| Year: | 1975–76 |
| Team: | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Coachrank: | 3 |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 31–2 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Young |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Joe Boylan |
| Asst Coach2: | John McFadden |
| Asst Coach3: | Art Perry |
| Stadium: | College Avenue Gymnasium |
| Champion: | ECAC Metro Tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 1975–76 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball 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.[1] After 31 consecutive wins, Rutgers fell to Michigan, 86–70,[2] in the national semifinals, then to UCLA, 106–92, in the consolation game.
Guard Mike Dabney is Maya Moore's father.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| ECAC Metro Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[3]
See main article: 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [4]
See main article: 1976 NBA draft.
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