2016-17 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 1 Fighting Irish Media Contacts Alan Wasielewski • [email protected] • 574-532-4167 Robby Hamman • [email protected] • 574-808-9575 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOTRE DAME VS. FORT WAYNE Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra W, 89-64 #23/22 NOTRE DAME FORT WAYNE N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra W, 92-49 FIGHTING IRISH MASTADONS N18 Loyola (MD) ACCNetXtra W, 83-48 2016-17: 8-0 2016-17: 7-2 N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 W, 89-83 N22 +vs. Northwestern ESPN2 W, 70-66 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Jon Coffman N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 91-60 CAREER RECORD: 463-229 / 22 CAREER RECORD: 47-27 / 3 N29 $Iowa ESPN2 W, 92-78 RECORD AT ND: 364-177 / 17 RECORD AT FORT WAYNE: Same D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra W, 107-53 D6 23/22 Fort Wayne ESPNU 9:00 p.m. NATIONAL BROADCAST: ESPNU NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK D10 23/22 &vs. 1/1 Villanova CBS 12:00 p.m. Play-by-Play: Zach Zaidman Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan | Analyst: Zach Hillesland D17 ^vs. 18/19 Purdue ESPN2 2:00 p.m. Analyst: LaPhonso Ellis Listen at: WatchND.tv | Notre Dame Basketball Radio D19 Colgate ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. Available via the WatchESPN App Network (affiliate list available on page 9) D28 St. Peter’s ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. D31 at Pittsburgh ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. MASTADONS J4 11/13 Louisville ACCNetwork 9:00 p.m. J7 Clemson ESPNU 3:00 p.m. Naismith Award and Wooden Award watch list selections on the 2016-17 Irish roster - senior forward V.J. J12 at Miami (FL) ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. 1 Beachem (17.1 ppg, .465 FG%, .404 3FG% in eight games this season). J14 at Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. Assist-to-turnover ratio for Notre Dame this sesason, the best in the nation. J18 at Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. 2.25 J21 Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame is the only team in the country with three players ranked in the top-35 in the nation for FT shooting J24 14/12 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. - Matt Farrell (1st, 20-20, 1.000), Steve Vasturia (11th, 22-23, .957) and Bonzie Colson (31st, 42-46, .913). J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. 3 Farrell and Vasturia also are the only teammates ranked in the national top-11 (Farrell tied for first, Vasturia J30 5/4 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. 11th). F4 at 7/5 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA Assist-to-turnover ratio for freshman T.J. Gibbs, second in the ACC and 13th in the nation. Gibbs has only F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. 4.17 committed six turnovers in relation to his 25 assists. F11 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. Irish players that scored in double figures in the team’s victory over North Carolina A&T, a first in the 112-year F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. 7 history of Notre Dame Basketball. The double-figure scorers were V.J. Beachem (19), Matt Ryan (17), Matt F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Farrell (15), Steve Vasturia (13), T.J. Gibbs (12), Bonzie Colson (10) and Rex Pflueger (10). F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. A win over Fort Wayne will earn the Irish the best start of the Mike Brey era. Notre Dame has matched the best M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. 9 M4 at 11/13 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. start of the Brey era (8-0), as the 2010-11 team began the season with eight consecutive victories. ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) 8.4 Turnovers-per-game average for the Irish, the best in the nation. M7-11 TBA TBA TBA Statistical categories in which the Irish are ranked in the top 25 nationally (see page seven for a full list). NCAA Championship 12 M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA Rebounds-per-game average for Bonzie Colson in the past five contests for the Irish. Colson is on a run of five Bold indicates 2016-17 home game 12.4 consecutive double-double performances and was named the ACC Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 5. % - Exhibition game Associated Press national ranking for the Irish, the team’s first of 2016-17. Notre Dame is #22 in the USA Today/ + - Legends Classic 23 Coaches Poll. $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge & - Never Forget Tribute Classic Consecutive free throws made, dating back to the 2015-16 season, for Matt Farrell, who is tied with five other 24 players in the country for first in free throw percentage this season (20-20, 1.000). ^ - Crossroads Classic Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 26.5 Scoring margin for the Irish in 2016-17, the second-best in the nation. Winning margin by the Irish in the 107-53 victory over North Carolina A&T, the largest margin of victory ever at 54 Purcell Pavilion for Notre Dame and the fifth-largest at home ever (all four previous recorded at The Fieldhouse). 85.8 Free-throw percentage for Notre Dame this season, the best in the nation. Adjusted offensive efficiency index as rated by kenpom.com, the seventh-best in the nation and third-best 116.9 (Duke and North Carolina) of any team in the ACC. Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 29 away from 364 the all-time record (393). Wins in Notre Dame basketball history, ranked seventh all-time. Since Mike Brey took over the Irish program in 1,827 2000-01, the Irish have moved from 12th to seventh on the all-time wins list. 2016-17 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball 2 2016-17 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 2016-17 NOTRE DAME ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Number Name Position Eligibility Height Weight Hometown High School Nikola Djogo - Knee-Cola Joe-Go Martinas Geben - Mar-TIN-ess Gebb-in 0 Rex Pflueger Guard Sophomore 6-6 202 Dana Point, CA Mater Dei Steve Vasturia - Steve Vas-STORE-ee-uh 1 Austin Torres Forward Senior 6-7 241 Granger, IN Penn Rod Balanis - Rod Buh-lahn-iss Ryan Ayers - Ryan Airs 2 Temple ‘T.J.’ Gibbs Guard Freshman 6-3 200 Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Ryan Humphrey - Ryan HUMP-free 3 V.J. Beachem (C) Forward Senior 6-8 201 Fort Wayne, IN New Haven Harold Swanagan - Harold SWON-uh-gan 4 Matt Ryan Forward Sophomore 6-7 228 Cortlandt Manor, NY Iona Prepatory Alan Wasielewski - Alan Waz-uh-lou-skee 5 Matt Farrell Guard Junior 6-1 178 Bridgewater, NJ Point Pleasant Beach TEAM INFORMATION 12 Elijah Burns Forward Sophomore 6-8 235 Troy, NY Blair Academy (N.J.) Conference Atlantic Coast 13 Nikola Djogo Guard Freshman 6-7 203 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Athlete Institute Prep Home Arena (Capacity) Purcell Pavilion 21 Matt Gregory Forward Junior 6-8 201 Avon, IN Cathedral at the Joyce Center (9,149) 23 Martinas Geben Forward Junior 6-10 255 Vilnius, Lithuania St. Maria Goretti Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Monogram Winners 32 Steve Vasturia (C) Guard Senior 6-6 212 Medford, NJ St. Joseph’s Prep Returning/Lost 9/3 33 John Mooney Forward Freshman 6-9 245 Orlando, FL Lake Brantley Newcomers 4 First Season 1898 34 Patrick Mazza Forward Graduate 6-10 255 Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West Full Seasons 111 35 Bonzie Colson (C) Forward Junior 6-5 225 New Bedford, MA St. Andrew’s School (R.I.) All-Time Record 1827-983 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 364-177 (.672), 17th at ND 463-229 (.669), 22 career First/Last NCAA Appearance 1953 / 2016 Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘83 17th year at ND ACC Member 2013-14 - present Assistant Coach Ryan Ayers Notre Dame ‘09 First year at ND ACC Regular Season 31-23 (.574) ACC Tournament 4-2 (.667) Assistant Coach Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame ‘02 First year at ND ACC Championships 1 - 2015 Director of Basketball Operations Harold Swanagan Notre Dame ‘02 Eighth year at ND Video Coordinator Eric Atkins Notre Dame ‘14 First year at ND NOTRE DAME AND FORT WAYNE MEET ON ESPNU: The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (8-0) plays host to the Fort Wayne Mastadons (7-2) Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The game marks the first of three consecutive national broadcast games for the Irish, who will face Villanova on CBS at Noon on Saturday, Dec. 10, then take on Purdue on ESPN2 as part of the Crossroads Classic at BankersLife Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, Dec. 17. Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is a member of the Summit League. The school’s undergraduate enrollment is over 11,000, their colors are royal blue and white and their nickname is the Mastadons. NOTRE DAME - FORT WAYNE SERIES HISTORY: Notre Dame and Fort Wayne will be meeting for the seventh time on Tuesday evening. The Irish lead the all-time series 6-0 (5-0 at Purcell Pavilion), with the most recent game a 74-62 victory for the Irish on Dec. 17, 2012. Date City Cit ND Rank Opp Rank W/L ND Opp 11/18/2002 Notre Dame, IN $Purcell Pavilion W 89 45 11/23/2004 Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion 21 / 21 W 73 45 12/18/2005 Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum W 65 63 11/10/2006 Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion W 92 49 12/9/2009 Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion W 93 70 12/17/2012 Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion 22 / 22 W 74 62 $ - 2001 Guardians Classic COLSON NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior forward Bonzie Colson has earned his first ACC Player of the Week Award on Dec.