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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 →

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

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.^[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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