1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg 150 Independent 8 7 23–6 Digger Phelps 5th Joyce Center NCAA Tournament Second Round 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. Roster 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y Roger Anderson 54 C Sr 6 10 225 St. Paul, Minnesota Dave Batton y 45 F/C 6 9 225 So Springfield, PA Jeff Carpenter 10 G 6 0 165 So Oak Park, IL Adrian Dantley 44 Jr F 6 5 210 Washington, D. C. y Bruce Flowers y 34 F/C 6 8 210 Fr Huntington Woods, MI Randy Haefner 22 F 6 6 205 So Milford, OH Toby Knight y 43 F/C 6 9 210 Jr Shoreham, NY Dave Kuzmicz 23 G 6 3 185 Jr South Bend, IN Bill Laimbeer 52 Fr C 6 11 225 y Toledo, Ohio Ray Martin 21 G 6 1 170 Jr Long Island City, NY Bill Paterno 55 F 6 6 205 Jr Spring Lake, NJ Don Williams 25 G 6 3 180 So Washington, D.C. Digger Phelps Schedule November 29 Kent State 90–61 1–0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 2 Valparaiso 117–83 2–0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 6 Texas Tech 88–63 3–0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 8 9 yes Kansas 72–64 4–0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas December 11 8 yes 1 Indiana 60–63 4–1 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana December 13 Saint Francis (PA) 103–73 5–1 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 30 yes Kentucky 77–79 5–2 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky January 3 5 yes 4 UCLA 70-86 5–3 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA January 10 Manhattan 88–71 6–3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 12 yes Pittsburgh 77–66 7–3 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 14 Ball State 119–78 8–3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 17 yes Xavier 90–79 9–3 Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio January 21 Saint Joseph (IN) 97–60 10–3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 24 15 6 UCLA 95–85 11–3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 28 DePaul 89–68 12–3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 31 Maryland 63–69 12–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 4 yes La Salle 108–89 13–4 Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 7 Davidson 117–74 14–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 9 St. Bonaventure 95–80 15–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 11 Villanova 84–57 16–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 14 West Virginia 97–77 17–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 16 yes Butler 92–79 18–4 February 19 yes Fordham 91–78 19–4 February 21 yes South Carolina 90–83 20–4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 25 yes Dayton 85–79 21–4 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio February 28 6 Marquette 75–81 21–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 1 Western Michigan 95–88 OT 22–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 13 Cincinnati NCAA Tournament • First Round 79–78 23–5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas March 18 Michigan NCAA Tournament • Second Round 76–80 23–6 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1975-76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/notre-dame/1976-schedule.html sports-reference.com July 12, 20192018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_Season_By_Season_Results-1.pdf Notre Dame Athletics July 21, 2019 Team players drafted into the NBA Notre Dame Fighting Irish Round Pick Player NBA club 1 6 Adrian Dantley Buffalo Braveshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1976.html 1976 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference.com September 6, 2019 References Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball seasons