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
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record19–9 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  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.