1976–77 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 September 2023 1976–77 Arizona Wildcats Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 21–6 11–4 Fred Snowden 5th Ken Maxey Dave Toney Steve Kanner 4th 2nd 2nd McKale Center NCAA tournament The 1976–77 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Coached by fifth-year head coach Fred Snowden and led by senior center Bob Elliott, the Wildcats made their second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance (after a drought of 25 seasons), but were upset in the opening round by Southern Illinois. The Wildcats played their home games at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona competing as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Previous season The Wildcats finished the 1975–76 season 24–9 overall, 11–3 in WAC play to finish atop the conference, a three win improvement from the season before. They finished the season ranked No. 15, reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in 25 years, advancing to the Elite Eight.1975-76 Arizona Wildcats Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1976.html September 15, 2023 Sports Reference Roster 1976 Arizona Wildcats y yes Gilbert Myles 00 G 6 2 175 jr Fresno, California Edison HS Gary Harrison 12 G 6 2 180 sr Ypsilanti, Michigan Willow Run HS Tom Ehlmann 14 G 6 3 170 jr St. Charles, Missouri St. Charles HS Len Gordy 21 G/F 6 5 180 sr Chester, Pennsylvania Chester HS Tim Marshall 22 F 6 4 180 fr Pontiac, Michigan Central HS Greg Lloyd 23 G 6 2 165 so Lansing, Michigan Eastern HS Herman Harris y 24 G/F 6 5 200 sr Chester, Pennsylvania Chester HS Ron Fuller 25 G/F 6 4 195 so Atlanta, Georgia Southwest HS Larry Demic y 32 F 6 8 225 so Gary, Indiana Westside HS Brian Jung 33 C 7 0 225 so Tucson, Arizona Canyon del Oro HS Mitch Jones 34 F 6 7 210 jr Rochester, New York East HS Bob Aleksa 41 C 6 10 220 sr Aurora, Illinois East HS Jay Geldmacher 42 F 6 8 210 sr Elgin, Illinois Elgin HS Jerome Gladney 44 C 6 8 225 sr Detroit, Michigan King HS Phil Taylor 52 F 6 8 225 jr Denver, Colorado Manual HS Bob Elliott 55 C/F 6 10 225 sr Ann Arbor, Michigan Pioneer HS basketball y Fred Snowden (Wayne State University) Ken Maxey (Michigan) Dave Toney (Purdue) Steve Kanner (Arizona) Source1976-77 Arizona Wildcats Basketball Media Guide University of Arizona 1977 Tucson, Arizona 8–121976-77 Arizona Wildcats Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1977.html September 15, 2023 Sports Reference Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Regular season |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament |- Mar 12, 1977 yes yes 20 Southern Illinois Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska First round 77–81 21–6 AP Poll Mountain Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1977-schedule.html 1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule Sports Reference September 15, 2023 enhttps://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1976-77 1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule Arizona Wildcats September 15, 2023 Rankings 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 836–837 References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball Arizona Wildcats men's basketball