The 1975–76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young, then in his third season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in College Avenue Gymnasium in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was an NCAA Division I Independent. The Scarlet Knights played an exciting, up-tempo brand of basketball, averaging a school-record of 93.3 points per game. They entered the NCAA tournament with a perfect record (28–0), and went on to defeat Princeton, Connecticut, and VMI to reach the only Final Four in school history. After 31 consecutive wins, Rutgers fell to Michigan, 86–70, in the national semifinals, then to UCLA, 106–92, in the consolation game.
Guard Mike Dabney is Maya Moore's father.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| ECAC Metro Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
Team players drafted into the NBA
3 38 Phil Sellers Detroit Pistons
References