UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1975-1976 season
Standings | Game results
Big 5 First Team and Hall of Fame | NCAA Tournament | National Invitation Tournament
Standings:
Team |
Big 5 |
All |
Coach |
| St. Joseph's |
3-1 |
10-16 |
Harry Booth |
| Villanova |
3-1 |
16-11 |
Rollie Massimino |
| Pennsylvania |
2-2 |
17-9 |
Chuck Daly |
| La Salle |
1-3 |
11-15 |
Paul Westhead |
| Temple |
1-3 |
9-18 |
Don Casey |
| 63-69, 47.7% |
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Game results:
All games were played at the Palestra.
| Dec 20 |
St. Joseph's 77 |
Penn 71 |
7,058 |
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Norman Black's 21 points keys Hawk victory |
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| Jan 17 |
St. Joseph's 86 |
La Salle 75 |
5,327 |
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SJU's Willie Taylor scores 27 points |
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| Jan 21 |
Penn 55 |
Temple 52 |
4,177 |
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John Engles' 22 points paces Quakers |
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| Jan 24 |
Villanova 69 |
Penn 67 |
7,215 |
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'Nova hangs on after nine-point halftime lead |
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| Jan 31 |
Temple 67 |
La Salle 63 |
3,768 |
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Walt Montford (19 pts, 13 rebs) sparks upset |
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| Feb 14 |
La Salle 75 |
Villanova 72 |
6,883 |
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Charlie Wise nets career-high 29 points |
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| Feb 18 |
St. Joseph's 74 |
Temple 62 |
3,117 |
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Temple was five of 30 from field in 1st half |
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| Feb 21 |
Villanova 59 |
Temple 58 |
5,581 |
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Larry Herron scores 18 points (9 of 11 FGs) |
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| Feb 25 |
Penn 58 |
La Salle 56 |
5,718 |
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Keven McDonald records 22 points, 8 rebs |
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| Feb 28 |
Villanova 71 |
St. Joseph's 60 |
9,208 |
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'Nova shares first title since 1967 |
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Honors:
Big 5 First Team
Norman Black (St. Joseph's)
John Engles (Pennsylvania)
Keith Herron (Villanova)
Kevin McDonald (Pennsylvania)
* Charlie Wise (La Salle)
* Wise averaged 16.7 points, shot 80.8 percent from the line and led the Big Five in assists at 5.2 per game. He had a career-best 29 vs. Nova.
Hall of Fame Inductees
Corky Calhoun (Pennsylvania)
Matt Guokas (St. Joseph's)
Bob McAteer (La Salle)
Jay Norman (Temple)
Hubie White (Villanova)
NCAA Tournament:
No participants
National Invitation Tournament:
No participants
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