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. SAINT PETER’S Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra W, 89-64 #24/24 NOTRE DAME SAINT PETER’S N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra W, 92-49 FIGHTING IRISH PEACOCKS N18 Loyola (MD) ACCNetXtra W, 83-48 2016-17: 10-2 2016-17: 5-6 N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 W, 89-83 N22 +vs. Northwestern ESPN2 W, 70-66 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: John Dunne N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 91-60 CAREER RECORD: 465-231 / 22 CAREER RECORD: 121-199 / 11 N29 $Iowa ESPN2 W, 92-78 RECORD AT ND: 366-179 / 17 RECORD AT SAINT PETER’S: Same D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra W, 107-53 D6 23/22 Fort Wayne ESPNU W, 87-72 ON-LINE BROADCAST: NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK D10 23/22 &vs. 1/1 Villanova CBS L, 66-74 ACC NETWORK EXTRA Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan D17 21/21 ^vs. 15/16 Purdue ESPN2 L, 81-86 Play-by-Play: Mike Monaco Listen at: WatchND.tv | Notre Dame Basketball Radio D19 25/24 Colgate ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. Analyst: Nik Valdiserri Network. (see page 7 for network affiliates). D28 24/24 St. Peter’s ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. D31 24/24 at Pittsburgh ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. PEACOCKS J4 6/7 Louisville ACCNetwork 9:00 p.m. J7 Clemson ESPNU 3:00 p.m. 2.15 Assist-to-turnover ratio for Notre Dame this sesason, the best in the nation. J12 at Miami (FL) ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame and Saint Peter’s will be meeting for the fifth time Wednesday evening and the first time since J14 at Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. 5 J18 at 20/20 Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. 1999. The Irish lead the all-time series 4-0. J21 Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Double-doubles this season (points and rebounds) for junior Bonzie Colson, which leads the ACC and is 10th J24 12/11 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. 7 in the nation. J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. Career-best three-point field goals made against Colgate by senior V.J. Beachem on his way to scoring a game- J30 5/5 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. 6 high 20 points. F4 at 9/10 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. 8.8 Turnovers-per-game average for the Irish, the best in the nation. F11 20/20 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. Notre Dame is 15-1 under Mike Brey in games immediately following the Christmas break (this year the Irish F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. 15 were released to return home on Dec. 20, then returned to campus for a 7 p.m. practice on Christmas Day). The F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. lone setback was a 79-76 loss to No. 23/21 Alabama on Dec. 27, 2001. F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Points-per-game average for Matt Farrell against power conference opponents this season (five games vs. Big M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. 18.8 Ten, Pac-12 or Big East). The junior point guard also is averaging 7.0 apg in those five contests. M4 at 6/7 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. Consecutive free throws made, dating back to the 2015-16 season, for Matt Farrell, who is just shy of qualifying ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) 31 M7-11 TBA TBA TBA for the national lead in free throw percentage (2.5 per game). Farrell is 27-for-27 in 2016-17. NCAA Championship 85.6 Free-throw percentage for Notre Dame this season, the best in the nation. M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA Consecutive games started by senior captain Steve Vasturia, dating back to the final seven games of the 2013- Bold indicates 2016-17 home game 93 14 season. Vasturia is on pace to become just the fourth Notre Dame player to start 100 consecutive games in a % - Exhibition game career this season. + - Legends Classic Adjusted offensive efficiency index as rated by kenpom.com, the seventh-best in the nation and third-best $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge 117.9 & - Never Forget Tribute Classic (Duke, North Carolina) of any team in the ACC. ^ - Crossroads Classic Minutes played this season for sophomore Rex Pflueger without committing a turnover - the longest stretch Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 210 of minutes without a mistake to start a season in the Mike Brey era. Pflueger also has 20 assists, 10 steals and seven blocks this season while shooting .488 from three-point range. Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 27 away from 366 the all-time record (393). Career Divison I games coached by Mike Brey, closing in on the 700-game milestone. Brey will become the 696 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 1,829 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 1829-985 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 366-179 (.671), 17th at ND 465-231 (.668), 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 IRISH FACE PEACOCKS IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME OF THE SEASON: The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (10-2) will face Saint Peter’s (5-6) in the final non-conference matchup of the NATIONAL RANKINGS season on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 7:00 p.m. ET in Purcell Pavilion. AP TOP 25 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Dec. 26, 2016) (Dec. 26, 2016) NOTRE DAME vs. SAINT PETER’S SERIES HISTORY: 1. Villanova 1. Villanova Saint Peter’s is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Peacocks are 5-6 in 2. UCLA 2. UCLA 2016-17, with victories over Lipscomb, Fairleigh Dickinson, Boston University, Manhattan and at St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 23. 3. Kansas 3. Kansas The Irish are 4-0 all-time against Saint Peter’s, with the initial meeting coming in the 1968 National Invitational Tournament at 4. Baylor 4. Baylor 5. Duke 5. Duke Madison Square Garden on March 23 (a 81-78 Notre Dame victory). The Peacocks have made three trips to Purcell Pavilion, the most recent 6. Louisville 6. Gonzaga in 1999, an 85-67 Notre Dame victory. 7. Gonzaga 7. Louisville 8. Kentucky 8. Kentucky NOTRE DAME vs. SAINT PETER’S SERIES 9. North Carolina 9. Creighton 10. Creighton 10. North Carolina Date City Site ND rank Opp rank W/L ND Opp 11. West Virginia 11. Virginia 12. Virginia 12. West Virginia 3/23/1968 +New York, NY Madison Square Garden W 81 78 13.