1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1976–77 record	22–7
Head coach	Digger Phelps
Home arena	Joyce Center

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 UNLV		–		–	29	–	3	.906
#6 Syracuse		–		–	26	–	4	.867
#12 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Old Dominion		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Providence		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Holy Cross		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	6	.793
#7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	7	.781
North Texas		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Illinois State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
#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–Rio Grande Valley		–		–	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
Louisiana–Monroe		–		–	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

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.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 27	at 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	at UCLA	W 66–63	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 14	Indiana	W 78–65	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
December 21	Vermont	W 89–48	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
December 30	at Kentucky	L 72–102	Louisville, KY
January 3	at Princeton	L 62–76	Princeton, NJ
January 5	at Villanova	L 62–64
January 16	at Marquette	L 69–78
January 18	Stonehill	W 98–70	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 23	UCLA	L 65–70	Joyce Center 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 17	vs. Hofstra NCAA Tournament	W 90–83
March 19	vs. North Carolina NCAA Tournament	L 77–79
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Roster

1976–77 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
4.5 !F/C	45	Batton, DaveDave Batton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Springfield	Springfield, PA
1.5 !G	12	Branning, RichRich Branning	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marina	Huntington Beach, CA
1.5 !G	10	Carpenter, JeffJeff Carpenter	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick	Oak Park, IL
1.5 !G	24	Fabian, ChrisChris Fabian	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Haddonfield	Haddonfield, NJ
4.5 !F/C	34	Flowers, BruceBruce Flowers	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Berkley	Huntington Woods, MI
3.5 !F	22	Haefner, RandyRandy Haefner	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	McNicholas	Milford, OH
2.5 !G/F	42	Hanzlik, BillBill Hanzlik	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Beloit	Beloit, WI
1.5 !G	11	Healy, TimTim Healy	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cardinal Gibbons	Fort Lauderdale, FL
4.5 !F/C	43	Knight, TobyToby Knight (C)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Vandermeulen	Shoreham, NY
1.5 !G	23	Kuzmicz, DaveDave Kuzmicz	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Joseph's	South Bend, IN
1.5 !G	21	Martin, RayRay Martin (C)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mater Christi	Long Island City, NY
3.5 !F	55	Paterno, BillBill Paterno (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Christian Brothers	Spring Lake, NJ
3.5 !F	44	Sahm, BillBill Sahm	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G	25	Williams, DonDon Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !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

References

↑ . Retrieved 2015-Dec-25.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic Accomplishments

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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