1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–11 11–7 Bobby Knight 6th Bob Donewald Kent Benson Assembly Hall The 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 6th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Coming off an undefeated season (32–0), the Hoosiers faced a disappointing season by completing the regular season with an overall record of 16–11 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. After winning their third national title in the previous season, Indiana did not participate in any postseason tournament.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Bill CunninghamG6–4Fr.Phoenix, Illinois22Wayne RadfordG/F6–3Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana23Jim WismanG6–2Jr.Quincy, Illinois31Scott EellsF6–9So.Hoopeston, Illinois33Trent SmockG/F6–5Sr.Richmond, Indiana34Rich ValaviciusF6–5So.Hammond, Indiana40Glen GrunwaldF6–9Fr.Franklin Park, Illinois41Butch CarterG/F6–5Fr.Middletown, Ohio42Mike WoodsonF6–5Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana43Jim RobersonC6–9So.Rochester, New York44Derek HolcombC6–11Fr.Peoria, Illinois45Mike MidayF6–8Fr.Canton, Ohio54Kent BensonC6–11Sr.New Castle, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/27/1976 yes 5 South Dakota Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 110–64 1–0 12/1/1976 yes yes 4 Toledo Centennial Hall Toledo, OH 57–59 1–1 12/6/1976 yes 4 Kentucky 5 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 51–66 1–2 12/14/1976 yes yes 16 Notre Dame 4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 65–78 1–3 12/17/1976 yes yes 16 DePaul Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN 50–42 2–3 12/20/1976 yes 16 Utah State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 79–71 3–3 12/21/1976 yes Miami (OH) Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 76–55 4–3 12/29/1976 yes yes Georgia Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Classic First Round 74–52 5–3 12/30/1976 yes yes Cincinnati 5 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Classic Championship 43–52 5–4 1/6/1977 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 63–80 5–5 (0–1) 1/8/1977 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 80–60 6–5 (1–1) 1/13/1977 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 78–53 7–5 (2–1) 1/15/1977 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 79–64 8–5 (3–1) 1/17/1977 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 60–61 8–6 (3–2) 1/22/1977 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 79–56 9–6 (4–2) 1/27/1977 Minnesota 13 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 60–79^ 10–6 (5–2) 1/29/1977 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 81–65 11–6 (6–2) 2/3/1977 yes Michigan 7 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 84–89 11–7 (6–3) 2/5/1977 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 81–79 12–7 (7–3) 2/13/1977 Michigan 5 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 73–64 13–7 (8–3) 2/15/1977 yes Minnesota 12 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 61–65^ 14–7 (9–3) 2/17/1977 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 69–73 14–8 (9–4) 2/20/1977 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 78–86 14–9 (9–5) 2/24/1977 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 64–66 14–10 (9–6) 2/26/1977 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 69–54 15–10 (10–6) 2/28/1977 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 73–80 15–11 (10–7) 3/5/1977 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 75–69 16–11 (11–7) AP Poll Notes ^Jan 27/Feb 15: Minnesota forfeited these games, thus IU's official record is 16–11 (11–7). References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers