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

1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 3rd place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	20–9
Head coach	John Dee (7th season);
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

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

1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	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

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

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

John Dee

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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

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

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

[basketball-reference.com-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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