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91 posts tagged "Pat Connaughton"

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Mike Brey, winningest head coach in Notre Dame history, to leave at end of season

Liam Coolican | Thursday, January 19, 2023

Mike Brey, the winningest coach in Notre Dame men’s basketball history, plans to retire at the end of the season, the university announced Thursday afternoon. Brey is expected to tell the team after practice Thursday. The news comes amidst a disappointing season for the Irish. A year after finishing second in the ACC and returning

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A ‘Notre Dame man’: Josh Lugg develops as player and leader

Andrew McGuinness | Friday, November 18, 2022

There were two things that went into Josh Lugg’s decision to return to Notre Dame for a sixth year in 2022. First, there was the practical side of it. Lugg felt he needed more development before pursuing his NFL dream. The return of universally regarded offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who recruited and coached Lugg

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Irish pros help break in new practice facility

Hayden Adams | Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Several former Notre Dame men’s basketball players visited South Bend on Monday, July 15, to tour the newly dedicated Rolfs Athletics Hall, the new practice home of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Guards Pat Connaughton and Demetrius Jackson and forwards Bonzie Colson, Jerian Grant and Zach Auguste were in attendance and helped introduce the

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Football: Michigan State University, Loss 36 – 28, Notre Dame Stadium

Observer Photo Department | Monday, September 19, 2016

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Carson: Tournament success proves Notre Dame is in a ‘golden age’

Alex Carson | Wednesday, March 30, 2016

PHILADELPHIA — What in the world happened to Notre Dame’s men’s basketball program? The formula was pretty simple for the Irish: Have a good regular season, earn a solid seed, then get to March and forget how to win. You could look at 2007 and 2010, where the Irish failed to get out of the first round

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Grant selected 19th in NBA Draft, traded to Knicks; Connaughton goes 41st, shipped to Portland

Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, June 25, 2015

After leading Notre Dame to a 32-6 record, its first ever ACC championship and a run to the Elite Eight, Jerian Grant can now add being a first-round pick in the NBA Draft to his list of accomplishments.   After waiting a little more than 30 minutes, Grant shook NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s hand as the

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Notre Dame reaches first Elite Eight since 1979

Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 15, 2015

After a pair of free throws, Jerian Grant flew up court while thousands held their breath. Working his way to the corner in front of the Irish bench, the senior guard pulled up and let fly a desperation 3-pointer. Nervous fans clad in blue exploded as the shot sailed past the rim, and Kentucky moved

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Connaughton carries team to Elite Eight, place in Irish history

Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 15, 2015

Sitting on his bed late one night during his senior year of high school, Pat Connaughton made a decision that shaped the rest of his life. He was supposed to be making his official visit to UCLA that upcoming weekend, but instead he signed up to become “a Notre Dame man.” “I just decided it

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Grant, Connaughton awarded team MVP honors

Brian Hartnett | Tuesday, April 14, 2015

There was much to celebrate at “An Evening with Notre Dame Men’s Basketball,” the team’s annual awards ceremony, Monday night at Purcell Pavilion. Before a packed house at the arena’s Heritage Hall, Irish players, coaches and staff commemorated a 32-win season and national top-five finish, said their farewells to the team’s seniors, guard Jerian Grant

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Notre Dame loses to Kentucky in Elite Eight

Mike Monaco | Sunday, March 29, 2015

CLEVELAND — Jerian Grant sprinted to the left corner of the court and heaved up a contested shot. It missed long. The horn blared. Notre Dame fell — two points, mere inches, precious seconds — from a momentous victory, as No. 1 seed and undefeated Kentucky survived the No. 3 seed Irish, 68-66, in the

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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