1976–77 Louisville Cardinals 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=Louisville Cardinals
|sport=Basketball
|image=Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
|conference=Metro Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Metro
|CoachRank=13
|APRank=19
|record=21–7
|conf_record=6–1
|head_coach=Denny Crum
|hc_year=6th
|asst_coach1=Bill Olsen
|asst_coach2=Wade Houston
|asst_coach3=Jerry Jones
|stadium=Freedom Hall
|champion=Metro Conference Champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1976–77 Metro Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1976–77 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 63rd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.
The team completed a 21–7 record and reached the 1977 NCAA Tournament.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1976|team=Louisville Cardinals|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ricky|last=Gallon|num=13|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs= |class=JR|rs=|home=Tampa, Florida |high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Branch|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=FR|rs=|home=Michigan City, Indiana |high_school=Elston}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Phil|last=Bond|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=175|class=SR|rs=|home=Louisville, Kentucky|link=y |high_school=duPont Manual}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darrell|last=Griffith|num=35|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Louisville, Kentucky|link=y |high_school=Louisville Male}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rick|last=Wilson|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=JR|rs=|home=Louisville, Kentucky|link=y |dab=basketball|high_school=Atherton}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Denny Crum ({{college|UCLA}})
|asst_coach=
- Jerry Jones
- Bill Olsen
- Wade Houston
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
| rank =
| gamehighs =
| attend =
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|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 81–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 75–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 89–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Idaho State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 89–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 11, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 70–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = MECCA Arena
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| gamename =
| score = 78–75
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=none|team=Chattanooga Mocs|title=Chattanooga}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 81–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 76–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1976
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 69–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 78–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Avron B. Fogelman Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 90–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|title=Marshall}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 104–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 83–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1977
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1976|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 91–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 89–96
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–5
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| Metro Conference Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 10
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mid-South Coliseum
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 55–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 14
| seed =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 2
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = ISU Minidome
| site_cityst = Pocatello, Idaho
| gamename = First round
| score = 79–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Eastern
| region = W
| regionname = West
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1976-77 |publisher=University of Louisville Athletics |access-date=August 27, 2023}}
Rankings
{{See also|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}}
References
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