In Part 1 of our 18Stripes roundtable, we examined the tournament overall. In part two, we tackle how we think our beloved Irish will fare in the big dance. Will Mike Brey's squad make an early exit or finally reach the promised land? Who will be the guy who breaks out? Who is most important [...]
Since everyone needs one more bracket pool to join, we are happy to fill the void. Join the 18 Stripes bracket challenge group on ESPN to compete against the Irish sports writers, and your fellow readers. Even if you haven't watched non-ND basketball game all season and choose based on the cooler mascot, you're encouraged [...]
Selection Sunday is behind us, and the best 3 weekends in sports are about to be upon us. To get you warmed up for all the upsets and buzzer-beaters, the 18Stripes basketball readers weighed in on various NCAA tournament topics. You know what they say about opinions: everybody has one. Share yours in the comments. [...]
The Irish had to wait until the very end of the 30-minute CBS bracket reveal to finally find their destination. The Selection Committee decided to reward Florida, Butler, Purdue and West Virginia for their regular season work, placing all four of them ahead of the Irish and shipping the Irish to a #5-seed in the [...]
The 2017 NCAA Tournament is just around the corner, with the annual selection show set to air Sunday at 6pm. With their run to Saturday night in Brooklyn, the Irish injected some intrigue into a seeding process that was lacking much excitement for most of the year. Notre Dame was never in serious doubt of [...]
If you had a time machine and could send me back to the preseason to whisper in my ear that I'd have to write a heartbreaking recap after ND lost a thrilling ACC Champoinship game - I'd have taken it on the spot. Now that I'm here, however, it doesn't feel all that great. Let's [...]
5 Duke Blue Devils vs. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 9PM, ESPN The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Duke Blue Devils both beat the odds to advance to Saturday's ACC Tournament final. KenPom gave them the 5th and 6th best odds, respectively, to make it to this point. Now they will [...]
Notre Dame will play for its second ACC Championship in 3 years on Saturday night. Let it sink in. Notre Dame is making a trip back to the ACC Tournament Final. It wasn't always pretty Friday night. Despite carrying a double digit lead for most of the evening, matters were still in doubt until nearly [...]
For the third consecutive year, Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish earned a double-bye in the ACC Tournament. Late Thursday night, for the third consecutive time, his team advanced to the semi-finals. This recent run of Irish success has been filled with stirring firsts, and Thursday was no exception. Brey hadn't beat Tony Bennett, and [...]
Our friend Chris W. (@rakesofmallow) started an "ACC Fury Road" meme this year. It was an apt analogy for the deepest and most talented conference in the country. The Irish not only survived, but thrived, as they traversed the ACC gauntlet. They emerged with an impressive 12-6 record, exceeding media and fan expectations. After a [...]
The Irish won the ACC Tournament this week for the fourth consecutive year. Their ACC record now stands at 74-2 since joining the league four years ago, with four regular-season titles and four conference tournament titles. Here's how it happened. Friday: #3 Notre Dame vs. Virginia As Kathryn Westbeld continues to battle a lingering ankle [...]
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 [...]
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