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)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	20–7
Head coach	John Dee (5th season)
Home arena	Joyce Center

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

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 John Dee Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.