1976–77 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1976–77 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 26–2 16–0 19 Eddie Sutton 3rd Barnhill Arena(Capacity: 6,200) Southwest Conference ChampionsSouthwest Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1976–77 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1976–77 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Eddie Sutton's third season as head coach of the Hogs. The 1976–77 season was the second for Arkansas featuring "The Triplets," the famed trio of Ron Brewer, Marvin Delph, and Sidney Moncrief, who led the team and program into an eighteen-game winning streak and national relevance.2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide 2021 The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 90 https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats/mbb/2021-22/Section_5_History_Through_2020-21.pdf 17 August 2022 The Razorbacks won the Southwest Conference regular season championship with a perfect conference record of 16–0, Arkansas's third and most recent perfect conference season, and an overall record of 26-2.HogStats.com :: 1976-77 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1976-77 HogStats.com 17 August 20221976-77 Southwest Conference Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1977.html Sports-Reference.com 17 August 2022 The Razorbacks went on to win the 1977 SWC Conference tournament against Houston, Arkansas's first conference tournament championship after being a semifinalist in the SWC's inaugural basketball tournament the season before. The 1976–77 season was the first of six times that the Hogs would capture both the regular season and tournament titles in the SWC.2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide 2021 The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 173–176 https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats/mbb/2021-22/Section_5_History_Through_2020-21.pdf 17 August 2022 The Razorbacks clinched their bid to the NCAA tournament with their SWC Tournament victory, guaranteeing Arkansas's fifth appearance in the tournament overall and first since 1958. The Hogs were upset by Wake Forest in the first round of the tournament, bringing a disappointing end to a historic season.HogStats.com :: 1976-77 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1976-77 HogStats.com HogStats.com 17 August 2022 Arkansas entered the AP Poll at #19 on December 13, 1976, the first time the Hogs were ranked since 1958. The Razorbacks had only been ranked for a cumulative total of four weeks prior to this season, but would remain ranked for the rest of the season, including finishing ranked for the first time in school history, coming in at #19 after spending fourteen weeks in the polls and reaching a peak ranking of #6 on February 21, 1977.November 2025 Guard Ron Brewer was named a Helms All-American, as well as picking up First-Team All-SWC honors. Guard Sidney Moncrief garnered Honorable Mention All-American recognition from the AP and The Sporting News, while also being recognized as a First-Team All-SWC player. Forward Marvin Delph joined Brewer and Moncrief on the All-SWC First Team.2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide 2021 The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 106–111 https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats/mbb/2021-22/Section_5_History_Through_2020-21.pdf 17 August 2022 The team featured future Arkansas football head coach, Houston Dale Nutt Jr., a freshman guard from Little Rock Central High School. Roster 1976 Arkansas Razorbacks y y Marvin Delph y 44 F 6 4 180 Jr Conway, Arkansas Conway High School Ron Brewer y 10 G 6 4 180 Jr Fort Smith, Arkansas Northside High SchoolWestark Junior College Sidney Moncrief y 32 G 6 4 190 So Little Rock, Arkansas Hall High School Chris Bennett 14 G 6 5 190 So y Little Rock, Arkansas Catholic High School for Little Boys y Jim Counce 42 F 6 7 196 Jr Memphis, Tennessee White Station High School Steve Schall 30 C 6 10 220 So Raytown, Missouri Raytown South High School Steve Stroud 40 C 6 10 232 Sr y Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas Highland High School Ray Buckner 22 F 6 4 200 Jr Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff High School Trey Trumbo 34 G 6 4 178 So Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville High School Cam McClary 12 F 6 5 185 Fr Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield High School W Alan Zahn 20 F 6 7 200 Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico Manzano High School Ken Gehring 54 C 6 9 210 Jr Akron, Ohio Springfield High SchoolNorth Carolina StateCumberland Junior College Houston Nutt y 21 G 6 1 197 Fr Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Central High School Lawson Pilgrim 24 F 6 5 180 Fr Conway, Arkansas Conway High School http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1976-77 August 17, 2022 Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State) Schedule and results Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.HogStats.com :: 1976-77 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1976-77 HogStats.com 17 August 2022 no no |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Exhibition November 10, 1976 Brazil 97–69 0–0 Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Regular season November 27, 1976 yes 1976 men Air Force Falcons Air Force 72–54 1–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas November 29, 1976 yes Cal State East Bay 89–59 2–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 1, 1976 yes yes 1976 men Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State College 72–71 3–0 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri December 4, 1976 yes Southern Colorado State College 91–43 4–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 11, 1976 yes Oklahoma City 71–60 5–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 18, 1976 yes yes 19 Kansas 67–63 6–0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas December 20, 1976 yes 19 Kansas State 80–65 7–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 23, 1976 yes yes 18 1976 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 81–66 8–0 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma December 30, 1976 yes 17 1976 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 62–69 8–1 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas January 4, 1977 yes 18 1976 men Texas Tech Texas Tech 41–38 9–1 1–0 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas January 8, 1977 18 Houston 81–70 10–1 2–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 10, 1977 18 Texas Tech 60–53 11–1 3–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 15, 1977 yes 17 1976 men Rice Owls Rice 72–45 12–1 4–0 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas January 18, 1977 17 1976 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 62–45 13–1 5–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 22, 1977 yes 17 Texas 86–58 14–1 6–0 Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas January 24, 1977 17 1976 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 72–58 15–1 7–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 27, 1977 yes 15 1976 men SMU Mustangs SMU 77–59 16–1 8–0 Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas January 29, 1977 yes 15 1976 men Baylor Bears Baylor 68–59 17–1 9–0 Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, Texas February 2, 1977 14 SMU 81–58 18–1 10–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 5, 1977 yes 14 Houston 82–80 19–1 11–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas February 7, 1977 yes yes 14 1976 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 76–73 20–1 11–0 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana February 10, 1977 13 Baylor 77–57 21–1 12–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 12, 1977 11 Rice 78–51 22–1 13–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 15, 1977 yes 11 TCU 79–64 23–1 14–0 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas February 19, 1977 11 Texas 73–61 24–1 15–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 22, 1977 yes 6 Texas A&M 63–62 25–1 16–0 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| SWC tournament March 5, 1977 yes yes 6 Houston Championship 84–70 26–1 16–0 The Summit Houston, Texas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| NCAA tournament March 12, 1977 yes yes 8 Wake Forest First Round 80–86 26–2 16–0 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 18 AP Poll Central Time References Arkansas Razorbacks Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons Arkansas