# 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 6th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Coming off an undefeated season (32–0), the Hoosiers faced a disappointing season by completing the regular season with an overall record of 16–11 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. After winning their third national title last season, Indiana did not participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Bill Cunningham | G | 6–4 | Fr. | Phoenix, Illinois |
| 22 | Wayne Radford | G/F | 6–3 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 23 | Jim Wisman | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Quincy, Illinois |
| 31 | Scott Eells | F | 6–9 | So. | Hoopeston, Illinois |
| 33 | Trent Smock | G/F | 6–5 | Sr. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 34 | Rich Valavicius | F | 6–5 | So. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 40 | Glen Grunwald | F | 6–9 | Fr. | Franklin Park, Illinois |
| 41 | Butch Carter | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Middletown, Ohio |
| 42 | Mike Woodson | F | 6–5 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 43 | Jim Roberson | C | 6–9 | So. | Rochester, New York |
| 44 | Derek Holcomb | C | 6–11 | Fr. | Peoria, Illinois |
| 45 | Mike Miday | F | 6–8 | Fr. | Canton, Ohio |
| 54 | Kent Benson | C | 6–11 | Sr. | New Castle, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/27/1976* | No. 5 | South Dakota | W 110–64 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/1/1976* | No. 4 | at Toledo | L 57–59 | 1–1 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| 12/6/1976* | No. 4 | No. 5 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 51–66 | 1–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/14/1976* | No. 16 | at No. 4 Notre Dame | L 65–78 | 1–3 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/17/1976* | No. 16 | vs. DePaul | W 50–42 | 2–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/20/1976* | No. 16 | Utah State Indiana Classic | W 79–71 | 3–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/21/1976* | | Miami (OH) Indiana Classic | W 76–55 | 4–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/29/1976* | | vs. Georgia Sugar Bowl Classic First Round | W 74–52 | 5–3 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| 12/30/1976* | | vs. No. 5 Cincinnati Sugar Bowl Classic Championship | L 43–52 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| 1/6/1977 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 63–80 | 5–5 (0–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/8/1977 | | Illinois Rivalry | W 80–60 | 6–5 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/13/1977 | | at Northwestern | W 78–53 | 7–5 (2–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/15/1977 | | at Wisconsin | W 79–64 | 8–5 (3–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/17/1977 | | Michigan State | L 60–61 | 8–6 (3–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/22/1977 | | at Ohio State | W 79–56 | 9–6 (4–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/27/1977 | | No. 13 Minnesota | L 60–79^ | 10–6 (5–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/29/1977 | | Iowa | W 81–65 | 11–6 (6–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/3/1977 | | at No. 7 Michigan | L 84–89 | 11–7 (6–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/5/1977 | | at Michigan State | W 81–79 | 12–7 (7–3) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/13/1977 | | No. 5 Michigan | W 73–64 | 13–7 (8–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/15/1977 | | at No. 12 Minnesota | L 61–65^ | 14–7 (9–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/17/1977 | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 69–73 | 14–8 (9–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/20/1977 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 78–86 | 14–9 (9–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/24/1977 | | Wisconsin | L 64–66 | 14–10 (9–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/26/1977 | | Northwestern | W 69–54 | 15–10 (10–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/1977 | | at Iowa | L 73–80 | 15–11 (10–7) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/5/1977 | | Ohio State | W 75–69 | 16–11 (11–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||