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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
First season1896–97
All-time record1961–1108–1 (.639)
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachMicah Shrewsberry (2nd season)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
ArenaPurcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
(capacity: 9,149)
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1927, 1936
NCAA tournament Final Four
1978
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1953, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1979, 2015, 2016
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2003, 2015, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2015
Conference regular season champions
2001

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I. On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame announced they would be moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference; they joined the conference on July 1, 2013.

The school holds two retroactively awarded national championships in basketball from the Helms Foundation: for the 1927 (19–1 overall record) and 1936 (22–2–1 overall record) seasons.[2] They have also played in the NCAA tournament 36 times, good for 9th all time,[3] and reached the Final Four in 1978. The Irish hold the record for most Tournament appearances without a championship or championship game appearance, one of five teams (along with Texas, Temple, Illinois and Oklahoma) to have 30 or more appearances without a title and one of three teams (along with Texas and Temple) to have more than 30 appearances without either. They are also the first Big East team to go undefeated at home two straight seasons.[4]

The Fighting Irish play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center. Since moving to the Purcell Pavilion in 1968, they have had 44 winning seasons at the Purcell Pavilion, including 5 undefeated seasons at home (1973, 1985, 2006, 2007, and 2010) and have had only 4 losing seasons at the Purcell Pavilion (1971, 1981, 1992, and 1995). Jeff Sagarin and ESPN listed the program 12th in the college basketball all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[5] The Fighting Irish are currently coached by Micah Shrewsberry.

History

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See also: List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball seasons

Postseason

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NCAA tournament results

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The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA tournament 37 times.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1953 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 Eastern Kentucky
Penn
Indiana		 W 77–57
W 69–57
L 66–79
1954 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 Loyola (LA)
Indiana
Penn State		 W 80–70
W 65–64
L 63–71
1957 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Miami (OH)
Michigan State
Pittsburgh		 W 89–77
L 83–85
W 86–85
1958 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 Tennessee Tech
Indiana
Kentucky		 W 94–61
W 94–87
L 56–89
1960 First Round Ohio L 66–74
1963 First Round Bowling Green L 72–77
1965 First Round Houston L 98–99
1969 First Round Miami (OH) L 60–63
1970 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Ohio
Kentucky
Iowa		 W 112–82
L 99–109
L 106–121
1971 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		 TCU
Drake
Houston		 W 102–94
L 72–79OT
L 106–119
1974 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Austin Peay
Michigan
Vanderbilt		 W 108–66
L 68–77
W 118–88
1975 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Kansas
Maryland
Cincinnati		 W 77–71
L 71–83
L 87–95
1976 First Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Cincinnati
Michigan		 W 79–78
L 76–80
1977 First Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Hofstra
North Carolina		 W 90–83
L 77–79
1978 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		 Houston
Utah
DePaul
Duke
Arkansas		 W 100–77
W 69–56
W 84–64
L 86–90
L 69–71
1979 #1 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #8 Tennessee
#5 Toledo
#2 Michigan State		 W 73–67
W 79–71
L 68–80
1980 #4 Second Round #5 Missouri L 84–87OT
1981 #2 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #10 James Madison
#6 BYU		 W 54–45
L 50–51
1985 #7 First Round
Second Round		 #10 Oregon State
#2 North Carolina		 W 79–70
L 58–60
1986 #3 First Round #14 Arkansas–Little Rock L 83–90
1987 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Middle Tennessee
#4 TCU
#1 North Carolina		 W 84–71
W 58–57
L 68–74
1988 #10 First Round #7 SMU L 75–83
1989 #9 First Round
Second Round		 #8 Vanderbilt
#1 Georgetown		 W 81–65
L 74–81
1990 #10 First Round #7 Virginia L 67–75
2001 #6 First Round
Second Round		 #11 Xavier
#3 Ole Miss		 W 83–71
L 56–59
2002 #8 First Round
Second Round		 #9 Charlotte
#1 Duke		 W 82–63
L 77–84
2003 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Milwaukee
#4 Illinois
#1 Arizona		 W 70–69
W 68–60
L 71–88
2007 #6 First Round #11 Winthrop L 64–74
2008 #5 First Round
Second Round		 #12 George Mason
#4 Washington State		 W 68–50
L 41–61
2010 #6 First Round #11 Old Dominion L 50–51
2011 #2 Second Round
Third Round		 #15 Akron
#10 Florida State		 W 69–56
L 57–71
2012 #7 Second Round #10 Xavier L 63–67
2013 #7 Second Round #10 Iowa State L 58–76
2015 #3 Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #14 Northeastern
#6 Butler
#7 Wichita State
#1 Kentucky		 W 69–65
W 67–64OT
W 81–70
L 66–68
2016 #6 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #11 Michigan
#14 Stephen F. Austin
#7 Wisconsin
#1 North Carolina		 W 70–63
W 76–75
W 61–56
L 74–88
2017 #5 First Round
Second Round		 #12 Princeton
#4 West Virginia		 W 60–58
L 71–83
2022 #11 First Four
First Round
Second Round		 #11 Rutgers
#6 Alabama
#3 Texas Tech		 W 89–87 2OT
W 78–64
L 53–59

From 2011 to 2015 the round of 64 was known as the Second Round, Round of 32 was Third Round

NCAA tournament seeding history

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The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years → '79 '80 '81 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '01 '02 '03 '07 '08 '10 '11 '12 '13 '15 '16 '17 '22
Seeds → 1 4 2 7 3 5 10 9 10 6 8 5 6 5 6 2 7 7 3 6 5 11

Best Single-Game Scoring Performances[6]

Rank Player Year Opponent Points
1. Austin Carr 1970 Ohio 61
T-4. Austin Carr 1970 Kentucky 52
T-4. Austin Carr 1971 TCU 52
9. Austin Carr 1971 Houston 47
T-11. Austin Carr 1970 Iowa 45

NIT results

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The Fighting Irish have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 27–12.

Year Round Opponent Result
1968 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		 Army
Long Island
Dayton
Saint Peter's		 W 62–58
W 62–60
L 74–76
W 81–78
1973 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		 USC
Louisville
North Carolina
Virginia Tech		 W 69–65
W 79–71
W 78–71
L 91–92
1983 First Round Northwestern L 57–71
1984 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		 Old Dominion
Boston College
Pittsburgh
Southwestern Louisiana
Michigan		 W 67–62
W 66–52
W 72–64
W 65–59
L 63–83
1992 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		 Western Michigan
Kansas State
Manhattan
Utah
Virginia		 W 63–56
W 64–48
W 74–58
W 58–55
L 76–81 OT
1997 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Oral Roberts
TCU
Michigan		 W 74–58
W 82–72
L 66–67
2000 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		 Michigan
Xavier
BYU
Penn State
Wake Forest		 W 75–65
W 76–64
W 64–52
W 73–52
L 61–71
2004 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Purdue
Saint Louis
Oregon		 W 71–59
W 77–66
L 61–65
2005 First Round Holy Cross L 73–78
2006 First Round
Second Round		 Vanderbilt
Michigan		 W 79–69
L 84–87
2009 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 UAB
New Mexico
Kentucky
Penn State		 W 70–64
W 70–68
W 77–67
L 59–67
2018 First Round
Second Round		 Hampton
Penn State 		 W 84–63
L 63–73

Traditions

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Tradition[3] Number[3] National Rank[3]
All-time NCAA Tournament bids 36 9th
All-time NCAA Tournament wins 38 T–24th
All-time wins 1,866 8th
All-time winning percentage .649 12th

Accomplishments

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National Championships

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The Irish were awarded two Helms Athletic Foundation National Championships.[7]

Upsets of Number 1's and unbeatens

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Date Opponent Score Streak before ND loss
February 2, 1948 #1 Kentucky 64–55 11[8]
March 1, 1948 NYU 64–59
March 12, 1954 #1 Indiana[a] 65–64 2[9]
January 23, 1971 #1 UCLA[b] 89–82 19[10]
January 19, 1974 #1 UCLA[b] 71–70 88
March 5, 1977 #1 San Francisco 93–82 29
February 26, 1978 #1 Marquette 65–59 5[11]
February 27, 1980 #1 DePaul 76–74 (2OT) 26[12]
December 27, 1980 #1 Kentucky[c] 67–61 7[13]
February 22, 1981 #1 Virginia 57–56 28[14]
February 1, 1987 #1 North Carolina 60–58 16[15]
February 8, 2005 #4 Boston College 68–65 20[16]
January 21, 2012 #1 Syracuse 67–58 20[17]
February 6, 2016 #1 North Carolina[d] 80–76 0[18]
November 22, 2017 #6 Wichita State[e] 67–66 4[19]

The wins include several wins over the defending NCAA Tournament Champion. Both wins over UCLA were in seasons immediately following UCLA claiming the NCAA Championship with the 1971 win coming over a team that would be the eventual tournament champion. The 1954 win in the NCAA tournament over Indiana prevented IU from back-to-back national titles after claiming the 1953 NCAA Tournament Title. The 1978 win over Marquette was another instance of the Irish defeating the defending national champion. The 1948 win over Kentucky saw the Irish defeat the eventual Tournament champion who would go on to win both the 1948 and 1949 titles. The 1948 win over NYU was a victory over the eventual NIT runner-up, in a time where the prestige of the NIT tournament rivaled that of the NCAA tournament.[20]

Also of note is that the 2005 win over Boston College and the 2012 win over Syracuse saw 20–0 teams traveling to South Bend and leaving with their first loss of the season. Boston College, in its final year as a member of the Big East, set the record for most consecutive wins by a Big East team to start a season. The 2012 Syracuse team began the game against the Irish with the goal of breaking Boston College's record. As in 2005, the Irish defeated Syracuse and cemented their place as the streak stopper.

Notes
  1. ^ Occurred in NCAA Tournament. Indiana was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the UPI coaches poll.
  2. ^ a b UCLA's 88 game win streak started immediately after the 1971 loss to Notre Dame. The Irish bookended the streak, an NCAA men's basketball record.
  3. ^ Kentucky was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the UPI coaches poll.
  4. ^ North Carolina was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the USA Today coaches poll.
  5. ^ After that win, AP Poll ranked Notre Dame #5. First time in top 5 since 2010-11 season with the Big East.

Coaches

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Current coaching staff

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Micah Shrewsberry at a Penn State basketball press conference
Micah Shrewsberry, the current head coach of the Fighting Irish.
  • Head Coach – Micah Shrewsberry
  • Associate Head Coach – Kyle Getter
  • Assistant Coach – Mike Farrelly
  • Assistant Coach – Ryan Owens
  • Assistant to the Head Coach – Tre Whitted
  • Development & Recruiting Coordinator – Grady Eifert
  • Director of Recruiting – Brian Snow
  • Director of Basketball Operations – Pat Rogers

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All-time coaching records

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Mike Brey, as Notre Dame head coach, during a 2014 game
Mike Brey, the winningest head coach in Fighting Irish men's basketball history.
Tenure Name Years Record Pct.
1896–1897 Unknown 1 2–1 .667
1897–1898 Frank E. Hering 1 1–2 .333
1898–1899 J. Fred Powers 1 2–0 1.000
1907–1912 Bertram Maris 5 78–20 .796
1912–1913 Bill Nelson 1 13–2 .867
1913–1918 Jesse Harper 5 44–20 .688
1918–1920 Gus Dorais 2 7–23 .233
1920–1923 Walter Halas 3 25–39 .391
1923–1943 George Keogan 20 327–97–1 .771
1943–1944, 1946–1951 Moose Krause 6 98–48 .671
1944–1945 Clem Crowe 1 15–5 .750
1945–1946 Elmer Ripley 1 17–4 .810
1951–1964 John Jordan 13 199–131 .603
1964–1971 John Dee 7 116–80 .592
1971–1991 Digger Phelps 20 393–197 .666
1991–1999 John MacLeod 8 106–124 .461
1999–2000 Matt Doherty 1 22–15 .595
2000–2023 Mike Brey 23 483–280 .633
2023–present Micah Shrewsberry 1 13–20 .394
Totals 19 coaches 120 seasons 1961–1108–1 .639

Players

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See also: List of University of Notre Dame athletes § Basketball

Current roster

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2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 41 Matt Allocco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) GS Princeton Hilliard, OH
F 25 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Monmouth Kyiv, Ukraine
F 21 Burke Chebuhar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Lehigh Marietta, GA
G 1 Julian Roper II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Northwestern Detroit, MI
F 22 Thomas Crowe (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Archbishop Hoban Macedonia, OH
G 20 J.R. Konieczny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Joseph South Bend, IN
F 14 Kebba Njie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Penn State Centerville, OH
F 7 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Seton Hall Indianapolis, IN
G 10 JT Kelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 15 Thomas Hattan (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Juan Hills San Clemente, CA
G 3 Markus Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Penn Mishawaka, IN
G 11 Braeden Shrewsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So State College Area High Granger, IN
G 2 Logan Imes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Zionsville Zionsville, IN
G 5 Cole Certa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr IMG Academy Le Roy, IL
F 12 Garrett Sundra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Paul VI Catholic Ashburn, VA
G 4 Sir Mohammed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
G 0 Brady Stevens (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wellesley Boston, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.


ACC and Big East Awards

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National awards

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Coaching awards

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National Coach of the Year[25][26][27][28]

Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award[29]

National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District V Coach of the Year[30]

Player awards

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National Players of the Year[25]

National Freshman of the Year[25]

Academic All-American First Team[25]

First Team All-American[25] Notre Dame leads all schools with 3 of the 18 total 3-time Consensus All-American selections.

Second Team All-American[25]

John Wooden All-Americans[31]

NIT MVP

For a complete list of yearly all-Americans, see: 2007–08 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 176–179 (PDF copy available at 2007–08 Men's Basketball Guide[permanent dead link‍])

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

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Fighting Irish currently in the NBA

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Pat Connaughton

Fighting Irish currently in other leagues

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Bonzie Colson

See also

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References

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