2016-17 Notre Dame Basketball Notes 1
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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. LOUISVILLE Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra W, 89-64 #23/21 NOTRE DAME #9/9 LOUISVILLE N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra W, 92-49 FIGHTING IRISH CARDINALS N18 Loyola (MD) ACCNetXtra W, 83-48 2016-17: 12-2, 1-0 ACC 2016-17: 12-2, 0-1 ACC N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 W, 89-83 N22 +vs. Northwestern ESPN2 W, 70-66 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Rick Pitino N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 91-60 CAREER RECORD: 467-231 / 22 CAREER RECORD: 757-264 / 32 N29 $Iowa ESPN2 W, 92-78 RECORD AT ND: 368-179 / 17 RECORD AT LOUISVILLE: 403-136 / 16 D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra W, 107-53 D6 23/22 Fort Wayne ESPNU W, 87-72 ACC NETWORK NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK D10 23/22 &vs. 1/1 Villanova CBS L, 66-74 Play-by-Play: Tim Brando Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan | Analyst: Colin Falls D17 21/21 ^vs. 15/16 Purdue ESPN2 L, 81-86 Analyst: Dan Bonner Listen at: WatchND.tv | ND Basketball Radio Network. D19 25/24 Colgate ACCNetXtra W, 77-62 Sirius/XM Radio Channel 84. D28 24/24 St. Peter’s ACCNetXtra W, 63-55 D31 24/24 at Pittsburgh ACCNetwork W, 78-77 OT BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. CARDINALS J4 23/21 9/9 Louisville ACCNetwork 9:00 p.m. J7 Clemson ESPNU 3:00 p.m. 2.02 Assist-to-turnover ratio for Notre Dame this sesason, the best in the nation. J12 at Miami (FL) ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Team grade-point-average for the Irish in the fall semester of 2016, the best combined group average posted by J14 at 21/23 Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. 3.1 J18 at 12/13 Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. a Notre Dame men’s basketball team since the spring of 2009. J21 Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 5 Notre Dame has won the last five meetings against Louisville at Purcell Pavilion. J24 11/12 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Victories in the 15-game series with Louisville at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey. Brey is 7-8 against the J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. 7 Cardinals, including 5-0 at Purcell Pavilion. J30 8/8 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. F4 at 14/16 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA Double-doubles this season (points and rebounds) for junior Bonzie Colson, which leads the ACC and is F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. 8 seventh in the nation. Colson also leads the ACC in 20/10 performances with four. F11 12/13 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. 9.2 Turnovers-per-game average for the Irish, the best in the nation. F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Senior captain Steve Vasturia played a hand (assisted or scored) in all 12 of Notre Dame’s final points in the F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 12 F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. overtime victory at Pittsburgh, including the game-winning three-point field goal with 2.5 seconds remaining. M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Notre Dame and Louisville have met 15 times since 2006, with seven of those matchups ending up in overtime - M4 at 9/9 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. 15 including a five-overtime instant classic in 2013. ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) Points-per-game average for Matt Farrell against power conference opponents this season (six games vs. Big M7-11 TBA TBA TBA 18.3 Ten, Pac-12 or Big East). In those games, Farrell is posting notable shooting percentages of .500 from the field, NCAA Championship .469 from three-point range and .944 from the free-throw line. M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA Associated Press ranking for the Irish this week (No. 21 in the coaches poll), the team’s fourth straight week Bold indicates 2016-17 home game in the national polls. Louisville enters the game ranked No. 9 in the AP and the Coaches Poll. The matchup % - Exhibition game 23 Wednesday night will be the 10th meeting between the Irish and Cardinals with both teams ranked in at least + - Legends Classic one of the national polls. $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge & - Never Forget Tribute Classic Notre Dame and Louisville will be meeting for the 35th time on Wednesday evening, the Cardinals lead the 35 all-time series 20-14, but the Irish hold an 8-6 advantage at home. ^ - Crossroads Classic Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 84.1 Free-throw percentage for Notre Dame this season, the best in the nation. Consecutive games started by Steve Vasturia, dating back to the final seven games of the 2013-14 season. 95 Vasturia is on pace to become just the fourth Notre Dame player to start 100 consecutive games in a career this season. Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 25 away from 368 the all-time record (393). Career Divison I games coached by Mike Brey, closing in on the 700-game milestone. Brey will become the 698 35th active Division I coach to reach the 700-win milestone against Clemson on Jan. 7. Wins in Notre Dame basketball history, ranked seventh all-time entering the 2016-17 season. Since Mike Brey 1,831 took over the Irish program in 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 1831-985 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 368-179 (.673), 17th at ND 467-231 (.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 32-23 (.582) 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 IRISH PLAY HOST TO LOUSIVILLE IN FIRST GAME OF 2017 AT PURCELL PAVILION: The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (ranked No. 23/21, 12-2, 1-0 ACC) welcomes No. 9/9 Louisville (12-2, 0-1 ACC) NATIONAL RANKINGS to Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in the first game of the New Year on the home court of the Fighting Irish. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network with a tip off of 9:00 p.m. ET. AP TOP 25 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Jan. 2, 2016) (Jan. 2, 2016) 1. Villanova 1. Villanova WHERE CAN I FIND THE ACC NETWORK BROADCAST? 2. Baylor 2. Kansas The ACC Network is available across the country through several local television network affiliates. In the South Bend, Indiana, area 3. Kansas 3. Baylor the game will be on WMYS - MyTV which is broadcast over-the-air on channel 69, AT&T U-Verse channel 69, Xfinity channel 15 and Dish 4. UCLA 4. Gonzaga 5. Gonzaga 5. UCLA Network channel 69. For other options across the country, visit www.theacc.com and click on ‘Schedule.’ 6. Kentucky 6. Kentucky 7. West Virginia 7. West Virginia NOTRE DAME vs. LOUISVILLE SERIES HISTORY: 8. Duke 8.