Weekly WBB Recap: Irish Advance to Eighth Straight Sweet Sixteen
Notre Dame hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Irish picked up wins over Robert Morris and Purdue while advancing to their eighth straight Sweet Sixteen, but may have lost [...]
An Irish Wake After St. Patrick’s Day – ND 71, WV 83
Scheduling the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a noon tip the day after St. Patrick's day is a bit of cruel irony. Irish fans clearing their heads after a few Friday pints were hopeful the [...]
2017 NCAA Tournament Opponent Preview – West Virginia Mountaineers
Survive and advance, indeed. If Notre Dame is going to make their way to a third straight Elite 8, they are certainly going to have to play better than they did on Thursday. Next up, [...]
2017 NCAA Tournament Opponent Preview – Princeton Tigers
Notre Dame is coming off of two great NCAA Tournament runs in a row and is the only team in the country who has been to the last two Elite 8s. The 5-seeded Irish are fired up [...]
NCAA Tournament Roundtable – Part 2
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 [...]
Join the 18 Stripes Bracket Challenge
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 [...]
NCAA Tournament Roundtable – Part 1
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 [...]
Bracket Reactions and More
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 [...]
Irish Head Towards Tourney with Momentum
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 [...]
Irish Fall Short in ACC Final – Duke 75, ND 69
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 [...]
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