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1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record24–5
Head coach
Home arenaProvidence Civic Center
Seasons
← 1975–76
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UNLV   29 3   .906
No. 6 Syracuse   26 4   .867
No. 12 Detroit   25 4   .862
Old Dominion   25 4   .862
Providence   24 5   .828
Holy Cross   23 6   .793
St. Bonaventure   23 6   .793
No. 7 Marquette   25 7   .781
North Texas State   21 6   .778
Illinois State   22 7   .759
No. 10 Notre Dame   22 7   .759
Oral Roberts   21 7   .750
Army   20 8   .714
St. John's   22 9   .710
Milwaukee   19 8   .704
Georgetown   19 9   .679
Virginia Tech   19 10   .655
James Madison   17 9   .654
Northwestern State   17 9   .654
Texas–Pan American   17 9   .654
Connecticut   17 10   .630
Seton Hall   18 11   .621
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
Northeast Louisiana   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
Manhattan   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
Baptist   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
Fordham   5 21   .192
Wagner   3 21   .125
Canisius   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Senior Guard Joe Hassett was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 18.8 points per game. Junior Forward Bruce Campbell with 8.1 rebounds.[1]

The Friars would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Kansas State.

Roster

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1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Joe Hassett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Providence, Rhode Island
F 23 Bruce Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr New Haven, Connecticut
C 31 Bob Misevicius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 27
Stone Hill W 78–58  1–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
November 29
at Brown W 95–69  2–0
Marvel Gym 
 
December 1
Assumption W 92–71  3–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
December 4
Purdue L 62–68 OT 3–1
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
December 11
at Boston College W 77–67  4–1
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
December 12
at Holy Cross L 65–67  4–2
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 18
Brown W 102–82  5–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
December 28
Texas W 81–67  6–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
December 29
Michigan W 82–81 2OT 7–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 2
Seton Hall W 72–68 OT 8–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 5
Saint Joseph's W 65–64  9–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 8
Massachusetts W 68–62  10–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 11
Connecticut W 86–71  11–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 15
Hawaii W 94–76  12–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 18
Rhode Island W 82–71  13–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 22
Boston University W 83–68  14–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 24
at Canisius W 83–68  15–2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
January 25
at Niagara W 71–63 2OT 16–2
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 1
St. Bonaventure W 82–75  17–2
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 3
at Rhode Island W 67–66  18–2
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
February 6
at Louisville L 64–68  18–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
February 9
DePaul W 84–73  19–3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 12
Long Island W 99–85  20–3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 19
at LaSalle W 75–62  21–3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 22
at Villanova W 84–71  22–3
Villanova Field House 
 
February 26
at St. John's W 69–66  23–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
March 3
at Fairfield W 44–31  24–3
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 5
vs. Holy Cross L 67–68  24–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 12
vs. Kansas State
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 80–87  24–5
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2][3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 52 Joe Hassett Seattle SuperSonics

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1976-77 Providence Friars Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "1976-77 Providence Friars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pages 190-208 (Through The Years)" (PDF). friars.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "1977 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.