# 1976–77 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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

## 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. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 52 | Joe Hassett | Seattle SuperSonics |
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