1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1976–77
|team=Kansas State Wildcats
|sport=Basketball
|image=
|conference=Big Eight Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Eight
|CoachRank=11
|APRank=16
|record=23–8
|conf_record=11–3
|head_coach=Jack Hartman
|hc_year=7th
|asst_coach1=
|ac1_year=
|asst_coach2=
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|arena=Ahearn Field House
|champion=Big Eight tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1976–77 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Hartman and played their home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats, finished atop the conference regular season standings. K-State also won the Big Eight tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats beat Providence in the opening round, then fell to eventual National champion Marquette, 67–66, in the Midwest regional semifinal.{{cite news |title=VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA REACH N.C.A.A. FINAL FOUR |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/22/sports/virginia-and-north-carolina-reach-ncaa-final-four-kansas-state-bows-82-68.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 22, 1981 |access-date=February 19, 2023}} Kansas State finished with a record of 23–8 (11–3 Big Eight).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Evans|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=Jr|link=y|dab=basketball|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Curtis|last=Redding|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs= |class=Fr|link=|dab=|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
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|roster_url=https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1976-77
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{{cite web |title=1976-77 Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1976-77 |publisher=Kansas State University Athletics |date=August 6, 2023}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Non-conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 1976
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 89–66
| overtime =
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| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1976
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Arkansas State Indians|title=Arkansas State}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 83–61
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| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1976
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Cal Poly Mustangs|title=Cal Poly}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 87–68
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| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1976
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}}
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| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 103–85
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| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1976
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=North Texas Mean Green|title=North Texas}}
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| site_stadium = Super Pit
| site_cityst = Denton, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 83–87
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| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1976
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
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| score = 79–58
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| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 1976
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Central Missouri State Mules|title=Central Missouri State}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 85–55
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| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 65–80
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| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| gamename =
| score = 60–62
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| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=none|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
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| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight Holiday Tournament
| score = 74–56
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| attend =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1976
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight Holiday Tournament
| score = 64–81
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| attend =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight Holiday Tournament
| score = 62–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–4
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Big Eight Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1977
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
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| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 57–52
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| record = 9–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1977
| time =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}
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| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 68–55
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| record = 19–7
| conference = 11–3
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Big Eight Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 97–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 80–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 72–67
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 22–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
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| opponent = Providence
| opprank = 13
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| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename = First round
| score = 87–80
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| attend =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 7
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Myriad Convention Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = Midwest Regional Semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 66–67
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| record = 23–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
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| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
| notes =
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{{cite web |title=1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1976-77 |publisher=Kansas State University Athletics |date=August 6, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=836–837|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
Awards and honors
- Mike Evans {{ndash}} Big Eight Player of the Year
References
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