Huntington Woods, MI
F 22 Randy Haefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr McNicholas Milford, OH
G/F 42 Bill Hanzlik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Beloit Beloit, WI
G 11 Tim Healy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL
F/C 43 Toby Knight (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Vandermeulen Shoreham, NY
G 23 Dave Kuzmicz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Joseph's South Bend, IN
G 21 Ray Martin (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Mater Christi Long Island City, NY
F 55 Bill Paterno (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Christian Brothers Spring Lake, NJ
F 44 Bill Sahm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Cathedral Indianapolis, IN
G 25 Don Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mackin Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-Dec-25

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 27
No. 14 at No. 8 Maryland W 80–79 
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 1
Cal Poly W 93–67 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 4
Valparaiso W 93–56 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 7
Northwestern W 105–78 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 11
No. 7 at No. 3 UCLA W 66–63 
Pauley Pavilion (12,542)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14
No. 4 No. 16 Indiana W 78–65 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 21
Vermont W 89–48 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 30
No. 2 vs. No. 6 Kentucky L 78–102 
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 3
at Princeton L 62–76 
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
January 5
at Villanova L 62–64 
 
 
January 16
No. 19 at No. 11 Marquette L 69–78 
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18
Stonehill W 98–70 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 23
No. 10 UCLA L 65–70 
Joyce Center (11,345)
South Bend, IN
January 26
Pittsburgh W 88–68 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 30
Fordham W 93–71 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 1
Dayton W 97–64 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 5
at Davidson W 88–57 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 7
Xavier W 94–63 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 9
Holy Cross W 91–73 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 12
South Carolina W 84–66 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 14
Butler W 97–74 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 17
vs. Manhattan W 80–76 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 19
at West Virginia L 68–81 
 
Morgantown, WV
February 23
Loyola (IL) W 111–86 
 
Chicago, IL
February 26
La Salle W 113–77 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 1
San Francisco W 93–82 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 5
at DePaul W 76–68 
 
 
March 13
No. 10 vs. Hofstra
NCAA Tournament
W 90–83 
 
 
March 17
No. 10 vs. No. 5 North Carolina
NCAA Tournament – Regional semifinal
L 77–79 
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-25.