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
Record	20–9
Head coach	John Dee;
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.

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.

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	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.

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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.

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[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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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics