The Greatest Notre Dame Basketball Players of All Time
Notre Dame basketball fans, we’re ranking the best Notre Dame Fighting Irish of all-time. This list of Notre Dame basketball players includes current and former players, along with the seasons played with the college. Featuring All-Americans, players in the NBA, and school legends who had their jerseys retired, the top players from University of Notre Dame men's basketball team history include Adrian Danley, Troy Murphy, Austin Carr, and Ben Hansborough. Who is the best Notre Dame Fighting Irish ever?
In the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster has the starting five: Matt Farrell, Temple Gibbs, Rex Pflueger, Austin Torres, and Martin Geben.
Vote up the ones you think are the greatest Notre Dame basketball players in Fighting Irish history. Feel free to add any Fighting Irish freshmen, NBA rookies, or Notre Dame alumni missing from the list.
- 1Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 68
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers
1973 - 1976
Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28, 1956) is an American retired basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward and six-time NBA All-Star, he was ...more - 2Guard
- Age: 75
- Number: 22, 34
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers
1968 - 1971
Austin George Carr (born March 10, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National ...more 1977 - 1981
Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959), is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991. He was a two time NBA ...more- 4Point guard
- Age: 62
- Teams: Chicago Bulls
1979 - 1983
John MacBeth Paxson (born September 29, 1960) is an American basketball administrator and former player who has been vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National ...more - 5Power forward
- Age: 53
- Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets
1988 - 1992
LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5, 1970) is an American retired basketball player. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets as the fifth overall pick in the 1992 NBA ...more - 6Center
- Age: 66
- Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
1975 - 1979
William Laimbeer Jr. (born May 19, 1957) is an American former basketball player and current coach of the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).During his National ...more
