Inducted into the Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor on February 28, 2011
The lower level concourse of the Joyce Center was renamed the Austin Carr Concourse on the same date, February 28, 2011
Still holds the school career scoring marks for points (2,560) and average (34.6)
Led his Irish teams to a 34-6 (.850) mark at home and helped begin a list of upsets for which Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center has become famous for throughout the years
The first, and one of the most celebrated upsets to occur inside the building, took place on January 23, 1971 when Carr scored 46 points in an 89-82 win over top-ranked UCLA
The Bruins entered the contest that day riding a 19-game win streak and had defeated 48 straight non-conference opponents
UCLA went on to finish the season 29-1 and won its fifth consecutive national crown.
In 74 career outings, Carr failed to score in double figures on just two occasions
Inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007, he was a consensus All-American as a senior in ’71 and was named the national player of the year by both Associated Press and United Press International
As junior and senior, Carr ranked second nationally in scoring with averages of 38.1 and 37.9, respectively
At the time of his graduation, he held 33 different Notre Dame records for scoring and field goals, 25 of which still stand today
Carr ranks as the greatest scorer in NCAA tournament history with a 41.3 career scoring average
His single-game record 61-point effort against Ohio University in a first-round NCAA tournament game still stands
He recorded 22 double-doubles during his career and scored 20 or more points in each game during his junior and senior seasons — 58 straight contests — and in 70 of 74 career games

Austin Carr – Career Statistics

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

3fg-a

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

treb

avg

ast

blk

stl

pts

avg

1968-69

143-294

.486

67-85

.788

5.3

353

22.0

1969-70

444-799

.556

218-264

.826

240

8.8

1106

38.1

1970-71

430-832

.517

241-297

.811

214

7.4

1101

38.0

TOTAL

1017-1925

.528

526-646

.814

538

7.3

128

2560

34.6

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34	Austin Carr	G	6-3	200 lbs	1971	Washington, DC	Mackin
34 Austin Carr G Weight200 lbs Height6-3 Class1971 HometownWashington, DC High SchoolMackin

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