1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team explained

Year:	1970–71
Team:	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Independent
Coachrank:	14
Aprank:	12
Record:	20–9
Head Coach:	John Dee
Hc Year:	7th
Arena:	Joyce Center
Tourney:	NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Tourney Result:	3rd place

The 1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970–71 season.

Guard Austin Carr was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 38.0 points per game. After the season, Carr was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team. Center Collis Jones was the leading rebounder with an average of 13.2 rebounds per game.

The team's sole loss was by a 79–72 score against Drake in the NCAA Tournament.

Following the season, Austin Carr was drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers with the first pick 1971 NBA draft.^[1]

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NBA

1	1		Cleveland Cavaliers
1	17		Milwaukee Bucks
4	55		Cincinnati Royals

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Austin Carr Stats. Basketball-Reference.com.
2. Web site: 1970-71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule. sports-reference.com. July 8, 2019.
3. Web site: 2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season. Notre Dame Athletics. July 21, 2019.
4. Web site: 1971 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference.com . September 6, 2019 .