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1975–76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team
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 Schedule Team players drafted into the NBA References {{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team 1975 in sports in Indiana, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1976 in sports in Indiana, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament participants, Notre D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger Phelps
Richard Frederick "Digger" Phelps (born July 4, 1941) is an American former college basketball coach, most notably of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1971 to 1991. For 20 years, from 1993 to 2014, he served as an analyst on ESPN. He got the nickname "Digger" from his father, who was a mortician in Beacon, New York. Early life Phelps was born in Beacon, New York. His family ran a funeral home business in the city. Coaching career Early career Phelps began his coaching career in 1963 as a graduate assistant at Rider College (now Rider University), where he had played basketball. After a move to St. Gabriel's High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, he obtained his first full assistant job in 1966 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His first head coaching job came in 1970 at Fordham University in The Bronx, where he coached Charlie Yelverton and P.J. Carlesimo, the athletic director's son. Phelps led the Rams to a 24–2 record in the 1970–71 regular season a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |