1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Gene Jones (3rd season); George Scholz (1st season);
Captain	Bill Flamank
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Kansas State †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Missouri	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Iowa State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1977 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season.

Roster[edit]

Name	#	Position	Year
Scott Sims	20	Guard	Senior
Chuck Simms	23	Forward
Jeff Curie	24	Guard	Junior
Jim Kennedy	35	Forward	Senior
Kim Anderson	42	Forward	Senior
Danny Van Rheen	44	Forward
James Clabon	45	Center
Brad Droy	54	Forward	Freshman
Stan Ray	55	Center
Larry Drew		Guard	Freshman

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 26, 1976*	No. 20	vs. SIU–Carbondale	L 55–68	0–1	–	–	–
November 30, 1976*		South Dakota	W 85–76	1–1	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 3, 1976*		Illinois Show–Me Classic	W 76–75	2–1	–	–	–
December 4, 1976*		North Texas State Show–Me Classic	W 97–84	3–1	–	–	–
December 7, 1976*		at Toledo	L 59–63	3–2	–	–	–
December 11, 1976*		Florida State	W 65–63	4–2	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 17, 1976*		vs. USC Sun Carnival	W 87–77	5–2	–	–	–
December 18, 1976*		vs. UTEP Sun Carnival	W 83–60	6–2	–	–	–
December 27, 1976		vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament	W 81–67	7–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1976		vs. Colorado Big Eight tournament	W 86–77	8–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1976*		vs. Kansas Big Eight tournament	W 69–65	9–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1977		at Kansas	L 72–77	9–3 (0–1)	–	–	–	Lawrence, KS
January 10, 1977*		San Diego State	W 84–69	10–3	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 12		Oklahoma	W 69–60	11–3 (1–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 15, 1977		at Oklahoma State	W 73–68	12–3 (2–1)	–	–	–	Stillwater, OK
January 19, 1977		at Colorado	W 90–83	13–3 (3–1)	–	–	–	Boulder, CO
January 22, 1977		Nebraska	W 76–63	14–3 (4–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 26, 1977		at Kansas State	W 66–60	15–3 (5–1)	–	–	–	Manhattan, KS
January 29, 1977		Iowa State	W 79–69	16–3 (6–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 2, 1977		at Oklahoma	L 63–66	16–4 (6–2)	–	–	–	Norman, OK
February 5, 1977		Oklahoma State	W 97–75	17–4 (7–2)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 9, 1977		Kansas	W 87–79	18–4 (8–2)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 12, 1977		at Nebraska	L 58–60	18–5 (8–3)	–	–	–	Lincoln, NE
February 16, 1977		Colorado	W 101–74	19–5 (9–3)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 19, 1977		Kansas State	L 77–88	19–6 (9–4)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 23, 1977		at Iowa State	L 86–95	19–7 (9–5)	–	–	–	Ames, IA
February 26, 1977*		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Postseason tournament	W 92–74	20–7	–	–	–
March 3, 1977*		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Postseason Tournament	W 90–75	21–7	–	–	–
March 4, 1977*		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Postseason Tournament	L 67–72 ^OT	21–8	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ 2015-16 Missouri men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-08.

[1] sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] 2015-16 Missouri men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-May-08.

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v t e Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 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
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