1976–77 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1976–77 Princeton Tigers Basketball 150 Ivy League Ivy 21–5 13–1, 1st Pete Carril 10th Robert Slaughter Jadwin Gymnasium Ivy League Champion 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Regional Quarterfinals The 1976–77 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was Robert Slaughter. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 32-team 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 30 IvyLeagueSports.com The team posted a 21–5 overall record and a 13–1 conference record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results June 12, 2009 September 27, 2010 GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton Athletic Communications April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx dead The team's January 3, 1977, victory over Notre Dame was the last home win against a ranked opponent until the 2011–12 team's defeated Harvard on February 11, 2012.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163 https://web.archive.org/web/20171125062251/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163 dead November 25, 2017 Princeton hands No. 21 Harvard first Ivy League loss March 13, 2012 February 11, 2012 ESPN The team's only conference loss came in the rivalry game on January 11, 1977, against the 1976 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by a 43–39 margin. The team lost its next game against the 1976 men St. John's Red Storm St. John's University St. John's Red Storm before winning twelve in a row heading into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team lost its March 12, 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional first-round game against the Kentucky Wildcats 72–58 at The Palestra.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason September 30, 2010 June 22, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University March 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305185537/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 dead The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Frank Sowinski, who was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, and by Ivy League Men's Basketball Co-Rookie of the Year Bob Roma.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 35 IvyLeagueSports.com Sowinski led the league in field goal percentage with a 65.0% average.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com His percentages of 63.2% overall and 65.0% in conference games were Ivy League single-season records that stood for two years.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 48 IvyLeagueSports.com The team was the second of nineteen Princeton teams and the second in a row to win the national statistical championship in scoring defense with an average of 51.7 points allowed.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 1, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 48 That was an NCAA record (since 1965) that surpassed the team's prior season record of 52.9 and that would stand for three years.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 1, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 42 Regular season The team posted a 21–5 (13–1 Ivy League) record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results March 27, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx dead 11/27 COLGATE W 95–48 12/1 NAVY W 52–36 12/4 (16) Maryland L 45–58 12/11 ST. JOSEPH'S W 46–43 12/14 Villanova W 77–74 12/20 Rutgers L 54–59 12/28 Ohio State ! W 67–62 12/29 St. Bonaventure ! W 59–55 1/3 (2) NOTRE DAME W 76–62 1/7 HARVARD W 77–45 1/8 DARTMOUTH W 63–32 1/11 Pennsylvania L 39–43 1/22 St. John's L 50–75 1/26 William & Mary W 42–38 1/29 PENNSYLVANIA W 69–56 2/4 Yale W 56–42 2/5 Brown W 70–52 2/11 CORNELL W 62–49 2/12 COLUMBIA W 85–64 2/18 Dartmouth W 65–45 2/19 Harvard W 59–49 2/27 Columbia W 66–49 2/28 Cornell W 69–56 3/4 BROWN W 63–40 3/5 YALE W 61–39 3/12 (6) Kentucky @ L 58–72 ! = Kodak Classic at Rochester, N.Y. @ = NCAA first round at Philadelphia References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Princeton Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers