1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1976–77 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team
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The 1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first season Kentucky played in Rupp Arena. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 26–4 (16–2 SEC) In the 1977 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was placed in the East Regional with games in Philadelphia and College Park. After wins vs Princeton and VMI the Wildcats faced North Carolina in the East Regional Final. Kentucky trailed the Tar Heels by twelve at half and their comeback came up short as they lost 79–72
| 1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC co-champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 26–4 (16–2 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Kentucky | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Alabama | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 27, 1976* |
No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 72–64 | – | – | – | | ||||
| December 2, 1976* |
No. 5 | TCU | W 103–53 | – | – | – | | ||||
| December 6, 1976* |
No. 5 | at No. 4 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry |
W 66–51 | – | – | – | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||
| December 11, 1976* |
No. 4 | Kansas | W 90–63 | – | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
| December 13, 1976* |
No. 4 | at South Carolina | W 98–67 | – | – | – | | ||||
| December 17, 1976* |
No. 3 | Bowling Green UK Invitation Tournament |
W 77–59 | – | – | – | | ||||
| December 18, 1976* |
No. 3 | Utah UK Invitation Tournament |
L 68–70 | – | – | – | | ||||
| December 30, 1976* |
No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame | W 102–78 | – | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||
| January 3, 1977 |
No. 6 | Georgia | W 64–59 OT | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 8, 1977 |
No. 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 64–62 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 12, 1977 |
No. 2 | Tennessee | L 67–71 OT | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 15, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Auburn | W 75–68 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 17, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Florida | W 73–71 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 22, 1977 |
No. 6 | LSU | W 87–72 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 24, 1977 |
No. 6 | Ole Miss | W 100–73 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 29, 1977 |
No. 6 | at No. 3 Alabama | W 87–85 | – | – | – | | ||||
| January 31, 1977 |
No. 6 | at Mississippi St | W 92–85 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 5, 1977 |
No. 3 | Vanderbilt | W 113–73 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 7, 1977* |
No. 3 | vs. Florida St | W 97–57 | – | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||
| February 12, 1977 |
No. 3 | Auburn | W 89–82 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 14, 1977 |
No. 3 | Florida | W 104–78 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 19, 1977 |
No. 2 | at LSU | W 90–76 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 21, 1977 |
No. 2 | at Ole Miss | W 81–69 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 26, 1977 |
No. 2 | No. 8 Alabama | W 85–70 | – | – | – | | ||||
| February 28, 1977 |
No. 2 | Mississippi St | W 77–64 | – | – | – | | ||||
| March 5, 1977 |
No. 2 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 79–81 | – | – | – | | ||||
| March 7, 1977 |
No. 2 | Georgia | W 72–54 | – | – | – | | ||||
| March 12, 1977* |
No. 3 | vs. Princeton NCAA Tournament • First round |
W 72–58 | – | – | – | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| March 17, 1977* |
No. 3 | vs. No. 20 VMI NCAA Tournament • East Regional semifinal |
W 93–78 | – | – | – | Cole Field House College Park, MD | ||||
| March 19, 1977* |
No. 3 | vs. No. 5 North Carolina NCAA Tournament • East Regional Final |
L 72–79 | – | – | – | Cole Field House College Park, MD | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
