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2017-18 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 1 Fighting Irish Media Contacts Alan Wasielewski • [email protected] • 574-532-4167 Robby Hamman • [email protected] • 574-808-9575 2017-18 RESULTS NOTRE DAME VS. MOUNT ST. MARY’S #14/14 Date ND Opp Opponent TV Time (ET)/Result NOTRE DAME MOUNT ST. MARY’S Rank Rank FIGHTING IRISH MOUNTAINEERS 2017-18: 0-1, 0-0 Northeast N11 14/14 at DePaul FS1 W, 72-58 2017-18: 1-0, 0-0 ACC N13 ^Mount St. Mary’s ACCNetXtra 7 p.m. HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Jamion Christian N16 Chicago State ACCNetXtra 7 p.m. CAREER RECORD: 482-239 / 23 CAREER RECORD: 83-82 / 6 RECORD AT MOUNT: 83-82 / 6 N20 ^vs. Chaminade ESPNU 9 p.m. RECORD AT ND: 383-187 / 18 ACC NETWORK EXTRA NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL N21 ^vs. Michigan or LSU ESPN/ESPN2 8/10:30 pm ET Play-by-Play: Nik Valdiserri RADIO NETWORK N22 ^Maui Invitational Gm 3 TBA TBA Analyst: Juan Jose Rodriguez Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan N30 2/2 $at Michigan State ESPN 7 p.m. Available anywhere the WatchESPN Analyst: Zach Hillesland D3 St. Francis Brooklyn ACCNetXtra 2 p.m. app is accessible. See affiliates Page 8 - also on WatchND. tv and locally at WSBT-AM960/FM 96.1 D5 Ball State ACCNetXtra 7 p.m. D9 at Delaware CBS Sports Net 7 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. MOUNTAINEERS D16 &vs. Indiana FOX 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame was the only Associated Press Top 25 team to begin the 2017-18 season on the road and on an D19 Dartmouth ESPN2 7 p.m. 1 opponent’s home court. Texas A&M, West Virginia and UCLA all began the season away from home, but on a D21 Southeastern Louisiana ACCNetXtra 7 p.m. neutral court. D30 *Georgia Tech ESPN2 TBA A Basketball Times panel, combined with five different rankings criteria, recently named Notre Dame the 2 second-best men’s basketball program in the country. See page 5 for more details. J3 *NC State ACC Network 9 p.m. The run to the ACC Championship game last season improved Notre Dame’s ACC tournament record to 6-3 since J6 *at Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 3:15 p.m. 6 joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign. Only Duke (8-3), North Carolina and Virginia (both 7-3) have J10 *at Georgia Tech ESPNU 7 p.m. better records in the league tournament over the past four seasons. J13 9/9 *North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. Notre Dame won seven NCAA tournament games over the past three seasons, matching the 1976-79 teams for J16 16/16 *Louisville ESPN2 7 p.m. 7 the most over a four-year stretch in the program’s history. J20 *at Clemson ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. At one point in the second half at DePaul, Notre Dame connected on eight consecutive three-point field goals, keying the game-winning run. The Irish eventually finished 9-of-12 from behind the arc in the second half of J27 *Virginia Tech ESPN2 8 p.m. 8 the victory (the 75% three-point shooting a best-of-the-Brey-era mark in a second half). J29 1/1 *at Duke ESPN 7 p.m. The 2016-17 rebounds-per-game average for All-American Bonzie Colson, which led the ACC and finished F3 *at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12 p.m. 10.1 17th in the country. Colson also led the ACC in overall double-doubles (19) and 10-rebound performances (20). F6 *Boston College ACC Network 8 p.m. Senior Matt Farrell finished the 2016-17 season with a 14.1 ppg scoring average, improving his scoring output F10 *Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. 11.5 11.5 points from the 2015-16 season. That improvement ranks 17th all-time for ACC players. F12 9/9 *at North Carolina ESPN 7 p.m. Sophomore T.J. Gibbs led Notre Dame to a victory at DePaul with a career-high 21 points in a career-best 38 21 minutes of action. F17 *at Boston College ACC Network 4 p.m. F19 13/12 *Miami (FL) ESPN 7 p.m. Senior Matt Farrell has connected on at least one three-point field goal in 27 consecutive games, the longest 27 streak of any ACC player entering the 2017-18 season. Shooting 5-for-9 at DePaul, Farrell moved his career F24 *at Wake Forest ACC Network 3 p.m. three-point field goal average to .405. F28 *Pittsburgh ESPNU 7 p.m. Victories in four years of ACC play for Notre Dame (10.8 per season). Only Virginia, North Carolina and Duke have M3 *at Virginia ACC Network 4 p.m. 43 more regular-season ACC wins during that same span. M6 ACC Championship ESPN/ESPN2 TBA 82 Program-record number of victories over the past three seasons for the Irish. M14 NCAA Championship TBA TBA 701 Career rebounds for Bonzie Colson, the 12th Irish player to reach the 1,200-point, 700-rebound career plateau. + - Exhibition ^ - Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii Mike Brey is closing in on the all-time wins record at Notre Dame, needing 11 $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge, East Lansing, Michigan more victories to establish a new school record. & - Crossroads Classic, Indianapolis, Indiana * - Atlantic Coast Conference game Coach Years Seasons W L T Games rankings indicated are AP/Coaches Poll Digger Phelps 1971-91 20 393 197 0 590 383 MIKE BREY 2000-current 18 383 187 0 570 George E. Keogan 1923-43 20 332 100 1 433 2017-18 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball 2 2017-18 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 2017-18 NOTRE DAME ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name Position Eligibility Height Wt. Hometown High School Nikola Djogo - Knee-Cola Joe-Go Juwan Durham - JUH-wan Durham 0 Rex Pflueger Guard Junior 6-6 206 Dana Point, CA Mater Dei Martinas Geben - Mar-TIN-ess Gebb-in 1 Austin Torres (C) Forward Graduate 6-7 235 Granger, IN Penn Rod Balanis - Rod Buh-LAHN-iss Ryan Ayers - Ryan Airs 3 D.J. Harvey Guard/Forward Freshman 6-6 1/2 220 Bowie, MD DeMatha Ryan Humphrey - Ryan HUMP-free 5 Matt Farrell (C) Guard Senior 6-1 175 Bridgewater, NJ Point Pleasant Beach Harold Swanagan - Harold SWON-uh-gan 10 Temple ‘T.J.’ Gibbs Guard Sophomore 6-3 188 Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Alan Wasielewski - Alan Waz-uh-lou-skee 11 Juwan Durham+ Forward Sophomore 6-11 1/2 215 Tampa, FL Tampa Prep TEAM INFORMATION 12 Elijah Burns Forward Junior 6-8 238 Troy, NY Blair Academy (NJ) Conference Atlantic Coast 13 Nikola Djogo Guard Sophomore 6-7 211 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Athlete Institute Prep Home Arena (Capacity) Purcell Pavilion 21 Matt Gregory Forward Senior 6-8 204 Avon, IN Cathedral at the Joyce Center (9,149) 23 Martinas Geben (C) Forward Senior 6-10 252 Vilnius, Lithuania St. Maria Goretti (MD) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Monogram Winners 25 Liam Nelligan Guard Senior 6-5 195 La Grange Park, IL Benet Academy Returning/Lost 9/3 33 John Mooney Forward Sophomore 6-9 248 Orlando, FL Lake Brantley Newcomers 4 First Season 1898 35 Bonzie Colson (C) Forward Senior 6-6 224 New Bedford, MA St. Andrew’s School (RI) Full Seasons 111 + - will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules All-Time Record 1848-995 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 36 / 39-40 (.494) Glenn and Stacey Miller Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 383-187 (.672), 18th at ND First/Last NCAA Appearance 1953 / 2017 482-239 (.669), 22 career ACC Member 2013-14 - present Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘83 18th year at ND ACC Regular Season 43-29 (.597) Assistant Coach Ryan Ayers Notre Dame ‘09 Second year at ND ACC Tournament 8-4 (.667) Assistant Coach Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame ‘02 Second year at ND ACC Championships 1 - 2015 Director of Basketball Operations Harold Swanagan Notre Dame ‘02 Ninth year at ND Video Coordinator Eric Atkins Notre Dame ‘14 Second year at ND NOTRE DAME AND MOUNT ST. MARY’S MEET IN MAUI INVITATIONAL REGIONAL GAME NATIONAL RANKINGS The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team will begin its 2017-18 home schedule and start the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invita- tional on Monday, Nov. 13, taking on Mount St. Mary’s (0-1) at Purcell Pavilion (9,149). Game tip off is set for 7:00 p.m. ET. 2017-18 ASSOCIATED PRESS 2017-18 USA TODAY COACHES Mount St. Mary’s suffered its first loss of the season at Marquette on Friday, Nov. 10, its first game of the Maui Invitational. The POLL (PRESEASON) POLL (PRESEASON) Mountaineers will face North Florida at Wofford on November 18th and York on November 21 to cap its regional game slate. 1. Duke 1. Duke 2. Michigan State 2. Michigan State While the statistics for Monday night’s game will not be counted toward the tournament games held in Maui next week, the game 3. Arizona 3. Kansas outcome record for both teams will be reflected in its final tournament record at the end of the Maui Invitational. 4. Kansas 4. Kentucky 5. Kentucky 5. Arizona 6. Villanova 6. Villanova NOTRE DAME - MOUNT ST. MARY’S SERIES HISTORY 7. Wichita State 7. Florida Notre Dame and Mount St. Mary’s will be meeting for the third time on Monday, November 13. Monday night’s meeting is is one of 8.