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1976-77 Season
The 1976-77 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was Jack Leaman. The team played its home games primarily in the Curry Hicks Cage in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the ECBL. This was UM's first season in the new conference, having left the Yankee Conference over the off-season.
The season represented the 68th season of basketball in the school's history.
- Final Record: 20-11
- Conference Record: 3-4 (Sixth place)
- Postseason: NIT 1-1 (lost in Quarterfinals)
Scoreboard
Available on our older page: https://umasshoops.com/games/1970s.htm#6-7%20Scoreboard
Statistics
Roster
| No. | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown / High School / Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Derick Claiborne | Jr. | G | 6-2 | 170 | New York, N.Y. / Taft |
| 10 | Proctor Daniels | Jr. | F | 6-4 | 180 | Holyoke, Mass. / Holyoke |
| 34 | George Dennerlein | Fr. | F | 6-5 | 185 | Oradell, N.J. / Bergen Catholic |
| 50 | Mark Donoghue | Sr. | C | 6-8 | 212 | Greenfield, Mass. / Greenfield |
| 24 | Alex Eldridge | Jr. | G | 6-2 | 190 | New York, N.Y. / Taft |
| 12 | Brad Johnson | So. | F | 6-4 | 180 | New York, N.Y. / Newark Academy |
| 52 | Len Kohlhaas | So. | C | 6-9 | 225 | Walpole, N.H. / Fall Mountain Reg. |
| 40 | James Maguire | So. | F | 6-4 | 190 | Bennington, Vt. / Mt. Anthony |
| 42 | Steve Mayfield | Sr. | F | 6-7 | 210 | Delmar, N.Y. / Bethlehem Cent. |
| 22 | Bill Morrison | Fr. | G | 6-3 | 170 | Malverne, N.Y. / Malverne |
| 30 | Mike Pyatt | Jr. | F | 6-5 | 186 | New York, N.Y. / Bishop Dubois |
| 14 | Chuck Stevesky | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 175 | Auburn, N.Y. / Auburn |
| 44 | Jim Town | Sr. | F | 6-7 | 215 | Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls |
| 33 | Eric Williams | Jr. | F | 6-5 | 185 | South Orange, N.J. / Newark Academy |
Team photo
Photo from the 2008-09 UMass media guide. Unsure why there are several roster players missing.
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