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

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1973–74 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 3rd place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 5
1973–74 record	26–3
Head coach	Digger Phelps (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Dick DiBiaso (3rd season)
Captains	Gary Novak (2nd year); John Shumate (2nd year);
Home arena	Joyce Center

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

Digger Phelps

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 • 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

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

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

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[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.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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
Charlotte		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Centenary (LA)		–		–	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 (NY)		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Georgia Southern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Southern Illinois		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Syracuse		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Virginia Commonwealth		–		–	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 Mercy		–		–	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
Louisiana-Monroe		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Colgate		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Portland State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593