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1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Regional 4th Place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record21–8
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville   27 2   .931
No. 5 New Mexico State   27 3   .900
No. 8 Marquette   26 3   .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   25 3   .893
No. 11 Florida State   23 3   .885
No. 12 Houston   25 5   .833
Army   22 6   .786
No. 17 Niagara   22 7   .759
No. 16 Utah State   22 7   .759
Villanova   22 7   .759
No. 9 Notre Dame   21 8   .724
St. John's   21 8   .724
Georgetown   18 7   .720
Duquesne   17 7   .708
Dayton   19 8   .704
Manhattan   18 8   .692
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Long Island   16 9   .640
Georgia Tech   17 10   .630
Creighton   15 10   .600
Seattle   15 10   .600
Boston University   14 10   .583
Butler   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Colgate   14 11   .560
Providence   14 11   .560
Denver   13 11   .542
Loyola (IL)   13 11   .542
Penn State   13 11   .542
Rutgers   13 11   .542
Saint Peter's   13 11   .542
Northern Illinois   13 12   .520
Air Force   12 12   .500
Fairfield   12 12   .500
Iona   12 12   .500
NYU   12 12   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   12 12   .500
Syracuse   12 12   .500
DePaul   12 13   .480
West Texas State   12 13   .480
Loyola (LA)   12 14   .462
Boston College   11 13   .458
Virginia Tech   10 12   .455
St. Francis (NY)   9 12   .429
West Virginia   11 15   .423
Canisius   9 13   .409
Fordham   10 15   .400
Seton Hall   10 15   .400
Marshall   9 14   .391
Miami (FL)   9 17   .346
Centenary   8 16   .333
Pan American   8 16   .333
Detroit   7 18   .280
Tulane   5 18   .217
Xavier   5 20   .200
Navy   4 19   .174
Portland   4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by 6th-year head coach John Dee and played their home games at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame made the NCAA tournament for the third straight season, reaching the Sweet Sixteen before finishing fourth place in the Mideast region. The Irish closed the season with an overall record of 21–8 and was ranked in the top ten of both major polls.

Roster

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1969–70 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) Jr Washington, D.C.
F 42 Collis Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
F 43 Sid Catlett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1969*
No. 13 at Minnesota W 84–75  1–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 3, 1969*
No. 13 Michigan W 87–86  2–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Dec 6, 1969*
No. 13 at Valparaiso W 98–82  3–0
Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 10, 1969*
No. 10 Northern Illinois W 111–92  4–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Dec 13, 1969*
No. 10 Saint Louis W 65–53  5–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Dec 15, 1969*
No. 6 Kansas L 63–75  5–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Dec 20, 1969*
No. 6 at Indiana W 89–88  6–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 27, 1969*
No. 11 vs. No. 1 Kentucky L 100–102  6–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1969*
No. 13 vs. West Virginia W 84–80  7–2
Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1969*
No. 13 vs. No. 3 South Carolina L 83–84  7–3
Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1970*
No. 13 at No. 2 UCLA L 77–108  7–4
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1970*
Fordham W 91–76  8–4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 10, 1970*
Villanova W 94–92  9–4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 14, 1970*
DePaul W 96–73  10–4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 17, 1970*
vs. Duquesne W 82–66  11–4
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 20, 1970*
No. 20 at Michigan State L 82–85  11–5
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 31, 1970*
vs. No. 10 Illinois W 86–83  12–5
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1970*
Saint Peter's W 135–88  13–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 7, 1970*
No. 9 Marquette W 96–95  14–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 10, 1970*
No. 16 St. John's W 90–76  14–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 14, 1970*
No. 16 at Detroit Mercy W 95–93  16–5
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 16, 1970*
No. 14 Tulane W 115–80  17–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 19, 1970*
No. 14 at NYU W 77–65  18–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 21, 1970*
No. 14 West Virginia W 114–78  19–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 23, 1970*
No. 14 at Butler W 121–114  20–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 28, 1970*
No. 13 at Dayton L 79–95  20–6
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 7, 1970*
No. 15 vs. No. 17 Ohio
First round
W 112–82  21–6
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 12, 1970*
No. 9 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 99–109  21–7
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 14, 1970*
No. 9 vs. No. 7 Iowa
Regional 3rd Place game
L 106–121[1]  21–8
St. John Arena (13,865)
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP13106111320161413159
Coaches167131215-т16-т15188

References

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  1. ^ "Notre Dame vs. Iowa Box Score, March 14, 1970". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "1969-70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.