1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1962–63 men's college basketball season.
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
December 1
St. Joseph's (IN)
W 87–73
1–0
35 – Reed
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 4
Michigan State
W 92–85
2–0
24 – Matthews
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 6
St. Francis (PA)
W 101–70
3–0
20 – Matthews
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 8
at Valparaiso
W 102–90
4–0
24 – Matthews
–
–
December 11
Western Michigan
W 82–68
5–0
27 – Sahm
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 13
Creighton
W 74–48
6–0
20 – Andreoli
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 22
at Butler
L 59–66
6–1
15 – Sheffield
–
–
December 29
at Kentucky
L 70–78
6–2
28 – Sheffield
–
–
Lexington, KY
December 31
vs. No. 3 Illinois
W 90–88
7–2
23 – Andreoli
–
–
Chicago Stadium (10,346)Chicago, IL
January 2
vs. Indiana
W 73–70
8–2
19 – Miller
–
–
Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
January 5
North Carolina
L 68–76 OT
8–3
21 – Miller
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 9
DePaul
W 82–62
9–3
21 – Sheffield
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 12
Detroit
W 105–70
10–3
25 – Reed
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 14
Butler
W 80–54
11–3
18 – Tied
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 16
at DePaul
L 69–83
11–4
18 – Andreoli
–
–
January 21
vs. Purdue
W 96–86
12–4
28 – Sahm
–
–
Fort Wayne, IN
February 7
at Boston College
W 74–66
13–4
22 – Sahm
–
–
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9
at St. John's
L 52–57
13–5
13 – Sahm
–
–
February 13
Gannon
W 82–47
14–5
16 – Tied
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
February 16
Navy
W 68–56
15–5
24 – Andreoli
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
February 18
at Bowling Green
L 58–67
15–6
15 – Sahm
–
–
February 21
vs. NYU
L 79–80
15–7
22 – Jesewitz
–
–
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 23
at Detroit
W 83–79
16–7
25 – Matthews
–
–
February 27
Evansville
W 78–72
17–7
23 – Tied
–
–
Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
March 2
vs. Bradley
L 66–72
17–8
18 – Andreoli
–
–
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
March 11
vs. Bowling Green NCAA tournament
L 72–77
17–9
23 – Matthews
–
–
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 1]
Roster
1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
33
John Andreoli (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Father Judge
Philadelphia, PA
G
34
Jim Affeldt
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Regis
Cedar Rapids, IA
G
15
Owen Dowd
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
St. Agnes
Rockville Centre, NY
G
11
Pat Dudgeon
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Good Shepherd
Frankfort, KY
F
21
Dick Erlenbaugh
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Immaculate Conception
Villa Park, IL
C
20
Larry Jesewitz
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Gage Park
Chicago, IL
F
22
Ed Malloy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Archbishop Carroll
Washington, D.C.
G
10
John Matthews (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Christian Brothers
Watervliet, NY
F
30
Jay Miller
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Goshen
Goshen, IN
F
32
Ron Reed
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
LaPorte
LaPorte, IN
F/C
25
Walt Sahm
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Cathedral
Indianapolis, IN
G
14
Larry Sheffield
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
So
LaSalle
Troy, NY
F
23
Sam Skarich
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Keewatin
Keewatin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 17 January 2016
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics