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Hayden Adams | Monday, February 15, 2021
Let’s have some fun with this nostalgic piece looking back on my Notre Dame sports experience. Sure, some more moments could occur this spring in the men’s and women’s basketball or hockey realms (or any sport for that matter) that could reshuffle this list, but for now I’m willing to put it in stone. So
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 27, 2020
Former Notre Dame men’s basketball star Rex Pflueger signed his first professional contract with the British Basketball League’s Newcastle Eagles. Pflueger will be heading overseas to play professional hoops after a truly rollercoaster of a fifth season left him unable to compete in March. Just under a year after Pflueger lost his mother to brain
Hayden Adams | Friday, August 14, 2020
What is there to say that hasn’t already been said about the Notre Dame men’s basketball team over the last three years? After back-to-back runs to the Elite Eight, a second-round NCAA tournament exit against West Virginia and a Maui Invitational victory that catapulted the Irish to No. 5 in the AP Poll, it was
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 15, 2020
The last four years of Notre Dame men’s basketball have been marked by more changes, adversity and growth than most programs experience in a decade. Entering on the heels of back-to-back Elite Eight appearances for the first time since March Madness expanded to 64 teams, this senior class felt first-hand the heartbreak of injury, the
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 15, 2020
Talking to John Mooney, it quickly becomes evident he seemed destined for Notre Dame. If it weren’t for his 6-foot-9 stature, he’d likely blend in on campus as a self-described æIrish Catholic kid.” But Mooney has done anything but blend in. The native of Orlando, Florida, has earned himself the reputation of being a double-double
Hayden Adams | Friday, May 1, 2020
After three straight seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance (the most recent COVID-19 induced) and with the departure of T.J. Gibbs, Rex Pflueger and John Mooney, Notre Dame men’s basketball head coach Mike Brey has put together a 2020 recruiting class that will look to bolster the Irish back to national success in the coming
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 5, 2020
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team collapsed at home Wednesday night in a game they controlled virtually from the outset. The Irish (18-12, 9-10 ACC) fell to the No. 7-ranked Seminoles in a game Notre Dame desperately needed to win to maintain any hope of receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Senior forward
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is set to show down against the No. 7-ranked Florida State, coming to town for the penultimate game of the regular season. The Irish (18-11, 9-9 ACC) are currently on the outside looking in at the NCAA Tournament field of 68 teams but were making their way into contention
Liam Coolican | Friday, February 28, 2020
Notre Dame (18-10, 9-8 ACC) looks to continue their late-season push when they travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for a matchup with Wake Forest (12-15, 5-12 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. The Irish have been playing well as of late, winning their last three games, two of them on last second shots. Senior guard T.J. Gibbs
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, February 27, 2020
When Boston College (13-16, 7-11 ACC) visited Notre Dame (18-10, 9-8 ACC) in December, the Eagles rode a hot shooting performance to a large first-half lead, and then, despite struggling to score against the Irish zone defense, just barely held on for a one-point victory. When Notre Dame visited Chestnut Hill on Wednesday night, the