1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1969–70
| team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| sport = basketball
| logo = Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Independent
| division =
| short_conf =
| CoachRank = 8
| APRank = 9
| record = 21–8
| conf_record =
| wins_vacated =
| ties_forfeited =
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| conf_wins_vacated =
| conf_wins_forfeited =
| head_coach = John Dee
| hc_year = 6th
| asst_coach1 =
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| asst_coach2 =
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| asst_coach3 =
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| mvp =
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| captain =
| captain_year =
| captain2 =
| captain2_year =
| captain3 =
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| captain4 =
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| arena = Joyce Center
| champion =
| tourney=NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result=Regional 4th Place
}}
{{1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings}}
The 1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by 6th-year head coach John Dee and played their home games at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame made the NCAA tournament for the third straight season, reaching the Sweet Sixteen before finishing fourth place in the Mideast region. The Irish closed the season with an overall record of 21–8 and was ranked in the top ten of both major polls.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Collis|last=Jones|num=42|pos=F|class=Jr|ft=6|in=7|lbs=200|home=Washington, D.C.|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sid|last=Catlett|num=43|pos=F|class=Jr|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|home=Washington, D.C.|link=y|dab=basketball}}
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| gamename =
| score = 84–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 87–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilltop Gym
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 98–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 111–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 65–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 89–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 100–102
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 84–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 83–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename =
| score = 77–108
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 91–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 94–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 96–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 82–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jenison Field House
| site_cityst = East Lansing, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 82–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 86–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks|title=Saint Peter's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 135–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 96–95
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 90–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Detroit Mercy Titans|title=Detroit Mercy}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 95–93
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 115–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=NYU Violets |title=NYU}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename =
| score = 77–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 114–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 121–114
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 79–95
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| seed =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank = 17
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename = First round
| score = 112–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| seed =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 1
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = St. John Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio
| gamename = Regional semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 99–109
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1970
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| seed =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 7
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = St. John Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio
| gamename = Regional 3rd Place game
| score = 106–121{{cite web| publisher=Sports Reference| title=Notre Dame vs. Iowa Box Score, March 14, 1970 | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1970-03-14-iowa.html | access-date=November 18, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend = 13,865
| record = 21–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll =
| timezone =
| region = ME
| regionname = Mideast
| notes =
}}{{cite web |title=1969-70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/notre-dame/1970-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=November 18, 2023}}{{cite web |title=2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season|url=https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_Season_By_Season_Results-1.pdf|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|accessdate=November 18, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek =14
| poll1_0= 13
| poll1_1= 10
| poll1_2= 6
| poll1_3= 11
| poll1_4= 13
| poll1_5= NR
| poll1_6= NR
| poll1_7= 20
| poll1_8= NR
| poll1_9= NR
| poll1_10= 16
| poll1_11= 14
| poll1_12= 13
| poll1_13= 15
| poll1_14= 9
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek =14
| poll2_0= NR
| poll2_1= 16
| poll2_2= 7
| poll2_3= 13
| poll2_4= 12
| poll2_5= NR
| poll2_6= NR
| poll2_7= NR
| poll2_8= NR
| poll2_9= NR
| poll2_10= 15-т
| poll2_11= 16-т
| poll2_12= 15
| poll2_13= 18
| poll2_14= 8
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
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References
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