1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970–71 season.

1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 3rd place
ConferenceIndependent
1970–71 record20–9
Head coachJohn Dee
Home arenaJoyce Center

Guard Austin Carr was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 38.0 points per game. After the season, Carr was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team. Center Collis Jones was the leading rebounder with an average of 13.2 rebounds per game.

The team's sole loss was by a 79–72 score against Drake in the NCAA Tournament.

Following the season, Austin Carr was drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers with the first pick 1971 NBA Draft.[1]

Roster

1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 34 Austin Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
at Michigan W 94–81  1–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 5
South Carolina L 82–85  1–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 10
vs. Northwestern W 94–88  2–1
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
December 12
at Saint Louis W 68–67  3–1
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
December 15
Indiana L 103–106  3–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
at Kentucky W 99–92  4–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
December 31
Santa Clara W 85–83  5–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 2
Minnesota W 97–73  6–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 10
at Air Force W 75–71  7–2
Clune Arena 
Air Force Academy, Colorado
January 12
at Marquette L 66–71  7–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 14
Detroit W 93–79  8–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 18
at Duquesne L 78–81  8–4
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 23
UCLA W 89–82  9–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 26
Michigan State W 104–80  10–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
at Illinois L 66–69  10–5
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
February 6
Creighton W 102–91  11–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 8
Bulter W 93–81  12–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 11
at Villanova L 81–99  12–6
Jake Nevin Field House 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
February 13
at DePaul W 107–76  13–6
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 15
Valparaiso W 100–75  14–6
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 18
at Fordham L 88–94  14–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York
February 20
at West Virginia W 107–98  15–7
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 23
New York W 106–68  16–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 27
at St. John's W 92–79  17–7
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
March 1
Daytona W 83–82  18–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 4
Western Michigan W 110–79  19–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 13
vs. TCU
NCAA Tournament • First Round
W 102–94  20–7
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
March 18
vs. Drake
NCAA Tournament • Semifinal
L 72–79 OT 20–8
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
March 20
vs. Houston
NCAA Tournament • Third Place
L 106–119  20–9
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2][3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
11Austin CarrCleveland Cavaliers
117Collis JonesMilwaukee Bucks
455Sid CatlettCincinnati Royals

[4]

References

  1. "Austin Carr Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. "1970-71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.


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