1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC co-champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record26–4 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Merion Haskins
  • Larry Johnson
Home arenaRupp Arena
1976–77 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 15 Tennessee 16 2   .889 22 6   .786
No. 11 Alabama 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Florida 10 8   .556 17 9   .654
LSU 8 10   .444 15 12   .556
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 13   .519
Auburn 6 12   .333 13 13   .500
Vanderbilt 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Ole Miss 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Georgia 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first season Kentucky played in Rupp Arena. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 26–4 (16–2 SEC) In the 1977 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was invited as a #3 seed. After wins vs Princeton and VMI the Wildcats faced North Carolina in the East Regional Final. Kentucky trailed the Tar Heels by twelve at half and their comeback came up short as they lost 79–72