1976–77 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Appearance
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Metro Conference Champions | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 21–7 (6–1 Metro) |
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Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati † | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1977 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1976–77 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 63rd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.
The team completed a 21–7 record and reached the 1977 NCAA Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1976* |
No. 7 | at Vanderbilt | W 81–76 | 1–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 4, 1976* |
No. 7 | Syracuse | L 75–76 | 1–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 6, 1976* |
No. 14 | VCU | W 89–60 | 2–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 8, 1976* |
No. 14 | Idaho State | W 89–68 | 3–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 11, 1976* |
No. 14 | at Purdue | L 70–72 | 3–2 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
Dec 18, 1976* |
No. 17 | at No. 2 Marquette | W 78–75 OT | 4–2 |
MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Dec 22, 1976* |
No. 13 | Chattanooga | W 81–71 | 5–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 28, 1976* |
No. 14 | Rutgers | W 76–68 | 6–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 29, 1976* |
No. 14 | Creighton | W 69–66 | 7–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 3, 1977* |
No. 14 | Florida State | W 78–75 | 8–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 8, 1977* |
No. 14 | at Tulane | W 90–81 | 9–2 |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 15, 1977* |
No. 13 | Marshall | W 104–85 | 10–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 19, 1977* |
No. 12 | No. 2 Cincinnati | W 83–77 | 11–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 25, 1977 |
No. 10 | Georgia Tech | W 91–80 | 21–4 (6–1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 27, 1977* |
No. 10 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 89–96 | 21–5 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Metro Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1977* |
No. 10 | vs. Georgia Tech Semifinals |
L 55–56 | 21–6 |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1977* |
No. 14 | vs. No. 2 UCLA First round |
L 79–87 | 21–7 |
ISU Minidome Pocatello, Idaho | ||||||
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.