1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional semifinals, L 72–77 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Independent
Record	17–9
Head coach	John Jordan;
Home arena	Notre Dame Fieldhouse

1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Loyola (Ill.)		–		–	29	–	2	.935
Providence		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Miami (FL)		–		–	23	–	5	.821
Colorado State		–		–	18	–	5	.783
Seattle		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Niagara		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Idaho		–		–	20	–	6	.769
Pittsburgh		–		–	19	–	6	.760
Penn State		–		–	15	–	5	.750
Utah State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Canisius		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Memphis		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Texas Western		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Oregon State		–		–	22	–	9	.710
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	7	.696
Marquette		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Oklahoma City		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Villanova		–		–	19	–	10	.655
		–		–	17	–	9	.654
DePaul		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Iona		–		–	12	–	7	.632
Regis		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Butler		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Dayton		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Florida State		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Duquesne		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Houston		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Louisville		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Detroit		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Gonzaga		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Boston University		–		–	10	–	9	.526
St. Bonaventure		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Creighton		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Montana State		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Loyola (LA)		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Navy		–		–	9	–	9	.500
Centenary		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	10	–	12	.455
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	10	–	13	.435
Xavier		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Oregon		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Army		–		–	8	–	11	.421
Boston College		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Syracuse		–		–	8	–	13	.381
Idaho State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Portland		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Rutgers		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Colgate		–		–	5	–	13	.278
Montana		–		–	6	–	18	.250
West Texas State		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Denver		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Washington State		–		–	5	–	20	.200
New Mexico State		–		–	4	–	17	.190

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1962–63 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
December 1	St. Joseph's (IN)	W 87–73	1–0	35 – Reed	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 4	Michigan State	W 92–85	2–0	24 – Matthews	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 6	St. Francis (PA)	W 101–70	3–0	20 – Matthews	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 8	at Valparaiso	W 102–90	4–0	24 – Matthews	–	–
December 11	Western Michigan	W 82–68	5–0	27 – Sahm	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 13	Creighton	W 74–48	6–0	20 – Andreoli	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
December 22	at Butler	L 59–66	6–1	15 – Sheffield	–	–
December 29	at Kentucky	L 70–78	6–2	28 – Sheffield	–	–	Lexington, KY
December 31	vs. No. 3 Illinois	W 90–88	7–2	23 – Andreoli	–	–	Chicago Stadium (10,346) Chicago, IL
January 2	vs. Indiana	W 73–70	8–2	19 – Miller	–	–	Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
January 5	North Carolina	L 68–76 ^OT	8–3	21 – Miller	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 9	DePaul	W 82–62	9–3	21 – Sheffield	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 12	Detroit	W 105–70	10–3	25 – Reed	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 14	Butler	W 80–54	11–3	18 – Tied	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
January 16	at DePaul	L 69–83	11–4	18 – Andreoli	–	–
January 21	vs. Purdue	W 96–86	12–4	28 – Sahm	–	–	Fort Wayne, IN
February 7	at Boston College	W 74–66	13–4	22 – Sahm	–	–	Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9	at St. John's	L 52–57	13–5	13 – Sahm	–	–
February 13	Gannon	W 82–47	14–5	16 – Tied	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
February 16	Navy	W 68–56	15–5	24 – Andreoli	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
February 18	at Bowling Green	L 58–67	15–6	15 – Sahm	–	–
February 21	vs. NYU	L 79–80	15–7	22 – Jesewitz	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 23	at Detroit	W 83–79	16–7	25 – Matthews	–	–
February 27	Evansville	W 78–72	17–7	23 – Tied	–	–	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
March 2	vs. Bradley	L 66–72	17–8	18 – Andreoli	–	–	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
March 11	vs. Bowling Green NCAA tournament	L 72–77	17–9	23 – Matthews	–	–	Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Roster

1962–63 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	33	John Andreoli (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Father Judge	Philadelphia, PA
G	34	Jim Affeldt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Regis	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	15	Owen Dowd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	St. Agnes	Rockville Centre, NY
G	11	Pat Dudgeon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Good Shepherd	Frankfort, KY
F	21	Dick Erlenbaugh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Immaculate Conception	Villa Park, IL
C	20	Larry Jesewitz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Gage Park	Chicago, IL
F	22	Ed Malloy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Carroll	Washington, D.C.
G	10	John Matthews (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Christian Brothers	Watervliet, NY
F	30	Jay Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Goshen	Goshen, IN
F	32	Ron Reed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	LaPorte	LaPorte, IN
F/C	25	Walt Sahm	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
G	14	Larry Sheffield	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	LaSalle	Troy, NY
F	23	Sam Skarich	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Keewatin	Keewatin, MN

Head coach

John Jordan

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck Lennon

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 17 January 2016

References

^ Notre Dame Archives, 1960-69. Page 9 Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[1] Notre Dame Archives, 1960-69. Page 9 Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics