1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1976–77 record	17–10
Head coach	Dee Rowe (8th year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center

The 1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1976–77 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year, after the Yankee Conference became a football only conference. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Dee Rowe.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1976*	Boston University	W 73–69 ^OT	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/4/1976*	at Yale	W 56–50	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/7/1976*	at Columbia	L 71–72	2–1	Columbia, MO
12/11/1976*	George Washington	W 72–70	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/14/1976*	vs. Duke	L 59–64 ^OT	3–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/16/1976*	at New Hampshire	W 65–51	4–2	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/28/1976*	Colgate UConn Classic	W 73–66	5–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
12/29/1976*	Illinois State UConn Classic	L 77–88	5–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/4/1977*	Maine	W 79–63	6–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/6/1977*	St. Peter's	W 52–50	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/8/1977*	Rutgers	L 77–84 ^OT	7–4	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/11/1977*	at Providence	L 71–86	7–5	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
1/13/1977*	Massachusetts	L 80–81	7–6	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/15/1977*	Harvard	W 68–64	8–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/18/1977*	New Hampshire	W 76–56	9–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/21/1977*	Rhode Island	W 67–65	10–6	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/24/1977*	at Boston University	W 67–65	11–6	Case Gym Boston, MA
1/27/1977*	at Boston College	W 83–66	12–6	Roberts Center Boston, MA
1/29/1977*	at Massachusetts	L 64–65	12–7	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/10/1977*	at Manhattan	L 69–72 ^OT	12–8	Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY
2/12/1977*	Vermont	W 70–64	13–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1977*	Holy Cross	W 89–85	14–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1977*	at Vermont	L 77–85	14–9	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
2/26/1977*	at Rhode Island	W 90–89	15–9	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/1/1977*	Fairfield	W 87–75	16–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
ECAC Tournament
3/3/1977*	Holy Cross Semifinals	L 77–89	16–10	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
3/5/1977*	Fairfield Third Place Game	W 72–66	17–10	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
↑ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
↑ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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