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 | |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 3rd place | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 20–9 |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Joyce 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]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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.
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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 |
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.