1976–77 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1976–77 North Carolina Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 5 28–5 9–3 Dean Smith 16th Bill Guthridge 10th Eddie Fogler 6th Carmichael Auditorium NCAA tournament, runner-upACC Tournament ChampionsACC Regular Season Champions National Championship Game L Lost 59-67 vs. Marquette The 1976–77 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tar Heels were coached by Dean Smith in his 16th season at North Carolina. They played their home games in Carmichael Auditorium as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 9–3 in ACC play to win the ACC regular season championship. They defeated NC State and Virginia to win the ACC Tournament. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. There, they defeated Purdue, Notre Dame, and Kentucky to advance to the Final Four. At the Final Four, they defeated UNLV before losing to Marquette in the National Championship game. Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels|Regular season November 26 yes yes 3 NC State 15 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament/Rivalry 78–66 1–0 November 27 yes yes 3 Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament 96–97 OT 1–1 December 1 yes 9 Marshall Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 90–70 2–1 December 6 yes yes 9 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 81–58 3–1 December 11 yes yes 12 Virginia Tech Carmichael Auditorium Roanoke, VA 81–77 4–1 December 20 yes 20 BYU Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 113–93 5–1 December 27 yes yes 10 Oral Roberts Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic quarterfinals 100–84 6–1 December 29 yes yes 9 Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic semifinals 86–60 7–1 December 30 yes yes 9 Weber State Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic championship 75–54 8–1 January 5 yes 6 Clemson 16 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 91–63 9–1 1–0 January 8 6 Virginia Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 91–67 10–1 2–0 January 13 yes 5 Wake Forest 7 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 77–75 11–1 3–0 January 15 5 Duke Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry 77–68 12–1 4–0 January 19 yes 4 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 73–75 12–2 4–1 January 22 yes 4 Maryland 13 Cole Field House College Park, MD 71–68 13–2 5–1 January 26 4 Wake Forest 10 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 66–67 13–3 5–2 January 29 yes 4 Clemson 19 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 73–93 13–4 5–3 February 4 yes yes 13 Georgia Tech Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC North-South Doubleheader 98–74 14–4 February 5 yes yes 13 Furman Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC North-South Doubleheader 88–71 15–4 February 9 14 Maryland Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 97–70 16–4 6–3 February 12 yes yes 14 Tulane Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 106–94 17–4 February 16 yes 13 South Florida Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 100–65 18–4 February 20 yes 13 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 66–64 19–4 7–3 February 23 9 NC State Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 90–73 20–4 8–3 February 26 yes 9 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry 84–71 21–4 9–3 February 27 yes yes 9 Louisville 10 Charlotte Coliseum Chapel Hill, NC 96–89 22–4 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels|ACC Tournament March 4 yes yes 5 NC State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals 70–56 23–4 March 5 yes yes 6 Virginia Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Championship 75–69 24–4 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels|NCAA Tournament March 12 yes yes 4 Purdue Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC First round 69–66Providence, Arkansas Absorb Regional Defeats https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/13/archives/providence-arkansas-absorb-regional-defeats.html The New York Times March 13, 1977 August 5, 2023 25–4 March 17 yes yes 5 Notre Dame 10 Cole Field House College Park, MD Regional semifinal 79–77 26–4 March 19 yes yes 5 Kentucky 3 Cole Field House College Park, MD Regional final 79–72 27–4 March 26 yes yes 5 UNLV 4 The Omni Atlanta, GA Final Four 84–83Super Season Over: Tar Heels Stop Runnin' Rebels https://lasvegassun.com/news/1977/mar/27/super-season-over/ Las Vegas Sun March 27, 1977 May 1, 2021Stars from 1977 UNLV team remember their Final Four game against North Carolina https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/27/stars-1977-unlv-team-remember-their-final-four-gam/ Las Vegas Sun December 27, 2012 May 1, 2021 16,086 28–4 March 28 8:15 p.m. NBC yes yes 5 Marquette 7 The Omni Atlanta, GA National Championship 59–67https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776%2C5636299 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Foul line delivers Marquette victory March 29, 1977 11 16,086 28–5 AP poll Eastern Time 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195148/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2015/RecordBook2014-15.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 2015-02-22 . Retrieved 2015-May-02. Roster 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels y Dudley Bradley y Dudley Bradley 22 F 6 5 195 So Edgewood, Maryland Bruce Buckley 40 F 6 8 180 Sr Bladensburg, Maryland C Dave Colescott 20 G 6 1 175 Fr Marion, Indiana Woody Coley 30 F 6 6 Sr Lumberton, North Carolina C Walter Davis y Walter Davis (basketball) 24 F 6 5 190 Sr Pineville, North Carolina C Ged Doughton 23 G 6 0 162 So Winston-Salem, North Carolina Phil Ford y Phil Ford (basketball) 12 G 6 2 170 Jr Rocky Mount, North Carolina Steve Krafcisin 54 FC 6 9 225 Fr Chicago Ridge, Illinois John Kuester y John Kuester 15 G 6 2 170 Sr Richmond, Virginia C Tommy LaGarde y Tommy LaGarde 45 F/C 6 10 230 Sr Detroit, Michigan C Mike O'Koren y Mike O'Koren 31 GF 6 6 205 Fr Jersey City, New Jersey John Virgil 43 G 6 4 175 Fr Elm City, North Carolina Randy Wiel y 25 F 6 4 195 So Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Jeff Wolf 42 C 6 10 210 Fr Kohler, Wisconsin Rich Yonakor y Rich Yonakor 50 CF 6 9 205 Fr Euclid, Ohio Tom Zagliagiris 32 GF 6 5 190 Jr Livonia, Michigan 2016-Feb-05 Dean Smith Bill Guthridge Eddie Fogler References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons North Carolina Tar Tar