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 the 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, the Fighting Irish defeated Cincinnati in the first round, 79–78 and then lost to Michigan in the second round.

1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record23–6
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
← 1974–75
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers 312 .939
No. 3 UNLV 292 .935
No. 2 Marquette 272 .931
North Texas State 224 .846
No. 19 Centenary 225 .815
UNC Charlotte 246 .800
Pan American 205 .800
No. 7 Notre Dame 236 .793
St. John's 236 .793
Florida State 216 .778
Oral Roberts 206 .769
Georgetown 217 .750
Virginia Tech 217 .750
George Washington 207 .741
Illinois State 207 .741
Creighton 197 .731
Northeast Louisiana 187 .720
Detroit 198 .704
South Florida 198 .704
New Orleans 188 .692
No. 17 DePaul 209 .690
Syracuse 209 .690
Holy Cross 2210 .688
Seton Hall 189 .667
South Alabama 189 .667
South Carolina 189 .667
Providence 2111 .656
Stetson 179 .654
UC Santa Barbara 179 .654
Air Force 169 .640
VCU 169 .640
St. Peter's 1911 .633
Portland State 1710 .630
St. Bonaventure 1710 .630
Mercer 1510 .600
Villanova 1611 .593
Niagara 1712 .586
Long Island 1512 .556
Colgate 1311 .542
Xavier 1412 .538
West Virginia 1513 .536
Georgia State 1211 .522
Indiana State 1312 .520
Dayton 1413 .519
Hardin–Simmons 1413 .519
Jacksonville 1313 .500
Manhattan 1414 .500
St. Francis (PA) 1414 .500
St. Francis (NY) 1313 .500
Marshall 1314 .481
Duquesne 1213 .480
Northeastern 1213 .480
Fairfield 1214 .462
Utah State 1214 .462
Butler 1215 .444
Denver 1215 .444
Pittsburgh 1215 .444
Army 1114 .440
Iona 1115 .423
Milwaukee 1115 .423
Southern Miss 1115 .423
Navy 1014 .417
Fairleigh Dickinson 913 .409
Georgia Southern 1116 .407
Hawaii 1116 .407
Penn State 1015 .400
Buffalo 1016 .385
Loyola (IL) 1016 .385
Canisius 1017 .370
Boston College 917 .346
Oklahoma City 918 .333
Portland 918 .333
Fordham 719 .269
Cleveland State 619 .240
Houston Baptist 521 .192
Charleston Southern 323 .115
Samford 323 .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C54Roger Anderson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrSt. Paul, Minnesota
F/C45Dave Batton6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoSpringfield, PA
G10Jeff Carpenter6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoOak Park, IL
F44Adrian Dantley6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrWashington, D. C.
F/C34Bruce Flowers6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrHuntington Woods, MI
F22Randy Haefner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoMilford, OH
F/C43Toby Knight6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrShoreham, NY
G23Dave Kuzmicz6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrSouth Bend, IN
C52Bill Laimbeer6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrToledo, Ohio
G21Ray Martin6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrLong Island City, NY
F55Bill Paterno6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrSpring Lake, NJ
G25Don Williams6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoWashington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
November 29
Kent StateW 90–61 1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 2
ValparaisoW 117–83 2–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 6
Texas TechW 88–63 3–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 8
No. 9 at KansasW 72–64 4–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
December 11
No. 8 at No. 1 IndianaL 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 KentuckyL 77–79 5–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 3
No. 5 at No. 4 UCLAW 66–63 5–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 10
ManhattanW 88–71 6–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 12
at PittsburghW 77–66 7–3
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 14
Ball StateW 119–78 8–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 17
at XavierW 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
No. 15 No. 6 UCLAW 95–85 11–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 28
DePaulW 89–68 12–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31
MarylandL 63–69 12–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 4
at La SalleW 108–89 13–4
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7
DavidsonW 117–74 14–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 9
St. BonaventureW 95–80 15–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 11
VillanovaW 84–57 16–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 14
West VirginiaW 97–77 17–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 16
vs. ButlerW 92–79 18–4
 
 
February 19
vs. FordhamW 91–78 19–4
 
 
February 21
at South CarolinaW 90–83 20–4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 25
at DaytonW 85–79 21–4
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
February 28
No. 6 MarquetteL 75–81 21–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 1
Western MichiganW 95–88 OT22–5
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
16Adrian DantleyBuffalo Braves

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References

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  1. ^ "1975-76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "1976 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.