1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1976–77 Texas Longhorns Basketball Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 13–13 8–8 Abe Lemons 1st Gregory Gymnasium The 1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 13–13 overall, tied for fourth in the SWC with a 8–8 record. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Longhorns. Lemons previously coached at Pan American University and Oklahoma City University. The Longhorns played their home games at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/1977-schedule.html 1976–77 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results Sports Reference May 29, 2020 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns white| Regular season November 29, 1976 yes 1976 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 74–73 1–0 December 1, 1976 yes 1976 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 56–60 1–1 December 3, 1976 yes 1976 men Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Stout Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 78–63 2–1 December 6, 1976 yes 1976 men USC Trojans USC Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 66–61 3–1 December 11, 1976 yes yes 1976 men Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Stout Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 89–91 3–2 December 23, 1976 yes yes 1976 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK 65–66 3–3 December 28, 1976 yes yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 67–81 3–4 December 29, 1976 yes yes Providence Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 76–66 4–4 January 4, 1977 yes 1976 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX 59–68 4–5 0–1 January 8, 1977 1976 men Baylor Bears Baylor Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 73–75 4–6 0–2 January 10, 1977 Texas A&M Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 87–73 5–6 1–2 January 12, 1977 yes 1976 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 59–68 5–7 1–3 January 15, 1977 Texas Tech Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 59–68 6–7 2–3 January 18, 1977 yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 81–95 6–8 2–4 January 22, 1977 Arkansas 17 Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 58–86 6–9 2–5 January 24, 1977 yes 1976 men Rice Owls Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 74–68 7–9 3–5 January 29, 1977 1976 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 89–80 8–9 4–5 February 1, 1977 yes 1976 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 105–81 9–9 February 5, 1977 yes Baylor Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, TX 75–72 2OT 10–9 5–5 February 8, 1977 SMU Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 79–69 11–9 6–5 February 10, 1977 yes TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 81–69 12–9 7–5 February 12, 1977 yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 69–87 12–10 7–6 February 15, 1977 Houston Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 84–95 12–11 7–7 February 19, 1977 yes Arkansas 11 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 61–73 12–12 7–8 February 22, 1977 Rice Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX 90–51 13–12 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Longhorns|SWC tournament February 26, 1977 4 Baylor 7 Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX First Round 70–72 13–13 AP Poll Central Time Pennington Richard Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball University of Texas Press, 1998 Austin 0-292-76585-1https://texassports.com/documents/2019/10/30/2019_20_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf 2019–20 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book UT Athletics, 2019 Austin References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Texas