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1976–77 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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1976–77 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC regular season and tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–7 (8–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
1976–77 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 8 4   .667 22 7   .759
New Mexico State 8 4   .667 17 10   .630
Wichita State 7 5   .583 18 10   .643
West Texas State 7 5   .583 17 13   .567
Drake 5 7   .417 10 17   .370
Bradley 4 8   .333 9 18   .333
Tulsa 3 9   .250 6 21   .222
Indiana State   25 3   .893
Creighton   21 7   .750
1977 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by eighth-year head coach Paul Lambert and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 8–4 in MVC play to finish in first place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in the Division I tournament in program history.

Roster

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1976–77 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 10 Al Grant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Cedartown Cedartown, Georgia
G 12 Tom Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Dunbar Vocational Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Gary Fitzsimmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr McClintock HS
Nebraska
Chamblee, Georgia
F 25 Richard Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Parker Birmingham, Alabama
F 30 Gary Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Carver Columbus, Georgia
G 31 Mark Winter
180 lb (82 kg) So Carmi Carmi, Illinois
G 32 Milt Huggins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Palmetto Palmetto, Georgia
G 34 Mike Glenn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Coosa Rome, Georgia
G 35 Jerry Kellum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Murphysboro
John A. Logan College
Murphysboro, Illinois
F 40 Corky Abrams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Douglass Atlanta, Georgia
G 41 Wayne Abrams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Douglass Atlanta, Georgia
F 42 Barry Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eldorado Eldorado, Illinois
G/F 43 Al Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hamilton Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 44 Dan Kieszkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rogers Michigan City, Indiana
F/C 54 Mel Hughlett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Carbondale
Vincennes
Southeastern Louisiana
Carbondale, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • George Iubelt
  • Herman Williams

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 11, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
Brazilian National Team W 87–59 
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Regular season
Nov 26, 1976*
7:00 p.m.
vs. No. 20 Missouri
Arch Classic
W 68–55  1–0
 
 
Nov 29, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
William Jewell W 73–60  2–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 4, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
UMKC W 96–78  3–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 6, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
Northeastern State W 63–61  4–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 8, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
Millikin W 82–45  5–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 10, 1976*
8:00 p.m.
at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Classic
W 72–67  6–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1976*
8:00 p.m.
vs. Hofstra
Pittsburgh Classic
L 66–67  6–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1976*
7:35 p.m.
Cal Poly W 79–50  7–1
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 20, 1976*
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 67–83  7–2
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, Georgia
Jan 3, 1977*
7:35 p.m.
Benedictine (KS) W 100–51  8–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 8, 1977
7:35 p.m.
Bradley L 58–65  8–3
(0–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 13, 1977
7:35 p.m.
Wichita State W 60–59  9–3
(1–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 20, 1977
7:30 p.m.
at West Texas A&M L 74–78 OT 9–4
(1–2)
 
 
Jan 22, 1977
8:30 p.m.
at New Mexico State W 71–69  10–4
(2–2)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 29, 1977
7:35 p.m.
Tulsa W 85–51  11–4
(3–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 31, 1977*
8:00 p.m.
at Saint Louis W 76–73  12–4
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 5, 1977
7:30 p.m.
at Wichita State L 90–91 2OT 12–5
(3–3)
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 7, 1977*
7:35 p.m.
Roosevelt W 95–58  13–5
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 10, 1977
7:35 p.m.
West Texas A&M W 76–58  14–5
(4–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 12, 1977
7:30 p.m.
at Bradley W 82–81  15–5
(5–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 14, 1977*
7:35 p.m.
Evansville W 79–67  16–5
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 17, 1977
7:35 p.m.
New Mexico State W 93–64  17–5
(6–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 19, 1977
7:35 p.m.
at Drake W 66–57  18–5
(7–3)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 21, 1977*
7:35 p.m.
Evansville W 72–60  19–5
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 24, 1977
7:30 p.m.
at Tulsa L 91–99 OT 19–6
(7–4)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 26, 1977
7:35 p.m.
Drake W 80–61  20–6
(8–4)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1977*
8:00 p.m.
(1) vs. (4) West Texas A&M
Championship game
W 82–69  21–6
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1977*
3:35 p.m.
vs. No. 20 Arizona
First round
W 81–77  22–6
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 17, 1977*
9:35 p.m.
vs. No. 9 Wake Forest
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 81–86[1]  22–7
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Marquette Advances With Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois Salukis. Retrieved September 15, 2023.