1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	18–10 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Ted Owens (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Sam Miranda (11th season) Duncan Reid (4th season)
Captain	Ken Koenigs (1st year)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Kansas State †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Missouri	9	–	5		.643			21	–	8		.724
Oklahoma	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Kansas	8	–	6		.571			18	–	10		.643
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			15	–	14		.517
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Oklahoma State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
Iowa State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
† 1977 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1976–77 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

• John Douglas
• Herb Nobles
• Ken Koenigs
• Clint Johnson
• Donnie Von Moore
• Hasan Houston
• Paul Mokeski
• Milt Gibson
• Al Rhodeman
• Brad Sanders
• Chris Barnthouse
• Mac Stallcup
• Scott Anderson
• Dave Preston
• Tom Paget

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 27*		Montana State	W 104-47	1-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 1*		Murray State	W 81-66	2-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 4*		Central Missouri	W 74-52	3-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 6*		Oral Roberts	W 79-69	4-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 9*		at Fordham	W 57-48	5-0	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 11*		at No. 4 Kentucky	L 63-90	5-1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 17*		Minnesota State	W 87-74	6-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 18*		No. 19 Arkansas	L 63-67	6-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 20*		at Saint Louis	W 69-68	7-2	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, MO
December 27		vs. Oklahoma	W 74-70 ^OT	8-2	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
December 29		vs. Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 81-64	9-2	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
December 30		vs. Missouri Border War	L 65-69	9-3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
January 8		Missouri Border War	W 77-72	10-3 (1-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 12		Oklahoma State	W 62-60	11-3 (2-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 15		at Oklahoma	L 67-71	11-4 (2-1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 18		Iowa State	W 73-62	12-4 (3-1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 22		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 65-80	12-5 (3-2)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
January 26		at Nebraska	L 57-60	12-6 (3-3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
January 29		Colorado	W 79-70	13-6 (4-3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 2		at Oklahoma State	W 60-58	14-6 (5-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 5		Oklahoma	W 91-81	15-6 (6-3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 9		at Missouri Border War	L 79-87	15-7 (6-4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 12		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 83-86	15-8 (6-5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 16		at Iowa State	W 91-89	16-8 (7-5)	James H. Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 19		Nebraska	W 74-66	17-8 (8-5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 23		at Colorado	L 49-58	17-9 (8-6)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
February 26		Nebraska Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals	W 61-58	18-9	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 3		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals Sunflower Showdown	L 67-80	18-10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.