1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1976–77 Providence Friars basketball Independent 15 24–5 Dave Gavitt 8th Providence Civic Center NCAA Tournament first round The 1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Senior Guard Joe Hassett was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 18.8 points per game. Junior Forward Bruce Campbell with 8.1 rebounds.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/providence/1977.html 1976-77 Providence Friars Roster and Stats The Friars would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Kansas State. Roster 1976 Providence Friars y Paul Aiello 20 G 6 5 175 Fr Johnston, Rhode Island Bruce Campbell 23 F 6 9 210 Jr New Haven, Connecticut Bob Cooper 32 C 6 7 205 Sr Chicago, Illinois Bill Eason 12 F 6 5 180 Jr Waterbury, Connecticut Dave Frye 11 G 6 0 155 So Greensburg, Pennsylvania Joe Hassett 10 G 6 5 180 Sr Providence, Rhode Island y Pat Kehoe 24 C 6 7 240 Jr Landover, Maryland Bob Misevicius 31 C 6 9 230 Jr Ozone Park, New York Joe Mullaney 15 G 5 11 175 Jr Baltimore, Maryland Paul Oristaglio 25 G 6 0 160 Jr Broomall, Pennsylvania Dwight Williams 22 G 6 0 175 So Buffalo, New York Ken Woodson 5 G 6 1 155 Fr New Haven, Connecticut Dave Gavitt Schedule November 27 Stone Hill 78–58 1–0 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI November 29 yes Brown 95–69 2–0 Marvel Gym December 1 Assumption 92–71 3–0 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI December 4 Purdue 62–68 OT 3–1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI December 11 yes Boston College 77–67 4–1 Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts December 12 yes Holy Cross 65–67 4–2 Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts December 18 Brown 102–82 5–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI December 28 Texas 81–67 6–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI December 29 Michigan 82–81 2OT 7–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 2 Seton Hall 72–68 OT 8–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 5 Saint Joseph's 65–64 9–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 8 Massachusetts 68–62 10–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 11 Connecticut 86–71 11–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 15 Hawaii 94–76 12–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 18 Rhode Island 82–71 13–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 22 Boston University 83–68 14–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 24 yes Canisius 83–68 15–2 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY January 25 yes Niagara 71–63 2OT 16–2 Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY February 1 St. Bonaventure 82–75 17–2 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI February 3 yes Rhode Island 67–66 18–2 Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI February 6 15 yes 9 Louisville 64–68 18–3 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky February 9 DePaul 84–73 19–3 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI February 12 Long Island 99–85 20–3 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI February 19 yes LaSalle 75–62 21–3 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 22 yes Villanova 84–71 22–3 Villanova Field House February 26 yes St. John's 69–66 23–3 Madison Square Garden New York, New York March 3 yes Fairfield 44–31 24–3 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut March 5 yes Holy Cross 67–68 24–4 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut March 12 yes Kansas State NCAA Tournament • First Round 80–87 24–5 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 1976-77 Providence Friars Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/providence/1977-schedule.html sports-reference.com June 23, 2021Pages 190-208 (Through The Years) https://s3.amazonaws.com/friars.com/documents/2018/6/12/7638__m_baskbl__190-208.pdf friars.com June 27, 2021 Team players drafted into the NBA 1977 NBA draft Providence Friars Round Pick Player NBA club 352Joe HassettSeattle SuperSonics Source:http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1977&lg=N 1977 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2011-04-04 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154043/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1977&lg=N 2011-05-20 References Category:Providence Friars men's basketball seasons Category:1976 in sports in Rhode Island Category:1977 in sports in Rhode Island Providence Providence