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
1962–63 record	17–9
Head coach	John Jordan
Home arena	Notre Dame Fieldhouse

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. Illinois	W 90–88	7–2	23 – Andreoli	–	–	Chicago Stadium  Chicago, IL
January 2		vs. Indiana	W 73–70	8–2	19 – Miller	–	–	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 F 23 Sam Skarich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Keewatin Keewatin, MN G 14 Larry Sheffield 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So LaSalle Troy, NY	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

1. Notre Dame Archives, 1960-69. Page 9. Retrieved 17 January 2016.