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ACC-Leading Irish Take Down Hokies in Blacksburg

Raise your hand if you had the Irish as 5-0 to start the ACC season. Anyone? Bueller? Well, that's exactly what they are following Saturday's 76-71 win over Virginia Tech. Notre Dame is now in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings, which exactly no one predicted. A few weeks ago, JoeSchu broke [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:36-04:00January 14th, 2017|Basketball|25 Comments

Irish Off to 3-0 ACC Start with Win over Clemson

The cardiac kids did it again. It was seldom pretty on Saturday afternoon, but ACC wins are always a beautiful thing. Notre Dame took down the Clemson Tigers in yet another intense back-and-forth affair. It wasn't over until Matt Farrell knocked down an audacious NBA-distance 3 with 8 seconds remaining to give the Irish their 5-point [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:37-04:00January 7th, 2017|Basketball|8 Comments

Irish Hold Off Louisville, Move to 2-0 in ACC Play

You couldn't have dreamed a better start to ACC season for the Irish than this. Notre Dame is 2-0 after defending their home court on Wednesday night against the Louisville Cardinals. Much like Saturday's thriller in Pittsburgh, this was just a great college basketball game. Notre Dame led for all but about two minutes of [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:38-04:00January 5th, 2017|Basketball|12 Comments

Irish Win Legends Classic Over Northwestern

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish haven't won an early season non-conference tournament since Ben Hansbrough's squad won the Old Spice Classic in 2010. On Tuesday night, that changed as after losing a double-digit second half lead, Matt Farrell converted a layup while getting fouled to retake the lead with just 14 seconds left. The Irish [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:45-04:00November 23rd, 2016|Basketball|9 Comments

Irish Hoops Start Season Right with Win over Bryant

At long last, the Notre Dame hoops season has returned, and it got off to a fun start on Saturday afternoon with an 89-64 win over the Bryant Bulldogs. There were some encouraging signs, some questionable ones, and a couple of suspicions seemingly confirmed in the 25-point win. As a bit about the Bulldogs, KenPom [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:48-04:00November 12th, 2016|Basketball|7 Comments

SG/SF DJ Harvey commits to Notre Dame

After much consternation over his recruiting and whether he could capitalize on his program's recent successes, Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey did what he normally does. He locked onto a coveted recruit early, stayed on him, and ultimately reeled him in. He did so with Demetrius Jackson, Matt Ryan, and TJ Gibbs in recent years. [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:01-04:00September 20th, 2016|Basketball|17 Comments

5 Names to Know for Irish Hoops Recruiting

As you can see in the scholarship chart, Notre Dame is currently using 12 scholarships for the 2016-2017 season, leaving one wide open for the 2017 recruiting class. There will be two additional scholarships becoming available once VJ Beachem and Steve Vasturia graduate after this season. You probably did the math already, but we are [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:04-04:00September 7th, 2016|Basketball|16 Comments

Demetrius Jackson reportedly to sign guaranteed contract with Boston Celtics

The fall of Demetrius Jackson on draft night to the middle of the second round was simply a nightmare to watch unfold. He is the most purely talented player the Irish have had since Troy Murphy and was projected to easily be a first-rounder BEFORE a terrific combine circuit that saw him impress in interviews [...]

By |2016-07-23T14:48:55-04:00July 23rd, 2016|18S Reads, Basketball|4 Comments
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