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

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.

1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
1973–74 record26–3
Head coach
Assistant coachDick DiBiaso (3rd season)
Captains
Home arenaJoyce Center
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame    263  .897
No. 8 Providence    284  .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh    254  .862
Charlotte    224  .846
Centenary (LA)    224  .846
Marquette    265  .839
No. 19 South Carolina    225  .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts    236  .793
South Alabama    226  .786
Creighton    237  .767
St. John's (NY)    207  .741
Georgia Southern    197  .731
Southern Illinois    197  .731
Syracuse    197  .731
Virginia Commonwealth    177  .708
Cincinnati    198  .704
Boston College    219  .700
Florida State    188  .692
Rutgers    188  .692
No. 20 Dayton    209  .690
Hawaii    199  .679
Jacksonville    2010  .667
Manhattan    189  .667
Mercer    168  .667
Detroit Mercy    179  .654
Fairfield    179  .654
Houston    179  .654
Illinois State    179  .654
Marshall    179  .654
St. Bonaventure    179  .654
Stetson    179  .654
DePaul    169  .640
Memphis State    1911  .633
Louisiana-Monroe    1610  .615
Utah State    1610  .615
Colgate    1510  .600
Portland State    1611  .593
Seton Hall    1611  .593
Texas-Rio Grande Valley    139  .591
George Washington    1511  .577
Portland    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
Ball State    1412  .538
Butler    1412  .538
Canisius    1412  .538
Milwaukee    1412  .538
Penn State    1412  .538
Northeastern    1211  .522
Long Island    1312  .520
Duquesne    1212  .500
Georgetown    1313  .500
Oklahoma City    1313  .500
Virginia Tech    1313  .500
Indiana State    1214  .462
Loyola (IL)    1214  .462
Niagara    1214  .462
Tulane    1214  .462
Air Force    1113  .458
Iona    1113  .458
St. Francis (NY)    1113  .458
Fairleigh Dickinson    1114  .440
Hardin-Simmons    1114  .440
South Florida    1114  .440
Denver    1115  .423
Southern Mississippi    1115  .423
Navy    913  .409
West Virginia    1015  .400
Fordham    817  .320
Northern Illinois    817  .320
Eastern Michigan    818  .308
Holy Cross    818  .308
St. Peter's    818  .308
Xavier    818  .308
Villanova    719  .269
Army    618  .250
Houston Baptist    619  .240
Cleveland State    620  .231
Samford    620  .231
Buffalo    520  .200
Georgia Tech    521  .192
Georgia State    125  .038
Rankings from AP Poll

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's sole loss was by a 77–68 score against Michigan in the NCAA Tournament.

Schedule

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
at Dayton L 82–97  24–2
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 9
vs. Austin Peay
NCAA Tournament • First Round
W 108–66  25–2
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
March 14
vs. Michigan
NCAA Tournament • Semifinal
L 68–77  25–3
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 16
vs. Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament • Third Place
W 118–88  26–3
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1][2]

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
14John ShumatePhoenix Suns
118Gary BrokawMilwaukee Bucks
575Gary NovakCleveland 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.


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