1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1975–76 season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 23–6. In 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, the Fighting Irish defeated Cincinnati in the first round, 79–78. Notre Dame would fall to Michigan in the second round.
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Independent |
1975–76 record | 23–6 |
Head coach | Digger Phelps (5th season) |
Home arena | Joyce Center |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 29 |
Kent State | W 90–61 | 1–0 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
December 2 |
Valparaiso | W 117–83 | 2–0 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
December 6 |
Texas Tech | W 88–63 | 3–0 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
December 8 |
at Kansas | W 72–64 | 4–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
December 11 |
No. 8 | at No. 1 Indiana | L 60–63 | 4–1 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
December 13 |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 103–73 | 5–1 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
December 30 |
at Kentucky | L 77–79 | 5–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
January 3 |
at UCLA | W 66–63 | 5–3 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 10 |
Manhattan | W 88–71 | 6–3 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
January 12 |
at Pittsburgh | W 77–66 | 7–3 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 14 |
Ball State | W 119–78 | 8–3 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
January 17 |
at Xavier | W 90–79 | 9–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
January 21 |
Saint Joseph (IN) | W 97–60 | 10–3 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
January 24 |
UCLA | W 95–85 | 11–3 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
January 28 |
DePaul | W 89–68 | 12–3 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
January 31 |
Maryland | L 63–69 | 12–4 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
February 4 |
at La Salle | W 108–89 | 13–4 |
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 7 |
Davidson | W 117–74 | 14–4 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
February 9 |
St. Bonaventure | W 95–80 | 15–4 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
February 11 |
Villanova | W 84–57 | 16–4 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
February 14 |
West Virginia | W 97–77 | 17–4 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
February 16 |
vs. Butler | W 92–79 | 18–4 |
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February 19 |
vs. Fordham | W 91–78 | 19–4 |
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February 21 |
at South Carolina | W 90–83 | 20–4 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
February 25 |
at Dayton | W 85–79 | 21–4 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
February 28 |
Marquette | L 75–81 | 21–5 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
March 1 |
Western Michigan | W 95–88 OT | 22–5 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
March 13 |
Cincinnati NCAA Tournament • First Round |
W 79–78 | 23–5 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
March 18 |
Michigan NCAA Tournament • Second Round |
L 76–80 | 23–6 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 6 | Adrian Dantley | Buffalo Braves |
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References
- "1975-76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- "1976 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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