1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	13–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Lemons (1st season);
Home arena	Gregory Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Arkansas†	16	–	0	1.000	26	–	2	.929
Houston	13	–	3	.813	29	–	8	.784
Texas Tech	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
Texas	8	–	8	.500	13	–	13	.500
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
SMU	7	–	9	.438	8	–	19	.296
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Rice	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
TCU	0	–	16	.000	3	–	23	.115

† 1977 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 13–13 overall, tied for fourth in the SWC with a 8–8 record. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Longhorns. Lemons previously coached at Pan American University and Oklahoma City University. The Longhorns played their home games at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 29, 1976*		Oklahoma State	W 74–73	1–0	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
December 1, 1976*		Oklahoma	L 56–60	1–1	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
December 3, 1976*		Wisconsin–Stout	W 78–63	2–1	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
December 6, 1976*		USC	W 66–61	3–1	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
December 11, 1976*		at Wisconsin–Stout	L 89–91	3–2	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 23, 1976*		at Oklahoma City	L 65–66	3–3	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1976*		at Providence	L 67–81	3–4	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 29, 1976*		at Providence	W 76–66	4–4	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
January 4, 1977		at Texas A&M	L 59–68	4–5 (0–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
January 8, 1977		Baylor	L 73–75	4–6 (0–2)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
January 10, 1977		Texas A&M	W 87–73	5–6 (1–2)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
January 12, 1977		at SMU	L 59–68	5–7 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 15, 1977		Texas Tech	L 59–68	6–7 (2–3)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
January 18, 1977		at Houston	L 81–95	6–8 (2–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 22, 1977		No. 17 Arkansas	L 58–86	6–9 (2–5)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
January 24, 1977		at Houston	W 74–68	7–9 (3–5)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX
January 29, 1977		TCU	W 89–80	8–9 (4–5)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
February 1, 1977*		Centenary	W 105–81	9–9	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
February 5, 1977		at Baylor	W 75–72 ^2OT	10–9 (5–5)	Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, TX
February 8, 1977		SMU	W 79–69	11–9 (6–5)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
February 10, 1977		at TCU	W 81–69	12–9 (7–5)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
February 12, 1977		at Texas Tech	L 69–87	12–10 (7–6)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
February 15, 1977		at Houston	L 84–95	12–11 (7–7)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
February 19, 1977		at No. 11 Arkansas	L 61–73	12–12 (7–8)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 1977		Rice	W 90–51	13–12 (8–8)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
SWC tournament
February 26, 1977	(4)	(7) Baylor First Round	L 70–72	13–13	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1976–77 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0-292-76585-1.
^ "2019–20 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Austin: UT Athletics, 2019.

[1] "1976–77 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0-292-76585-1.

[3] "2019–20 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Austin: UT Athletics, 2019.

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Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics