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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
Marek Mazurek | Friday, February 16, 2018
Since the start of ACC play, Notre Dame has been in a dogfight trying to scratch its way into the NCAA tournament. Many commentators and pundits have counted the Irish out at multiple points in the past month, but Mike Brey’s squad has managed to tread water and avoid mathematical elimination from March Madness. Over
Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, February 12, 2018
When Notre Dame beat Boston College on Tuesday, it gave the Irish their first win in exactly one month, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Against Florida State on Saturday, they made sure the gap between wins this time around wasn’t nearly as large. Just as with Tuesday’s win, the Irish (15-10, 5-7 ACC) put together
Mia Berry | Friday, February 9, 2018
After snapping their seven-game losing streak with a win against Boston College on Tuesday night, the Irish still face a tall task if they hope to make it to the NCAA tournament. But Notre Dame will have an opportunity to make it two wins in a row when it faces Florida State on Saturday. The
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Having lost seven-straight games and seen its postseason aspirations dwindle of late, Notre Dame was looking for something — anything — to get itself back on the proverbial track with some momentum it could use as a foundation for the rest of its season. In short, it needed a spark. But in Tuesday night’s matchup