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, East regional semifinals
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10
1976–77 record22–7
Head coach
Assistant coachDanny Nee
Home arenaJoyce Center
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 UNLV    293  .906
No. 6 Syracuse    264  .867
No. 12 Detroit    254  .862
Old Dominion    254  .862
Providence    245  .828
Holy Cross    236  .793
St. Bonaventure    236  .793
No. 7 Marquette    257  .781
North Texas State    216  .778
Illinois State    227  .759
No. 10 Notre Dame    227  .759
Oral Roberts    217  .750
Army    208  .714
Milwaukee    198  .704
Georgetown    199  .679
Virginia Tech    1910  .655
James Madison    179  .654
Northwestern State    179  .654
Texas–Pan American    179  .654
Connecticut    1710  .630
UNC Wilmington    1610  .615
Portland State    1610  .615
Iona    1510  .600
Dayton    1611  .593
Fairfield    1611  .593
Georgia Southern    1611  .593
Richmond    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
DePaul    1512  .556
Northeast Louisiana    1512  .556
Stetson    1512  .556
Utah State    1512  .556
Colgate    1311  .542
Navy    1311  .542
Oklahoma City    1412  .538
South Carolina    1412  .538
Valparaiso    1312  .520
Catholic    1313  .500
Fairleigh Dickinson    1313  .500
Loyola (IL)    1313  .500
Maine    1313  .500
Niagara    1313  .500
Rhode Island    1313  .500
Saint Peter's    1313  .500
VCU    1313  .500
Butler    1314  .481
New Hampshire    1214  .462
Northeastern    1214  .462
St. Francis (NY)    1214  .462
Air Force    1215  .444
Denver    1215  .444
Southern Mississippi    1116  .407
Siena    915  .375
Cleveland State    1017  .370
Xavier    1017  .370
Centenary (LA)    1119  .367
Long Island    916  .360
Hawaii    918  .333
Vermont    817  .320
Boston College    818  .308
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Boston University    719  .269
Robert Morris    719  .269
Samford    719  .269
Mercer    619  .240
Hardin–Simmons    621  .222
Houston Baptist    623  .207
Buffalo    521  .192
Wagner    321  .125
Canisius    322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 45 Dave Batton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSpringfield Springfield, PA
G 12 Rich Branning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrMarina Huntington Beach, CA
G 10 Jeff Carpenter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrFenwick Oak Park, IL
G 24 Chris Fabian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHaddonfield Haddonfield, NJ
F/C 34 Bruce Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBerkley Huntington Woods, MI
F 22 Randy Haefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMcNicholas Milford, OH
G/F 42 Bill Hanzlik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBeloit Beloit, WI
G 11 Tim Healy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrCardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL
F/C 43 Toby Knight (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrVandermeulen Shoreham, NY
G 23 Dave Kuzmicz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. Joseph's South Bend, IN
G 21 Ray Martin (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrMater Christi Long Island City, NY
F 55 Bill Paterno (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrChristian Brothers Spring Lake, NJ
F 44 Bill Sahm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrCathedral Indianapolis, IN
G 25 Don Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMackin 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

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
at UCLA W 66–63 
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 14
Indiana W 78–65 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 21
Vermont W 89–48 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 30
at Kentucky L 72–102 
 
Louisville, KY
January 3
at Princeton L 62–76 
 
Princeton, NJ
January 5
at Villanova L 62–64 
 
 
January 16
at Marquette L 69–78 
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 18
Stonehill W 98–70 
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 23
UCLA L 65–70 
Joyce Center 
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 17
No. 10 vs. Hofstra
NCAA Tournament
W 90–83 
 
 
March 19
No. 10 vs. No. 5 North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
L 77–79 
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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