1976–77 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
1976–77 Final Four | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 28–5 (5–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | (2nd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Charlotte Coliseum Belk Gymnasium (alternate) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 UNC Charlotte † | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976–77 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the
1977 NCAA tournament. The 49ers would defeat Central Michigan, No. 6 Syracuse,[1] and No. 1 Michigan to reach the Final Four (to date, the only appearance in school history). Charlotte lost a 2-point game to the eventual national champion, Marquette, in the national semifinals before falling to UNLV
in the consolation game.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1976* |
No. 19 | Georgia College
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W 111–63 | 1–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 1, 1976* |
No. 20 | Eastern Kentucky | W 104–62 | 2–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 4, 1976* |
No. 20 | at No. 15 Tennessee
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L 67–69 | 2–1 |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 6, 1976* |
Morehead State | W 75–68 | 3–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 11, 1976* |
at New Mexico State Roadrunner Classic |
W 85–81 | 4–1 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 12, 1976* |
vs. Lamar Roadrunner Classic |
W 91–86 | 5–1 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 18, 1976* |
at Charleston Southern | W 107–58 | 6–1 |
CSU Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 29, 1976* |
Brown Charlotte Classic |
W 97–81 | 7–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 30, 1976* |
New Hampshire Charlotte Classic |
W 104–68 | 8–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 8, 1977* |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 80–69 | 9–1 |
Rob Gym Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
Jan 15, 1977* |
Charleston Southern | W 120–87 | 10–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 19, 1977* |
at Appalachian State | W 87–59 | 11–1 |
Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 22, 1977* |
at No. 9 Wake Forest | L 72–74 | 11–2 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 24, 1977* |
at Rollins
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W 91–76 | 12–2 |
Winter Park, Florida | |||||||
Jan 26, 1977* |
Georgia Southern | W 93–77 | 13–2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 29, 1977* |
at Florida State | W 76–65 | 14–2 |
Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Jan 31, 1977* |
UNC Wilmington | W 83–70 | 15–2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 5, 1977* |
at Saint Francis (PA) | L 87–96 | 15–3 |
DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 12, 1977* |
at Southern Mississippi
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W 102–72 | 16–3 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 15, 1977* |
Birmingham–Southern
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W 87–74 | 17–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 19, 1977* |
at Seton Hall | W 85–75 | 18–3 |
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 21, 1977* |
at Samford | W 95–81 | 19–3 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 26, 1977* |
Buffalo State
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W 83–72 | 20–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 28, 1977* |
Creighton | W 85–67 | 21–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 2, 1977* |
at Marshall | W 84–80 | 22–3 |
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 4, 1977* |
Virginia Commonwealth
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W 87–72 | 23–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1977* |
No. 18 | Jacksonville | W 74–69 | 24–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 9, 1977* |
No. 18 | New Orleans | W 71–70 | 25–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
NCAA tournament
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Mar 13, 1977* |
No. 18 | vs. Central Michigan Mideast Regional Quarterfinal |
W 91–86 OT | 26–3 |
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 17, 1977* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 6 Syracuse Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 81–59[1] | 27–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 19, 1977* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 1 Michigan Mideast Regional final – Elite Eight |
W 75–68 | 28–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 26, 1977* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 7 Marquette National semifinal – Final Four |
L 49–51 | 28–4 |
Atlanta, Georgia
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Mar 28, 1977* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 4 UNLV National 3rd-place game |
L 94–106 | 28–5 |
The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Cedric Maxwell – Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
- Lee Rose – Sporting News Coach of the Year, Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
Players in the 1977 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 12 | Cedric Maxwell | Boston Celtics |
4 | 68 | Melvin Watkins | Buffalo Braves |
References
- ^ a b "Charlotte Advances With Michigan". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Results for 1976-77". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.