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

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.

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

Roster

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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

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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

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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.