1976–77 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1976-77 college basketball season.

1976–77 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	19–9 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Schaus (5th season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Michigan	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
Purdue	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Iowa	12	–	6		.667			20	–	7		.741
Indiana	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	15		.444
Illinois	8	–	10		.444			16	–	14		.533
Wisconsin	7	–	11		.389			11	–	16		.407
Northwestern	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Ohio State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
No. 13 Minnesota*	0	–	18		.000			0	–	27		.000
Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (15–3, 24–3)

Roster

1976–77 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 22 Joe Barry Carroll 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Denver, Colorado F 34 Walter Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana	Head coach Fred Schaus Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1976*		at No. 13 Alabama	L 80–97	0–1	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nov 29, 1976*		at Miami (OH)	L 67–69	0–2	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Dec 1, 1976*		Butler	W 77–56	1–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1976*		at Providence	W 68–62	2–2	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 7, 1976*		Indiana State	W 82–68	3–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 11, 1976*		No. 14 Louisville	W 72–70	4–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 22, 1976*		No. 14 Arizona	L 76–85	4–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 29, 1976*		vs. Georgetown ECAC Holiday Festival	W 83–65	5–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 30, 1976*		at Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival	W 70–60	6–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 6, 1977		at Indiana	W 80–63	7–3 (1–0)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 8, 1977		at Ohio State	W 82–65	8–3 (2–0)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1977		at Iowa	W 81–70	18–7 (12–4)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 3, 1977		Michigan State	W 78–69	19–7 (13–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 5, 1977		No. 3 Michigan	L 79–84	19–8 (13–5)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1977*		vs. No. 4 North Carolina	L 66–69^[1]	19–9	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Providence, Arkansas Absorb Regional Defeats". The New York Times. March 13, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.