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

1968–69 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional first round, L 72–77 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record20–7
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
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

1968–69 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) 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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

  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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