1975–76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1975–76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball 300px Independent 3 4 31–2 Tom Young 3rd Joe Boylan John McFadden Art Perry College Avenue Gymnasium ECAC Metro Tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1975–76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young, then in his third season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in College Avenue Gymnasium in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was an NCAA Division I Independent. The Scarlet Knights played an exciting, up-tempo brand of basketball, averaging a school-record of 93.3 points per game. They entered the NCAA tournament with a perfect record (28–0), and went on to defeat Princeton, Connecticut, and VMI to reach the only Final Four in school history.Rutgers, That Other Unbeaten Team in the 1976 Final Four https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/rutgers-that-other-unbeaten-team-in-the-1976-final-four.html The New York Times April 5, 2015 May 2, 2021 After 31 consecutive wins, Rutgers fell to Michigan, 86–70,Michigan Stops Rutgers, 86-70, and Indiana Beats U.C.L.A. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/28/archives/michigan-stops-rutgers-8670-and-indiana-beat-ucla-michigan-indiana.html The New York Times March 28, 1976 May 2, 2021 in the national semifinals, then to UCLA, 106–92, in the consolation game. Guard Mike Dabney is Maya Moore's father. Roster 1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights m y Phil Sellers 12 F 6 5 200 SR y Brooklyn, New York James Bailey 20 C 6 8 195 FR y basketball Boston, Massachusetts Stanford Nance 22 G 6 3 170 SO Washington, D.C. Bruce Sherer 24 C 6 7 200 SR Parsippany, New Jersey Eddie Jordan 30 G 6 1 170 JR y basketball Washington, D.C. Mike Dabney 32 G 6 4 180 SR East Orange, New Jersey Hollis Copeland 34 F 6 5 180 SO y Trenton, New Jersey Mark Conlin 42 G 6 2 175 JR Queens, New York Jeff Kleinbaum 44 G 6 2 190 SR Queens, New York Steve Hefele 50 G 6 5 190 SO East Rockaway, New York Mike Palko 52 C 6 7 200 SR Hackettstown, New Jersey Abdel Anderson 54 F 6 7 185 FR Belleville, New Jersey Tom Young (Maryland) Joe Boylan (Lafayette) John McFadden (Rutgers) Art Perry (American) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Regular season Dec 1, 1975 yes 1975 men Bentley Falcons Bentley College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 100–60 1–0 Dec 4, 1975 yes yes Purdue 81–73 2–0 Dec 6, 1975 yes 1975 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 119–93 3–0 Dec 9, 1975 yes yes 1975 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts 105–82 4–0 Dec 11, 1975 yes yes 1975 men Penn Quakers Pennsylvania 95–80 5–0 Dec 13, 1975 yes Connecticut College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 96–83 6–0 Dec 20, 1975 yes yes 15 1975 men Temple Owls Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 95–62 7–0 Dec 29, 1975 yes yes 15 The Citadel Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina Poinsettia Classic 96–73 8–0 Dec 30, 1975 yes yes 15 1975 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina Poinsettia Classic 94–87 9–0 Jan 2, 1976 yes yes 15 1975 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 91–70 10–0 Jan 10, 1976 yes yes 12 1975 men Fordham Rams Fordham Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York 93–55 11–0 Jan 14, 1976 yes yes 10 1975 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 94–65 12–0 Jan 17, 1976 yes 10 1975 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 105–82 13–0 Jan 20, 1976 yes yes 7 1975 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Taylor Gym Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 102–87 14–0 Jan 24, 1976 yes yes 7 1975 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania 113–79 15–0 Jan 27, 1976 yes 5 1975 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 102–71 16–0 Feb 2, 1976 yes yes 7 Princeton 15 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 75–62 17–0 Feb 5, 1976 yes yes 7 1975 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Madison Square Garden New York, New York 86–76 18–0 Feb 7, 1976 yes 7 1975 men Navy Midshipmen Navy College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 86–71 19–0 Feb 9, 1976 yes 5 1975 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 110–87 20–0 Feb 14, 1976 yes 5 1975 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 92–81 21–0 Feb 18, 1976 yes 4 1975 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 93–80 22–0 Feb 21, 1976 yes yes 4 1975 men American Eagles American 94–79 23–0 Feb 25, 1976 yes yes 3 1975 men William & Mary Tribe William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia 100–90 24–0 Feb 28, 1976 yes yes 3 1975 men LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, New York 103–87 25–0 Mar 1, 1976 yes 3 1975 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey 85–80 26–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| ECAC Metro Tournament Mar 4, 1976 yes yes 3 Long Island Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Semifinal 104–76 27–0 Mar 6, 1976 yes yes 3 St. John's 16 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Championship 70–67 28–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1976 yes yes 3 Princeton Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island East Regional Quarterfinal 54–53 29–0 Mar 18, 1976 yes yes 4 Connecticut Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 93–79 30–0 Mar 20, 1976 yes yes 4 VMI Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina East Regional final – Elite Eight 91–75 31–0 Mar 27, 1976 yes yes 4 Michigan 9 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National semifinal – Final Four 70–86 31–1 Mar 29, 1976 yes yes 4 UCLA 5 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National 3rd-place game 92–106 31–2 AP Poll Eastern Time E East 2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide https://scarletknights.com/documents/2019/10/1/Rutgers_2019_20_MBB_Guide.pdf Rutgers University Athletics May 2, 2021 Rankings 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR 15 15 14 12 10 7 5 7 5 4 3 3 3 (1) 4 (2) Coaches 2 15 17 14 15 16 11 11 8 6 7 5 5 4 4 3 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 826–827 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Team players drafted into the NBA 1976 NBA draft Rutgers Scarlet Knights Round Pick Player NBA club 3 38 Phil Sellers Detroit Pistonshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1976.html 1976 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com May 2, 2021 References Category:Rutgers 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