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
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 10
Record	22–7
Head coach	Digger Phelps
Assistant coach	Danny Nee
Home arena	Joyce Center
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	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
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
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
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
Charleston Southern		–			–			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
Wagner		–			–			3	–	21		.125
Canisius		–			–			3	–	22		.120
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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 Digger Phelps Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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	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

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