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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, August 5, 2019
Notre Dame women’s basketball associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Niele Ivey is leaving the Irish to join the Memphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach. With her appointment, Ivey becomes the ninth active female coach in the NBA and the third female coach hired this offseason. Ivey expressed her gratitude for her time as a
Mia Berry | Friday, April 20, 2018
In basketball, there’s a saying, “game recognizes game and you’re looking unfamiliar,” which simply means it takes a great player to recognize a great player, and any player outside of a certain level of greatness is deemed “unfamiliar.” While great players have been able to recognize other great players regardless of gender, the ability to
Renee Griffin | Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Four thousand minutes is a long time. It’s nearly three days. It’s 80 credits worth of college courses. It’s more than 133 episodes of your favorite half-hour sitcom. It’s also the total length of game time senior guard Lindsay Allen has been on the court in her Notre Dame career, assuming she plays at least
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, December 5, 2016
Giving up 26 unanswered points to start a game typically proves difficult to bounce back from. Valparaiso learned this the hard way Sunday, as No. 1 Notre Dame continued its undefeated season by putting away the Crusaders, 114-54. The Irish (8-0) began the day by recognizing associate head coach and former player Niele Ivey, as
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 28, 2016
Niele Ivey, who formerly served as an assistant coach, was promoted to Irish associate head coach Thursday. The promotion is a continuation of a long and illustrious career with the Irish, both as a coach and a student-athlete. Just last season, Ivey was the inaugural winner of Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year
Mary Green | Friday, March 18, 2016
The procession starts the same way before each and every game at Purcell Pavilion. Before introductions and starting lineups, while the players are still wearing their warmups and taking last-minute shots and fans are getting settled in their seats, the video is cued. Images and sounds from Notre Dame’s biggest moments flash across the screen,
Mary Green | Thursday, December 3, 2015
For their second game in a row, the No. 3 Irish were tasked with putting away an opponent in a down-to-the-wire game. This time, it came against No. 10 Ohio State on Wednesday, with Notre Dame just barely pulling out the 75-72 victory at Purcell Pavilion. However, the challenge was greater Wednesday than it was
Mary Green | Thursday, March 19, 2015
“Make them an offer they can’t refuse.” That’s what Jewell Loyd has listed in the bio section of her Twitter profile, and to many across the country, that’s exactly what the Irish junior guard has done this year. She’s made them an offer they couldn’t refuse to be considered the nation’s best player. Case in
Mary Green | Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Ask Niele Ivey about anything — her time as point guard under Irish coach Muffet McGraw, her current role as Irish women’s basketball recruiting coordinator and assistant coach or her 12-year-old son, Jaden — and one word will keep coming up. “Blessed.” It’s difficult to become an All-American and groom players like former Irish guard and
Renee Griffin | Monday, January 19, 2015
No. 7 Notre Dame will take on No. 6 Tennessee at Purcell Pavilion tonight at 7 p.m., with the Volunteers entering on an 11-game winning streak and the Irish fresh off a road win against No. 13 North Carolina. The matchup pits Notre Dame’s No. 4 scoring offense against Tennessee’s eighth-ranked scoring defense, making the inside