2009-10 NOTRE DAME MEN’s BASKETbaLL 2009-10 Schedule Exhibition Game 2 Date Opponent Time 11/1 LEWIS COLLEGE# W, 70-54 11/6 QUINCY# 7:30 p.m. vs. 11/14 NORTH FLORIDA 2:00 p.m. 11/16 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:30 p.m. 11/19 LONG BEACH STATE 7:30 p.m. 11/22 LIBERTY! 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame (0-0) vs. Quincy University (0-0) 11/24 KENNESAW STATE! 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 • 7:30 p.m. 11/27 Northwestern! 8:30 p.m. Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,149) 11/28 TBD TBA 12/1 IDAHO STATE 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. 12/6 UCF Noon 12/9 IUPUI 7:30 p.m. TV: None 12/12 LoyolA MARYMOUNT 7:00 p.m. 12/19 UCLA (CBS) 2:00 p.m. Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) 12/22 Bucknell 7:00 p.m. LaPhonso Ellis (color analyst) 12/30 PROVIDENCE* (BEN) 9:00 p.m. Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Network which 1/2 at Connecticut* (ESPNU) Noon includes: WSBT AM 960 (South Bend, Ind.); WLS AM 890 (Chicago, Ill.); WXNT- 1/5 at USF* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. AM 1423 in Indianapolis, Ind.; WEFM FM 95.9 (Michigan City, Ind.); WLYV AM 1/9 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m. 1450 (Ft. Wayne, Ind.); ESPN AM 1480 – WRSW (Warsaw, Ind.); WLUV AM 1520 1/16 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU) 4:00 p.m. (Rockford, IIl.); WVIL FM 101.3 (Jacksonville, Ill.); KWOC AM 930 (Poplar Bluff, 1/18 SYRACUSE* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. Mo.); WJLS AM 560 (Beckley, W. Va.); WKKX AM 1600 (Wheeling, W. Va.); SIRIUS 1/23 DEPAUL* (BEN) 2:00 p.m. Satellite Radio; and www.und.com 1/27 at Villanova* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. 1/30 at Rutgers* (ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. 2/4 CINCINNATI* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9:00 p.m. Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available for all home games via the 2/7 USF* (BEN) Noon Notre Dame athletic website (www.und.com). 2/11 at Seton Hall* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. 2/14 ST. JOHN’S* (BEN) 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Quincy 2/17 at Louisville* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. • Notre Dame concludes the exhibition portion of its preseason schedule 2/24 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. on Friday night, Nov. 6 when the Irish take on the Quincy Hawks. The 2/27 at Georgetown* (CBS) Noon Irish played their first exhibition game five days ago (Sunday, Nov. 1) and 3/3 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. defeated Lewis 70-54. 3/6 at Marquette* (BEN) 2:00 p.m. 3/9-13 BIG EAST Championship • Notre Dame is coming off a third straight 20-win campaign and finished 3/18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds with a 25-11 record and an 8-10 mark in BIG EAST play in 2008-09. The 3/25-28 NCAA Championship Irish advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament while 4/3 NCAA Final Four - Semifinals extended their postseason string to a school-record 10 consecutive seasons. 4/5 NCAA FInal Four - Final Quincy, like Lewis, a member of the Great Lake Valley Conference, was 16- 12 overall a year ago and 8-9 in conference play. # - Exhibition Game • The Irish open up regular season in eight days following tonight’s game ! - Chicago Invitational Challenge when they play host to North Floriday on Saturday, Nov. 14 in a 2:00 p.m. * - BIG EAST Conference Game tipoff. The game was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was moved Home events in bold All times are EST earlier this week after it was announced that Notre Dame’s football game at Pittsburgh would begin at 8:00 p.m. (EST). A New Era In Notre Dame Basketball — Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Cen- ter • Notre Dame basketball gets a facelift in 2009-10 as the largest renova- tion in Joyce Center history signals the opening of Purcell Pavilion. The $26.3-million project, which began with groundbreaking ceremonies in September 2008, was made possible by lead gifts from Philip J. Purcell III, PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash F 6-8 220 Jr. 3.0 3.6 Posted career-high averages in points and rebounds last season 44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 246 Sr. 23.3 11.8 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year 3 Tory Jackson G 5-11 195 Sr. 10.6 4.4 His 87 career starts are the most on the team 20 Jonathan Peoples G 6-3 207 Sr. 3.2 2.3 Played in all 36 games last season 23 Ben Hansbrough G 6-3 206 Sr. -- -- Sat out last season after transferring from Mississippi State OFF THE BENCH 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 183 Jr. 1.2 0.0 Third-year walk-on, has played in 11 games during his career 14 Scott Martin G 6-8 219 Jr. -- -- Will miss entire season with a torn ACL 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 235 Jr. -- -- Did not play last season; has played in 12 career games 25 Tom Knight F 6-9 251 Fr. -- -- Hails from Dixfield, Maine 32 Joey Brooks G 6-5 215 Fr. -- -- Irish newcomer from Houston, Texas 33 Mike Broghammer F 6-9 245 Fr. -- -- Native of Orono, Minnesota 34 Carleton Scott F 6-7 217 Jr. 2.5 1.2 Played in 20 games one season ago 41 Tim Andree F 6-8 210 Sr. 0.5 0.3 Fourth-year walk-on; father Tim played basketball at ND (1979-83) 45 Jack Cooley F 6-9 244 Fr. -- -- A native of Glenview, Illinois Vincent J. Naimoli and Mike Leep, Sr. The renovation encom- year ago and earned two starts while averaging 3.2 points and passes construction of a new three-story structure at the south 2.3 rebounds. Nash played in 34 games and earned one start end of the arena that will include a new three-story lobby, the while averaging 3.0 points and 3.6 rebounds. Notre Dame ticket operations (approximately 4,500 square • With graduation of nearly 47.0 percent of Notre Dame’s feet) and a varsity shop to sell apparel and souvenirs (approxi- scoring from a year ago, several new faces will emerge this mately 3,000 square feet), in addition to a new club seating season as potential starters top reserves. Junior forwards Tim and hospitality area. Replacement of the existing Joyce Center Abromaitis and Carleton Scott are likely to play key roles for arena seating, including the installation of chair-back seating the Irish. Scott sat his freshman season in 2007-08, and in his throughout the arena, took place during the summer of 2009 first season of action, played in 20 games and averaged 2.5 following Commencement Exercises in May. points and 1.2 boards. Abromaitis played as a freshman, but The entire project is scheduled for completion in January did not see action in his sophomore season. 2010. • Junior guard Scott Martin, who transferred to Notre Dame • The arena will be named Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Cen- from Purdue in June 2008, was expected to be a starter in the ter -- and the new club/hospitality area (and two outdoor pa- lineup, but he went down with an ACL injury in early October tios) will be named the Naimoli Family Sports Club Room. that will keep out him for the season. The new varsity shop will be named the Mike Leep Sr. Varsity • Freshmen forwards Mike Broghammer, Jack Cooley and Shop, while the three-story atrium is named after former Notre Tom Knight, as well as guard Joey Brooks provide depth in the Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal frontcourt and backcourt. Irish Preview Harangody Tops Associated Preseason All-America Team • Notre Dame lone returning starters from last year’s squad — • Luke Harangody was the leading vote-getter on the Associ- Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson — have played in a com- ated Press Preseason All-America Team that was announced bined 200 contests and made a combined 170 starts during earlier this week. Harangody received 57 votes from the 65- their careers. Jackson has played in every game to date, while member media panel. Joining him on the preseason AP All- Harangody has missed just two contests (both in 2008-09 due America team was junior Cole Aldrich of Kansas (49 votes), to pneumonia). Harangody has led the Irish in scoring and senior Sherron Collins of Kansas (39 votes), junior Patrick Pat- rebounding each of the last two seasons and became the first terson of Kentucky (35 votes) and junior Kyle Singler of Duke player in BIG EAST Conference history to lead the conference (30 votes). in both of these categories. Last season, he averaged 23.3 • Harangody also was one of nine BIG EAST players named to points and 11.8 rebound in Notre Dame’s 36 games, while net- the 50-person 2009-10 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List ting 25.2 points and 12.8 boards in 18 league contests. Jack- that wa announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. son averaged 10.8 points (fourth on the team), 4.4 rebounds • In August, Harangody was named to the John R.