What a bounce-back performance by the Irish on Saturday afternoon. For the first time since both programs moved to the ACC, Notre Dame beat the Syracuse Orange. The victory an 18-point trouncing as the Irish brought it in all phases of the game while the Orange looked like a team heading for the NIT. Notre [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wow. That was a heart-stopper. Notre Dame looked like they were going to lose today's ACC season opener about a dozen times. But they never quit, and led by Steve Vasturia in overtime, the Irish went into the Oakland Zoo and stole a game from the Pittsburgh Panthers. Oddly enough, it was Notre Dame's first win [...]
I don't really have much of a post-game recap in me after this one. Notre Dame is the best first half team in the country and, unfortunately, one of the worst in the second half of games. The Crossroads Classic was a major opportunity to pick up a resume-making non-conference win. Instead, the Irish blew it. [...]
An old Big East match-up will be rekindled on Saturday when Notre Dame takes on the Villanova Wildcats. This game will be played as part of a doubleheader called the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, NJ. The event will be held in partnership with the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, which benefits the children [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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