1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team

1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball
1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, first round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	24–5
Head coach	Dave Gavitt (8th season);
Home arena	Providence Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UNLV		–		–	29	–	3	.906
No. 6 Syracuse		–		–	26	–	4	.867
No. 12 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Old Dominion		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Providence		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Holy Cross		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	6	.793
No. 7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	7	.781
North Texas State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Illinois State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 10 Notre Dame		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Army		–		–	20	–	8	.714
St. John's		–		–	22	–	9	.710
Milwaukee		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Georgetown		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Virginia Tech		–		–	19	–	10	.655
James Madison		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Northwestern State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Texas–Pan American		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Connecticut		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Seton Hall		–		–	18	–	11	.621
UNC Wilmington		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Portland State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Iona		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Dayton		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Fairfield		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Georgia Southern		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Richmond		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
DePaul		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Stetson		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Utah State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Colgate		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Navy		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Oklahoma City		–		–	14	–	12	.538
South Carolina		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Valparaiso		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Catholic		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Loyola (IL)		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Maine		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Niagara		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Rhode Island		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Saint Peter's		–		–	13	–	13	.500
VCU		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Butler		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Manhattan		–		–	13	–	14	.481
New Hampshire		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	14	.462
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Denver		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Southern Mississippi		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Siena		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Cleveland State		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Xavier		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Centenary (LA)		–		–	11	–	19	.367
Long Island		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Hawaii		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Vermont		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Boston College		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Boston University		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Robert Morris		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Samford		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Mercer		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	6	–	21	.222
Houston Baptist		–		–	6	–	23	.207
Buffalo		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Fordham		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Wagner		–		–	3	–	21	.125
Canisius		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

The Friars would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Kansas State.

Roster

1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Joe Hassett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Providence, Rhode Island
F	23	Bruce Campbell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	New Haven, Connecticut
C	31	Bob Misevicius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Dave Gavitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 27	Stone Hill	W 78–58	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
November 29	at Brown	W 95–69	2–0	Marvel Gym
December 1	Assumption	W 92–71	3–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 4	Purdue	L 62–68 ^OT	3–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 11	at Boston College	W 77–67	4–1	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
December 12	at Holy Cross	L 65–67	4–2	Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts
December 18	Brown	W 102–82	5–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 28	Texas	W 81–67	6–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 29	Michigan	W 82–81 ^2OT	7–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 2	Seton Hall	W 72–68 ^OT	8–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 5	Saint Joseph's	W 65–64	9–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 8	Massachusetts	W 68–62	10–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 11	Connecticut	W 86–71	11–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 15	Hawaii	W 94–76	12–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 18	Rhode Island	W 82–71	13–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 22	Boston University	W 83–68	14–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
January 24	at Canisius	W 83–68	15–2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
January 25	at Niagara	W 71–63 ^2OT	16–2	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 1	St. Bonaventure	W 82–75	17–2	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
February 3	at Rhode Island	W 67–66	18–2	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
February 6	at Louisville	L 64–68	18–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 9	DePaul	W 84–73	19–3	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
February 12	Long Island	W 99–85	20–3	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
February 19	at LaSalle	W 75–62	21–3	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 22	at Villanova	W 84–71	22–3	Villanova Field House
February 26	at St. John's	W 69–66	23–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
March 3	at Fairfield	W 44–31	24–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
March 5	vs. Holy Cross	L 67–68	24–4	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
March 12	vs. Kansas State NCAA Tournament • First Round	L 80–87	24–5	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	52	Joe Hassett	Seattle SuperSonics

Source:^[4]

References

^ "1976-77 Providence Friars Roster and Stats".
^ "1976-77 Providence Friars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^ "Pages 190-208 (Through The Years)" (PDF). friars.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "1977 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

[1] "1976-77 Providence Friars Roster and Stats".

[2] "1976-77 Providence Friars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

[3] "Pages 190-208 (Through The Years)" (PDF). friars.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[4] "1977 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

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