1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 16
Record	23–8 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jack Hartman (7th season);
Home arena	Ahearn Field House
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Hartman and played their home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats, finished atop the conference regular season standings. K-State also won the Big Eight tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats beat Providence in the opening round, then fell to eventual National champion Marquette, 67–66, in the Midwest regional semifinal.^[2] Kansas State finished with a record of 23–8 (11–3 Big Eight).

1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Kansas State †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Missouri	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Iowa State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1977 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Mike Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	31	Curtis Redding	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Jack Hartman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 1976*		Vanderbilt	W 89–66	1–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Nov 29, 1976*		Arkansas State	W 83–61	2–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 2, 1976*		Cal Poly	W 87–68	3–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1976*		at SMU	W 103–85	4–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 6, 1976*		at North Texas	L 83–87	4–1	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Dec 8, 1976*		Northern Illinois	W 79–58	5–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 18, 1976*		Central Missouri State	W 85–55	6–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 20, 1976*		at No. 18 Arkansas	L 65–80	6–2	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 23, 1976*		at No. 20 Minnesota	L 60–62	6–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 27, 1976*		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament	W 74–56	7–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 29, 1976*		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament	L 64–81	7–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1976*		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament	W 62–55	8–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Big Eight Regular season
Jan 8, 1977		at Nebraska	W 57–52	9–4 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1977		Oklahoma	W 68–55	19–7 (11–3)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 1, 1977*		Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 97–62	20–7	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 3, 1977*		vs. Kansas Semifinals	W 80–67	21–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 4, 1977*		vs. Missouri Championship game	W 72–67 ^OT	22–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1977*		vs. No. 13 Providence First round	W 87–80	23–7	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 17, 1977*	No. 16	vs. No. 7 Marquette Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–67	23–8	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.