1976–77 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1976–77 Utah Utes men's basketball
1976–77 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 14
Record	22–7 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pimm (3rd season);
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Utah	11	–	3	.786	22	–	7	.759
Arizona	11	–	4	.733	21	–	6	.778
New Mexico	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Wyoming	8	–	6	.571	17	–	10	.630
Colorado State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	12	.520
Arizona State	6	–	9	.400	15	–	13	.536
BYU	4	–	10	.286	12	–	15	.444
UTEP	3	–	11	.214	11	–	15	.423

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1976–77 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Pimm, and played their home games at the Special Events Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	5	Jeff Judkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake City, Utah

Head coach

Jerry Pimm (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1977*	No. 19	vs. St. John's	W 72–68	22–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 17, 1977*	No. 14	vs. No. 4 UNLV West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 83–88^[1]	22–7	Marriott Center (22,783) Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Rebels Advance But Bruins Don't". Las Vegas Sun. March 18, 1977. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ "1976–77 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 835–836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Rebels Advance But Bruins Don't". Las Vegas Sun. March 18, 1977. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[2] "1976–77 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 835–836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Swoop
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics