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Alex Bender | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
On Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C., Notre Dame hung tough with No. 13 North Carolina, but ultimately fell short as the Tar Heels took the game 75-69. The loss marked the first time since 2013 that Notre Dame (11-6, 1-3) has lost three of its opening four conference games. Early on in the night,
Grant DelVecchio | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
In their first game of the season away from home, Notre Dame came up short against an experienced Oklahoma basketball team by a score of 85-80. Despite the loss, it is clear that the Irish have made great strides as a unit early on in the season, specifically in terms of their leadership and play
Mia Berry | Friday, November 30, 2018
Last year, injuries to Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell offered a bleak glimpse into the future of Notre Dame basketball. The program that had won the ACC Championship and made a deep run in the NCAA tournament was gone. The build-up of hope and potential remained unmaterialized. As the Irish grow further and further removed
Hayden Adams | Thursday, November 8, 2018
Notre Dame will play the second of a seven-game homestand to open the season, hosting Chicago State — their second-consecutive opponent from the Windy City — on Thursday. The Cougars (0-1) are coming off a down season in which they finished eighth in the Western Athletic Conference and lost multiple seniors. In efforts to rebuild,
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Head men’s basketball coach Mike Brey announced a trio of captains for the 2018-19 Notre Dame season on Monday. Seniors Rex Pflueger and Elijah Burns will be joined by junior T.J. Gibbs as the team-selected leaders for the upcoming season. After the Irish lost then-seniors Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell for significant portions of last
Mia Berry | Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Irish were able to come back from a 21-point deficit and pull off a second-half comeback over Virginia Tech on Wednesday, advancing to the ACC tournament quarterfinals with a 71-65 victory. For the second time this season the matchup between the Hokies (21-11, 10-8 ACC) and the Irish (20-13, 8-10) went down to the
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Needing a few wins to situate itself as a bubble team for the NCAA tournament, Notre Dame started its week with a Tuesday afternoon matchup with Pittsburgh, hoping to jumpstart a run in the ACC tournament against a team that went winless in conference play this season. But after a 9:19 stretch of play in
Mia Berry | Monday, February 26, 2018
A late three by senior guard Matt Farrell kept the Irish’s NCAA hopes alive and helped seal a second half comeback against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 76-71. Despite not having success closing out games recently, the Irish (17-12, 7-9 ACC) were able to make plays down the stretch against the Demon Deacons (11-18, 4-13
Benjamin Padanilam | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Prior to Monday night’s tipoff against Miami (FL), Notre Dame found out it would be getting Bonzie Colson back very soon. The All-American and senior forward was dressed for action, and it was announced that he would be expected to make his return for Senior Night on Feb. 28 against Pittsburgh. It seemed like that
Marek Mazurek | Monday, February 19, 2018
There must be something in the air when Notre Dame plays Boston College. Because not even Oprah could hand out more career-highs than have been reached when the Irish and the Eagles have met this season. On Feb. 6 at Purcell Pavilion, it was sophomore guard T.J. Gibbs — who scored 22 points in the