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Matthew Crow | Friday, May 19, 2023
It never felt like Notre Dame men’s basketball was far from breaking through. Amid each of their countless last-second losses by a razor-thin margin, they always seemed to be just one big win away from regaining the mojo that sparked the previous year’s NCAA Tournament run. But that moment never really came. And after a
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The transfer portal has played a major role in Notre Dame athletics lately. The men’s basketball team lost Cormac Ryan to North Carolina through it. Lorenzo Styles, one of Notre Dame’s most exciting receiver prospects a year ago, entered the portal just over 24 hours before the Blue-Gold game. Prince Kollie did the same shortly
Tyler Reidy | Monday, April 17, 2023
Early Monday afternoon, Notre Dame forward Ven-Allen Lubin announced his entry into the transfer portal. The news broke via Joe Tipton, National Recruiting Expert at On3. Lubin also tweeted the news on his own account. “To the University of Notre Dame, thank you for this season of growth and thank you for being a supportive
Matthew Crow | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
It was always a long shot that Notre Dame men’s basketball would go on a miracle run to win five games in five days and claim the ACC championship. But for much of their first-round matchup with Virginia Tech on Tuesday night, it looked like the Irish might extend their season and the tenure of
Liam Coolican | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
As Mike Brey prepares to coach his final game on the Notre Dame sideline, in his final ACC Tournament, he gets to revisit the site of what he calls his “ultimate memory:” Notre Dame’s 2015 ACC Tournament championship. The Irish came into Greensboro eight years ago as the third-seeded team in the conference and proceeded
Liam Coolican | Monday, March 6, 2023
Mathematically, Saturday night’s regular-season finale at Clemson meant nothing for Notre Dame men’s basketball. The Irish were already locked into the 14th seed of the ACC Tournament and a first-round matchup with 11th-seeded Virginia Tech. Emotionally, however, it meant a whole lot more. Coming off an electrifying upset victory over Pittsburgh in head coach Mike
Liam Coolican | Thursday, March 2, 2023
It didn’t matter that Notre Dame had won just two conference games all season. It didn’t matter that they were facing the top team in the ACC. For one magical night, the Irish delivered an inspired performance to send off Mike Brey and the six graduate students who have meant so much to this program
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, March 1, 2023
23 seasons. 401 games at Purcell Pavilion. Countless memories. But is Mike Brey emotional as he prepares to coach his last home game in South Bend? “Not at all,” Brey said Tuesday prior to practice. “I’ve mentally prepared myself for it, so I am going to embrace it as best possible and hopefully we play
Tyler Reidy | Monday, February 27, 2023
Notre Dame’s men’s basketball would like to snap its lengthy losing skid before Mike Brey moves on. However, the team is running out of time to get it done. On Saturday, the streak reached seven games in a 66-58 road loss to Wake Forest. The Irish were competitive for much of the contest, but faded
Tyler Reidy | Monday, February 20, 2023
There are no moral victories in college basketball, but there is something to be said for what Notre Dame men’s basketball has been doing away from Purcell Pavilion. The Irish have visited 19-plus win teams in three of their last four road games. They lost 85-82 to No. 23 NC State on Jan. 24, fell