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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, August 18, 2017
It has been rough going for former Irish players trying to make the NBA this summer. Notre Dame graduated only two players from the 2016-2017 roster — former captains V.J. Beachem and Steve Vasturia — and both have attempted to make their ways onto NBA rosters. Beachem, who averaged 14.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per
Marek Mazurek | Friday, May 19, 2017
Notre Dame gets no respect. If you regularly follow Notre Dame basketball, that’s a self-evident fact, and this year was no different. The media picked the Irish to finish sixth in the ACC despite coming off back-to-back Elite Eight appearances — the only team in the country able to say that. But if you follow
Marek Mazurek | Saturday, March 18, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Let’s make 2015 the year one of the new era of Notre Dame basketball. That 2015 Irish squad, in just its second year in the ACC, won the conference tournament and took maybe the best college basketball team of all time to the full 40 minutes in the Elite Eight. Since then, the basketball
Marek Mazurek | Friday, March 17, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. — One day after its 60-58 victory over Princeton, Notre Dame is back to business. Now that the glow of winning has dissipated, one thing is clear: The Irish will have to play a lot better offensively to beat West Virginia on Saturday. The Irish (26-9, 12-6 ACC) scored well below their season
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
When it comes to the NCAA tournament, seeding only means so much. Often, a hungrier team can pull off an upset if the higher seed doesn’t play with fire. As a No. 5 seed, Notre Dame hopes to stave off No. 12 seed Princeton’s upset attempt while potentially pulling off an upset of its own
Alex Carson | Saturday, March 4, 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Irish head coach Mike Brey loves to talk about getting three stops in a row — he calls them “kills.” And with his No. 19 Notre Dame squad trailing No. 8 Louisville 64-58 with 1:58 to play, it looked as if the Irish would need one to keep their ACC regular season title aspirations alive.
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, March 2, 2017
No. 19 Notre Dame would not be denied in honoring its senior captains V.J. Beachem and Steve Vasturia with style. The Irish (23-7, 12-5 ACC) picked up their sixth win in a row after defeating Boston College for the second time this season, 82-66. Both seniors were instrumental in Notre Dame’s victory scoring a combined
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
No. 5 North Carolina has clinched the ACC regular season title. Everything else is up for grabs. Specifically, No. 19 Notre Dame has just two more regular season games to claim a top-four seed in the ACC and a double bye in the conference tournament. Currently, the Irish (22-7, 11-5 ACC) are tied for second place with
Marek Mazurek | Monday, February 13, 2017
Junior forward Bonzie Colson holds a special place in the hearts of Irish fans for playing the role of an undersized big man. In his 2 1/2 years at Notre Dame, Colson has managed to produce double-doubles and give the Irish solid minutes in big games. But even the most optimistic Notre Dame (19-7, 8-5 ACC) fan
Alex Carson | Wednesday, February 8, 2017
For the first 25 minutes Tuesday night, it was tough to get a read on Notre Dame. The Irish (18-7, 7-5 ACC) oscillated between looking like their usual selves, jumping out to a 14-9 and going on an 11-2 run later in the first half, and looking like a team taking on water faster than