1968–69 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1968–69 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1968–69 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional first round, L 72–77 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	20–7
Head coach	John Dee (5th season);
Home arena	Joyce Center

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Boston College		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Rutgers		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 14 Marquette		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 12 New Mexico State		–		–	24	–	5	.828
No. 9 Duquesne		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 10 Villanova		–		–	21	–	5	.808
No. 8 St. John's		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Dayton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Seattle		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Colorado State		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Jacksonville		–		–	17	–	7	.708
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
West Texas State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Oklahoma City		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Southern Illinois		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fordham		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Army		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Detroit		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Penn State		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Boston University		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Miami (FL)		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Providence		–		–	14	–	10	.583
NYU		–		–	12	–	9	.571
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Virginia Tech		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Creighton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
West Virginia		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Niagara		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Loyola (IL)		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Fairfield		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Utah State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Navy		–		–	7	–	14	.333
Pan American		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Canisius		–		–	7	–	16	.304
St. Francis		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Loyola (LA)		–		–	5	–	19	.208
Pittsburgh		–		–	4	–	20	.167
Portland		–		–	3	–	23	.115
Denver		–		–	2	–	24	.077

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	34	Austin Carr	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	42	Collis Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	43	Sid Catlett	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	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 3	at King's College	W 84–54	1–0	Scandlon PE Center Wilkes–Barre, Pennsylvania
December 7	UCLA	L 75–88	1–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 11	Wisconsin	W 57–56	2–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 14	at Saint Louis	W 101–76	3–1	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
December 16	Minnesota	W 65–64	4–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 21	Indiana	W 104–94	5–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 28	vs. Kentucky	L 90–110	5–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 30	vs. American	W 92–67	6–2	Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, Maryland
January 4	Saint Peter's	W 85–71	7–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 6	Fordham	W 84–65	8–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 9	Butler	W 76–73	9–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 11	DePaul	W 66–60	10–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 13	Air Force	W 88–53	11–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 15	Detroit	W 84–77	12–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 25	vs. Illinois	L 57–91	12–3	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
January 30	Georgia Tech	W 71–52	13–3	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 1	at Houston	L 82–89	13–4	Delmar Field House Houston, Texas
February 5	at DePaul	W 85–73	14–4	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
February 8	at Detroit	W 79–72	15–4	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
February 11	Michigan State	L 59–71	15–5	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 15	Utah State	W 108–82	16–5	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 17	at Butler	W 94–90	17–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
February 20	at NYU	W 98–88	18–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
February 25	Valparaiso	W 89–72	19–5	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
March 1	at St. John's (NY)	W 71–69 ^OT	20–5	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 3	Creighton	L 74–79	20–6	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
March 8	vs. Miami (OH) First Round	L 60–63	20–7	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ "1968–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
↑ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics.

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[1] "1968–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics