FSU Men's Basketball - 1976-77 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Hugh Durham, Head Coach Larry Gay, Assistant Coach Morris McHone, Assistant Coach ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
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Kris Anderson, 6-8, 205, F-C, Yulee (Fernandina Beach) - All-state performer in high school averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds per game...plays the game intelligently...has good hands and shoots well for a big man...his big adjustment will come in his defensive play and on the boards...needs more strength...his attitude is a definite plus factor.
Murray Brown, 6-7, 190, F, Tampa (Robinson) - Excetional leaper who is very physical on the boards...one of the most aggressive performers among the freshman...has good timing and coordination and scores well low...needs to make some improvements defensively...was an All-State player in high school.
Mickey Dillard, 6-2, 160, G, Dania (Nova) - Exceptionally quick...one of the quickest players on the squad...also has excellent leaping ability...he is a total player with excellent defensive potential as well as offensive...shoots well inside and has the ability and strength to take the ball to the basket...he is a cousin of teammate Carlton Byrd...also an All-State performer.
Tony Jackson, 6-0, 160, G, Lexington, KY (Bryan Station) - Was an all-everything performer in the state of Kentucky and has been to war more than any freshman...he toured Spain and Russia following his senior season...quickness is his biggest asset and should team well with Mickey Dillard...comes in as a playmaker and handles the ball extremely well...also penetrates well but he needs some improvement on his outside shooting...he is a hard worker with a great attitude...will be a tremendous defensive player...he accepts a defensive challenge and will fit the Florida State system.
Donnie Kuhl, 6-9, 220, C, Orlando (Evans) - Biggest player on the squad and runs well for a big man...has good strength after some extensive off-season work...had a leg injury and missed much of his senior season, but is expected to perform well as a freshman...has good hands and strong rebounding ability...needs to gain consistency.
Dave Vetica, 6-3, 175, G, Ellwood City, PA - Has a super attitude and is a hard worker...an excellent shooter who averaged 32 points per game in high school...best outside shooter among the freshmen...is a good ball handler and has potential to be a good playmaker...gained 15 pounds in the off-season.
1977 Roster - By Name
From the 1976-77 FSU Men's Basketball Press Guide, page 34
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 Fr Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
* 54 Murray Brown F 6-7 190 Fr Tampa (Robinson)
* 11 Carlton Byrd G 5-8 140 Sr *** Dania (Nova)
* 42 Harry Davis F-C 6-7 220 Jr ** Cleveland, OH (Cathedral Latin)
* 22 Mickey Dillard G 6-2 160 Fr Dania (Nova)
32 Eugene Harris G 6-0 180 Sr *** Scottsboro, AL (Scottsboro)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 160 Fr Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 220 Fr Orlando (Evans)
12 Mike Kundid G 6-1 175 Jr * Daytona Beach (Father Lopez)
14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 So-R * Chester, PA (Chester)
* 34 Wayne Smalls G 6-2 185 Sr *** Camden, NJ (Camden)
* 24 Jim Smith F 6-6 210 Jr-R * Lake Worth (Lake Worth/North Carolina)
* 10 David Thompson F 6-8 195 Jr * Boston, MA (Stoughton/Lake City CC)
* 20 Dave Vetica G 6-3 175 Fr Ellwood City, PA
1977 Roster - By Number
From the 1976-77 FSU Men's Basketball Press Guide, page 34
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 10 David Thompson F 6-8 195 Jr * Boston, MA (Stoughton/Lake City CC)
* 11 Carlton Byrd G 5-8 140 Sr *** Dania (Nova)
12 Mike Kundid G 6-1 175 Jr * Daytona Beach (Father Lopez)
14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 So-R * Chester, PA (Chester)
* 20 Dave Vetica G 6-3 175 Fr Ellwood City, PA
* 22 Mickey Dillard G 6-2 160 Fr Dania (Nova)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 160 Fr Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 24 Jim Smith F 6-6 210 Jr-R * Lake Worth (Lake Worth/North Carolina)
32 Eugene Harris G 6-0 180 Sr *** Scottsboro, AL (Scottsboro)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 220 Fr Orlando (Evans)
* 34 Wayne Smalls G 6-2 185 Sr *** Camden, NJ (Camden)
* 42 Harry Davis F-C 6-7 220 Jr ** Cleveland, OH (Cathedral Latin)
* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 Fr Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
* 54 Murray Brown F 6-7 190 Fr Tampa (Robinson)
Lettermen from the 2001-02 FSU Basketball Media Guide, page 242 and 1977-78 FSU Basketball Media Guide, page 37
1976-77 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Dave Cowens 18 C Boston Celtics
Rowland Garrett 23 F Cleveland Cavaliers
Rowland Garrett 24 F Milwaukee Bucks
Noles in the Pros - 2
1977 Schedule and Results
AP |
UPI |
AP |
UPI |
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| TOLEDO IPTAY Classic, Clemson, SC |
W 70-66 | ||||||||||
| CLEMSON IPTAY Classic |
L 92-108 | ||||||||||
| MO WESTERN ST COLL | W 109-80 | ||||||||||
| AUSTIN PEAY STATE | W 97-86 | ||||||||||
| MISSOURI | L 63-65 | ||||||||||
| SANTA CLARA Cable Car Classic, San Francisco, Ca |
W 94-80 | ||||||||||
| SAN FRANCISCO Cable Car Classic |
L 87-93 | ||||||||||
| ARMY Vermont Classic, Burlington, Vt |
L 71-72 | ||||||||||
| VERMONT Vermont Classic |
W 76-67 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE OT |
L 75-78 | ||||||||||
| WESTERN KENTUCKY | W 93-73 | ||||||||||
| TROY STATE | W 83-69 | ||||||||||
| MADISON | W 69-66 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE | L 75-81 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH FLORIDA | W 97-74 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH ALABAMA | W 115-86 | ||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | L 70-77 | ||||||||||
| UNC-CHARLOTTE | L 65-76 | ||||||||||
| MERCER OT |
W 66-65 | ||||||||||
| BAPTIST COLLEGE | W 139-72 | ||||||||||
| KENTUCKY Louisville, Ky |
L 57-97 | ||||||||||
| STETSON OT |
W 87-80 | ||||||||||
| DAYTON St. Petersburg, Fl |
W 76-71 | ||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | L 64-70 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH FLORIDA | W 103-72 | ||||||||||
| ORAL ROBERTS | W 91-87 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH Metro, Memphis, Tn |
L 67-72 | ||||||||||
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 16-11 8- 2 5- 6 3- 3
VS METRO CONF 0- 2 0- 0 0- 2 0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 0- 4 0- 0 0- 3 0- 1
1976-77 - 30 Point Club
Name Date Opponent FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS
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David Thompson 01/22/77 SOUTH ALABAMA 17 26 4 4 38
Harry Davis 01/05/77 WESTERN KENTUCKY 15 18 1 2 31
David Thompson 12/04/76 AUSTIN PEAY STATE 11 21 8 10 30
Carlton Byrd 03/01/77 ORAL ROBERTS 8 10 14 15 30
1976-77 - 15 Rebound Club
Name Date Opponent O-REB D-REB TOTAL
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Harry Davis 12/17/76 SANTA CLARA 5 10 15
David Thompson 01/29/77 UNC-CHARLOTTE 9 6 15
1976-77 - 10 Assist Club
Name Date Opponent Assists
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Carlton Byrd 02/12/77 STETSON 15
Carlton Byrd 01/20/77 SOUTH FLORIDA 11
Carlton Byrd 02/05/77 BAPTIST COLLEGE 10
Carlton Byrd 03/01/77 ORAL ROBERTS 10
Carlton Byrd 03/03/77 GEORGIA TECH 10
1976-77 EOY Stats
From the 1977-78 FSU Men's Basketball Handbook, page 23
--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Name GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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David Thompson 27 27 856 230 495 .465 .000 40 69 .580 500 18.5 205 7.6 83 2 29 80 18 55
Harry Davis 27 22 819 176 310 .568 .000 50 93 .538 402 14.9 213 7.9 100 6 39 64 13 23
Carlton Byrd 27 27 978 147 285 .516 .000 96 116 .828 390 14.4 41 1.5 55 159 69 0 43
Wayne Smalls 27 27 757 129 289 .446 .000 26 31 .839 284 10.5 86 3.2 71 2 75 30 3 31
Jim Smith 27 27 753 76 173 .439 .000 32 50 .640 184 6.8 141 5.2 96 4 58 65 1 22
Kris Anderson 27 5 565 65 105 .619 .000 31 52 .596 161 6.0 141 5.2 56 1 23 26 9 9
Mickey Dillard 25 342 53 110 .482 .000 40 61 .656 146 5.8 29 1.2 53 3 35 54 3 25
Murray Brown 18 133 38 50 .760 .000 18 28 .643 94 5.2 49 2.7 22 1 15 3 0
Hank Mann 5 81 15 29 .517 .000 11 16 .688 41 8.2 20 4.0 17 2 2 17 0 3
Tony Jackson 19 126 8 24 .333 .000 12 22 .545 28 1.5 13 0.7 13 21 17 0 6
Donnie Kuhl 12 46 5 11 .455 .000 4 4 1.00 14 1.2 19 1.6 13 3 9 4 1
Dave Vetica 8 18 3 7 .429 .000 0 4 .000 6 0.8 2 0.3 1 1 1 0 0
Mike Kundid 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 1 2 .500 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
Team 103 0.0
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FSU 27 945 1888 .501 0 0 .000 361 548 .659 2251 83.4 0 0 1062 39.3 580 20 447 447 54 218
Opp 27 839 1741 .482 .000 405 553 .732 2083 77.1 1027 38.0 559 27 381 510 54 152
1976-77 Game Stats
FLORIDA STATE 70, TOLEDO 66
11/26/76, IPTAY Classic, Clemson, SC
NAME GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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David Thompson f 35 8 17 3 4 19 10 4 2 2 0 2
Wayne Smalls g 36 8 13 2 4 18 3 2 2 1 0 1
Harry Davis c 37 4 6 2 2 10 7 4 1 4 0 1
Carlton Byrd g 35 3 8 2 2 8 0 3 3 4 0 0
Jim Smith f 24 3 3 2 2 8 7 4 4 4 0 1
Hank Mann 10 0 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
Mickey Dillard 9 1 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
Dave Vetica 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kris Anderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team 5
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FSU 5 200 27 52 16 20 70 33 21 12 18 0 5
Opp 200 24 56 18 21 66 27 18 11 12 1 7
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TOLEDO |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| CLEMSON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO WESTERN ST COLL | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN PEAY STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MISSOURI |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SANTA CLARA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SAN FRANCISCO |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| ARMY |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| VERMONT |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| LOUISVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| WESTERN KENTUCKY |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MEMPHIS STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SOUTH FLORIDA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ALABAMA | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| JACKSONVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC-CHARLOTTE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| MERCER |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAPTIST COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| KENTUCKY |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| STETSON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| DAYTON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSONVILLE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH FLORIDA | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORAL ROBERTS | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA TECH |