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

1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
Record20–9
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1971–72 →
1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette   28 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham   26 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville   22 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne   21 4   .840
Hawaii   23 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova   27 7   .794
St. Bonaventure   21 6   .778
No. 14 Houston   22 7   .759
Utah State   20 7   .741
Syracuse   19 7   .731
Georgia Tech   23 9   .719
Providence   20 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson   16 7   .696
Rutgers   16 7   .696
Holy Cross   18 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Dayton   18 9   .667
St. John's (NY)   18 9   .667
Denver   17 9   .654
Florida State   17 9   .654
Loyola (LA)   16 10   .615
Marshall   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA)   15 10   .600
Pittsburgh   14 10   .583
Boston College   15 11   .577
Northern Illinois   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Creighton   14 11   .560
Virginia Tech   14 11   .560
Manhattan   13 11   .542
Cincinnati   14 12   .538
Detroit   14 12   .538
Niagara   14 12   .538
West Virginia   13 12   .520
Centenary   13 13   .500
Pan American   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 14   .462
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Seattle   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Saint Peter's   11 13   .458
Iona   10 12   .455
Penn State   10 12   .455
George Washington   11 14   .440
Seton Hall   11 15   .423
Long Island   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Canisius   8 13   .381
Fairfield   9 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons   9 16   .360
Oklahoma City   9 16   .360
Xavier   9 17   .346
DePaul   8 17   .320
St. Francis (NY)   8 17   .320
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 18   .280
Miami (FL)   7 19   .269
NYU   5 20   .200
Portland   5 21   .192
Loyola (IL)   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 34 Austin Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 42 Collis Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 43 Sid Catlett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
No. 5 at Michigan W 94–81  1–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 5
No. 5 No. 2 South Carolina L 82–85  1–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 10
No. 6 vs. Northwestern W 94–88  2–1
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
December 12
No. 6 at Saint Louis W 68–67  3–1
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
December 15
No. 7 No. 13 Indiana L 103–106  3–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
No. 15 at No. 8 Kentucky W 99–92  4–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
December 31
No. 15 Santa Clara W 85–83  5–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 2
No. 15 Minnesota W 97–73  6–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 10
No. 9 at Air Force W 75–71  7–2
Clune Arena 
Air Force Academy, Colorado
January 12
No. 9 at No. 2 Marquette L 66–71  7–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 14
No. 9 Detroit W 93–79  8–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 18
No. 9 at Duquesne L 78–81  8–4
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 23
No. 9 No. 1 UCLA W 89–82  9–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 26
No. 7 Michigan State W 104–80  10–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
No. 7 at No. 18 Illinois L 66–69 OT 10–5
Chicago Stadium (17,000)
Chicago, Illinois
February 6
No. 12 Creighton W 102–91  11–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 8
No. 9 Butler W 93–81  12–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 11
No. 9 at No. 18 Villanova L 81–99  12–6
Jake Nevin Field House 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
February 13
No. 9 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
No. 14 at No. 18 Fordham L 88–94  14–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York
February 20
No. 14 at West Virginia W 107–98  15–7
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 23
No. 19 New York W 106–68  16–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 27
No. 19 at St. John's W 92–79  17–7
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
March 1
No. 16 Dayton W 83–82  18–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 4
No. 16 Western Michigan W 110–79  19–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 13
No. 14 vs. TCU
NCAA tournament • First Round
W 102–94  20–7
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
March 18
No. 12 vs. No. 18 Drake
NCAA tournament • Semifinal
L 72–79 OT 20–8
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
March 20
No. 12 vs. No. 14 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.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Austin Carr Cleveland Cavaliers
1 17 Collis Jones Milwaukee Bucks
4 55 Sid Catlett Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  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.