1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record26–3
Head coach
Assistant coachDick DiBiaso (3rd season)
Captains
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
← 1972–73
1974–75 →
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame –   – 26 – 3   .897
No. 8 Providence –   – 28 – 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh –   – 25 – 4   .862
UNC Charlotte –   – 22 – 4   .846
Centenary –   – 21 – 4   .840
Marquette –   – 26 – 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina –   – 22 – 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts –   – 23 – 6   .793
South Alabama –   – 22 – 6   .786
Creighton –   – 23 – 7   .767
St. John's –   – 20 – 7   .741
Georgia Southern –   – 19 – 7   .731
Southern Illinois –   – 19 – 7   .731
Syracuse –   – 19 – 7   .731
VCU –   – 17 – 7   .708
Cincinnati –   – 19 – 8   .704
Boston College –   – 21 – 9   .700
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Rutgers –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton –   – 20 – 9   .690
Hawaii –   – 19 – 9   .679
Jacksonville –   – 20 – 10   .667
Manhattan –   – 18 – 9   .667
Mercer –   – 16 – 8   .667
Detroit –   – 17 – 9   .654
Fairfield –   – 17 – 9   .654
Houston –   – 17 – 9   .654
Illinois State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Marshall –   – 17 – 9   .654
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 9   .654
Stetson –   – 17 – 9   .654
DePaul –   – 16 – 9   .640
Memphis State –   – 19 – 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana –   – 16 – 10   .615
Utah State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Colgate –   – 15 – 10   .600
Portland State –   – 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 11   .593
Pan American –   – 13 – 9   .591
George Washington –   – 15 – 11   .577
Portland –   – 15 – 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 11   .577
Ball State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Butler –   – 14 – 12   .538
Canisius –   – 14 – 12   .538
Milwaukee –   – 14 – 12   .538
Penn State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Northeastern –   – 12 – 11   .522
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Duquesne –   – 12 – 12   .500
Georgetown –   – 13 – 13   .500
Oklahoma City –   – 13 – 13   .500
Virginia Tech –   – 13 – 13   .500
Indiana State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Loyola Chicago –   – 12 – 14   .462
Niagara –   – 12 – 14   .462
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 11 – 13   .458
Iona –   – 11 – 13   .458
St. Francis (NY) –   – 11 – 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 11 – 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons –   – 11 – 14   .440
South Florida –   – 11 – 14   .440
Denver –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southern Mississippi –   – 11 – 15   .423
Navy –   – 9 – 13   .409
West Virginia –   – 10 – 15   .400
Fordham –   – 8 – 17   .320
Northern Illinois –   – 8 – 17   .320
Eastern Michigan –   – 8 – 18   .308
Holy Cross –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Xavier –   – 8 – 18   .308
Villanova –   – 7 – 19   .269
Army –   – 6 – 18   .250
Houston Baptist –   – 6 – 19   .240
Cleveland State –   – 6 – 20   .231
Samford –   – 6 – 20   .231
Buffalo –   – 5 – 20   .200
Georgia Tech –   – 5 – 21   .192
Georgia State –   – 1 – 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1973–74 season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. On January 19, the Fighting Irish defeated UCLA 71–70, ending the Bruins' record 88-game winning streak.

Forward John Shumate was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 24.2 points per game. After the season, Shumate was selected as a first-team player on the 1974 All-America team.

The team finished 26–3, losing by a 77–68 score against Michigan in the NCAA tournament, and going on to finish third in the Mideast Regional.

Roster

1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 54 Roger Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Paul, Minnesota
F 44 Adrian Dantley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D. C.
F/C 43 Toby Knight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Shoreham, NY
G 23 Dave Kuzmicz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Bend, IN
G 21 Ray Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Long Island City, NY
F 55 Bill Paterno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Spring Lake, NJ
F 34 John Shumate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Elizabeth, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
 Valparaiso W 112–62  1–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 3
 at Ohio State W 76–72  2–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
December 6
 at Northwestern W 98–74  3–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 8
 Saint Louis W 94–65  4–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 11
 at Indiana W 73–67  5–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 20
 Denver W 99–59  6–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
 at Kentucky W 94–79  7–0
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 12
 Xavier W 87–44  8–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 15
 Georgetown W 104–77  9–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19
 UCLA W 71–70  10–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 22
 at Kansas W 76–74  11–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 24
 Saint Francis (PA) W 78–58  12–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 26
 at UCLA L 75–94  12–1
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 29
 Marquette W 69–63  13–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31
 DePaul W 101–72  14–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
 Davidson W 95–84  15–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 4
 at Michigan State W 91–89  16–1
 Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
February 6
 at La Salle W 98–78  17–1
 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 9
 Duke W 87–68  18–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 14
 at Fordham W 79–69  19–1
 Rose Hill Gym 
The Bronx, NY
February 16
 at South Carolina W 72–68  20–1
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 18
 Western Michigan W 85–68  21–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 23
 West Virginia W 108–80  22–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 26
 Ball State W 93–69  23–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 2
 Villanova W 115–85  24–1
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 4
 No. 2 at Dayton L 82–97  24–2
 University of Dayton Arena (13,528)
Dayton, Ohio
March 9
 vs. Austin Peay
NCAA Tournament • Regional First round 		W 108–66  25–2
 Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
March 14
 vs. Michigan
NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinal 		L 68–77  25–3
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 16
 vs. Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament • Regional Third Place 		W 118–88  26–3
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 John Shumate Phoenix Suns
1 18 Gary Brokaw Milwaukee Bucks
5 75 Gary Novak Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

  1. ^ "1973-74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "1974 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.