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1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	22–8 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy (5th season);
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina†	9	–	3	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 9 Wake Forest	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Clemson	8	–	4	.667	22	–	6	.786
Maryland	7	–	5	.583	19	–	8	.704
NC State	6	–	6	.500	17	–	11	.607
Virginia	2	–	10	.167	12	–	17	.414
Duke	2	–	10	.167	14	–	13	.519

† 1977 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Carl Tacy, the team played home games at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After finishing second in the ACC regular season standings, the Demon Deacons made a quick exit from the ACC tournament. Wake Forest regrouped after receiving a bid to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Midwest Regional Final before losing to eventual National champion Marquette.

Roster

1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Skip Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	14	Frank Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Summerfield, Florida
F	32	Rod Griffin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Fairmont, North Carolina

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1976*		vs. Duke Big Four Tournament	W 81–80	1–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1976*		vs. No. 3 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 97–96	2–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1976*	No. 14	East Tennessee State	W 94–63	3–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 26, 1977		at NC State	L 85–91	20–6 (8–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 3, 1977*		Virginia Quarterfinals	L 57–59	20–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1977*	No. 9	vs. No. 8 Arkansas First round	W 86–80	21–7	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 17, 1977*	No. 9	vs. Southern Illinois Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 86–81^[2]	22–7	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 19, 1977*	No. 9	vs. No. 7 Marquette Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 68–82	22–8	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.