# 1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1976–77 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year, after the Yankee Conference became a football only conference. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Dee Rowe.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/1/1976* | Boston University | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/4/1976* | at Yale | W 56–50 | 2–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut |
| 12/7/1976* | at Columbia | L 71–72 | 2–1 | Columbia, Missouri |
| 12/11/1976* | George Washington | W 72–70 | 3–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/14/1976* | vs. Duke | L 59–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| 12/16/1976* | at New Hampshire | W 65–51 | 4–2 | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| 12/28/1976* | Colgate UConn Classic | W 73–66 | 5–2 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/29/1976* | Illinois State UConn Classic | L 77–88 | 5–3 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/4/1977* | Maine | W 79–63 | 6–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/6/1977* | St. Peter's | W 52–50 | 7–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/8/1977* | Rutgers | L 77–84 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/11/1977* | at Providence | L 71–86 | 7–5 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1/13/1977* | Massachusetts | L 80–81 | 7–6 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/15/1977* | Harvard | W 68–64 | 8–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/18/1977* | New Hampshire | W 76–56 | 9–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/21/1977* | Rhode Island | W 67–65 | 10–6 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/24/1977* | at Boston University | W 67–65 | 11–6 | Case Gym Boston |
| 1/27/1977* | at Boston College | W 83–66 | 12–6 | Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1/29/1977* | at Massachusetts | L 64–65 | 12–7 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2/10/1977* | at Manhattan | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 | Draddy Gymnasium New York |
| 2/12/1977* | Vermont | W 70–64 | 13–8 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/16/1977* | Holy Cross | W 89–85 | 14–8 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/19/1977* | at Vermont | L 77–85 | 14–9 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| 2/26/1977* | at Rhode Island | W 90–89 | 15–9 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/1/1977* | Fairfield | W 87–75 | 16–9 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| ECAC tournament ||||||
| 3/3/1977* | Holy Cross Semifinals | L 77–89 | 16–10 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 3/5/1977* | Fairfield Third-place game | W 72–66 | 17–10 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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