With a week off and some chaos at the top of the ACC standings, Irish fans were no doubt hoping for a strong performance on Sunday night. While it wasn't exactly Notre Dame's strongest effort of the season, the Irish were able to hold on and get the 4-point win over Georgia Tech. This was [...]
#5 Notre Dame picked up wins over Boston College and Florida State this week to clinch their fourth consecutive ACC title. They have put themselves in a good position moving into the postseason. Thursday: #5 Notre Dame vs. Boston College On Thursday night, the Irish celebrated Senior Night with a home game against Boston College. [...]
From the second half of the UNC game onward, the Irish have found their stride on offense. In the last few games, Mike Brey has favored a lineup featuring Bonzie Colson has the lone big man. Since the change in the starting lineup, ND's offense has been humming. The Irish offense scored over 80 points against [...]
In a pair of close road games this week, #7 Notre Dame came out ahead with wins over Clemson and #21 Syracuse. They go into the last week of the regular season in sole possession of first place in the ACC. Thursday: #7 Notre Dame at Clemson The Irish traveled to Clemson on Thursday to [...]
Despite a nervous final few minutes, the Irish sailed to their 10th league victory on Saturday against the N.C. State Wolfpack. V.J. Beachem led the Irish with what felt like an easy, even boring, 27 points on 10/16 shooting, including 7/12 from deep. The Irish led throughout and used a 12-4 run over the last [...]
Now that we’ve all recovered from watching Notre Dame escape a way-more-nerve-wracking-than-it-should-be game against annoying Boston College, we’ve got a minute to step back and look at the big picture. Before our attention turns to NC State, let’s take a quick national look and see how the Irish shape up. We'll see if we can’t [...]
Coming off of their most impressive win of the season against Florida State, the Notre Dame hoops team traveled to Boston for the first of their two annual matchups against the Eagles. It was supposed to be the beginning of a much easier stretch for the Irish, who have faced the most difficult conference strength [...]
The women's basketball team had a great week, defeating ranked opponent Louisville on Monday and following it up with a win over Georgia Tech on Sunday. They seem well positioned for the last two weeks of the regular season. Monday: #12 Louisville at #7 Notre Dame #7 Notre Dame opened the week on Monday hosting [...]
You guys know I'm a little obsessive about basketball coaching. In-game operations and the X's and O's of the game fascinate me. I love taking something as beautiful and chaotic as basketball and breaking it down. Pile on love for my dear alma mater, any you have a recipe for obsessiveness. Let's apply that obsessiveness [...]
It’s no secret that the Notre Dame hoops team has been taking its lumps lately. Four consecutive losses took the Irish from a team with a top-15 ranking nationally to a team unsure if they could finish above .500 in the ACC. This drastic downturn left Tuesday’s home game against Wake Forest, perhaps an inconspicuous-looking [...]
On Thursday, #7 Notre Dame defeated Virginia Tech in another ACC matchup. This week the team will face #9 Louisville and Georgia Tech. Game Recap & Observations Thursday's game had a Notre Dame team that had won its previous four games visit a Virginia Tech team that had lost its previous four games. Once again, [...]
Due to a water main break near UNC’s campus, Notre Dame had to wait through a 19-hour postponement and relocation fifty miles up the road from Chapel Hill to Greensboro, but Sunday afternoon the Irish finally took the floor against the Tarheels. Any good memories the Irish had left over from their 2015 ACC Tournament [...]
#8 Notre Dame picked up two more conference wins this week in tough games against Duke and Virginia. They rounded out the week by inducting another new member into the Ring of Honor at Purcell Pavilion. Thursday: Duke at Notre Dame Notre Dame's first game this week came against a fellow ranked opponent in #14 [...]
A few days after knocking off Syracuse for the first time in ACC play, the Notre Dame hoops team had aspirations of finally shaking the Virginia monkey off their back. Unfortunately, the Irish came out with their most sluggish performance of the season, falling by an unflattering scoreline of 71-54. The contest was tense and [...]
Notre Dame (#6) opened the week with a disappointing loss at Tennessee on Monday, but followed it up with wins at Boston College and North Carolina. The team moved to 18-3 on the season, with a 6-1 ACC record. Monday: ND at Tennessee Notre Dame traveled to Tennessee on Monday to kick off this season's [...]
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