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

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.

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 Chicago		–			–			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
Notre Dame		–			–			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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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.

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