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
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	20–9
Head coach	John Dee (7th season)
Home arena	Joyce Center

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

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.

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		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.

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