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. BRYANT Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N1 %Mercy College (N.Y.) ACCNetXtra W, 119-58 NOTRE DAME BRYANT N7 %Catholic University ACCNetXtra W, 103-48 FIGHTING IRISH BULLDOGS N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra 12:00 p.m. 2016-17: 0-0 2016-17: 0-0 N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. N18 Loyola (Md.) ACCNetXtra TBA HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Tim O’Shea N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 7:00 p.m. CAREER RECORD: 455-229 / 21 CAREER RECORD: 201-259 / 15 N22 +vs. Texas/Nwestern ESPN2/ESPNU 3:30 or 6 p.m. RECORD AT ND: 356-177 / 16 RECORD AT BRYANT: 81-164 / 8 N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra TBA Utilizing the Notre Dame Men’s NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK N29 $Iowa ESPN2 9:00 p.m. Basketball Radio Network Audio Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan | Analyst: Zach Hillesland D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra 5:00 p.m. URL: espn.com/watchespn Listen at: WatchND.tv | Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network D6 Fort Wayne ESPNU 9:00 p.m. (affiliate list available on page 9) D10 &vs. 4/3 Villanova CBS 12:00 p.m. D17 ^vs. 15/15 Purdue ESPN2 2:00 p.m. NOTRE DAME VS. BRYANT D19 Colgate ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 D28 St. Peter’s ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. 12:00 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK EXTRA PURCELL PAVILION AT THE JOYCE CENTER D31 at Pittsburgh ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. TM 2016 LEGENDS CLASSIC | NOTRE DAME REGIONAL | GAME 1 J4 13/14 Louisville ACCNetwork 9:00 p.m. J7 Clemson ESPNU 3:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. BULLDOGS J12 at Miami (Fla.) ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. J14 at Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. 1 Naismith Award watch list selections on the 2016-17 Irish roster - senior forward V.J. Beachem. J18 at Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. Starters returning for Notre Dame in 2016-17, seniors V.J. Beachem and Steve Vasturia and junior Bonzie Colson. J21 19/17 Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 3 J24 8/7 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Former players under Mike Brey at Notre Dame on the Irish coaching staff in 2016-17 - assistant coaches Ryan J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. 4 Ayers (‘09) and Ryan Humphrey (‘02); director of basketball operations Harold Swanagan (‘02) and video J30 1/1 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. coordinator Eric Atkins (‘14). For Ayers, Humphrey and Atkins, 16-17 marks their first year on the staff. F4 at 6/6 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA NCAA tournament victories in the past two years for the Irish - a program-best mark. F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. 6 F11 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. 7 Notre Dame was selected to finish seventh in the ACC this season in the league’s preseason poll. F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. NCAA tournament appearances by Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey in 21 years at Division I, 11 of those F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 13 coming at Notre Dame. F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Points per game scoring average for junior forward V.J. Beachem in Notre Dame’s four NCAA tournament games, M4 at 13/14 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. 17.5 securing a spot on the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team. Beachem scored four points total in Notre Dame’s four NCAA games in 2014-15. ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) M7-11 TBA TBA TBA Minutes per game average for junior Matt Farrell in his first four career starts - all coming in the 2016 NCAA NCAA Championship 26.8 Tournament. M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA Exhibition game victories during the Mike Brey era, two for each of the 17 years Brey has been on campus Bold indicates 2016-17 home game 34 including the 119-58 win over Mercy College on Nov. 1, 2016 and 103-48 victory over Catholic on Nov. 7, 2016. % - Exhibition game NCAA tournament appearances by Notre Dame, tied for eight most in championship history. + - Legends Classic 35 $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge Shooting percentage (.413) for senior V.J. Beachem from three-point range, currently seventh on Notre Dame’s & - Never Forget Tribute Classic 41 career chart. ^ - Crossroads Classic Program-record wins over the past two years for the Irish. Notre Dame was 32-6 in 2014-15 and finished 24-12 Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 56 in 2015-16. Consecutive starts made by senior Steve Vasturia, the most on the team and just four games away from breaking 86 into the top-20 at Notre Dame for games started. 88 Three pointers made by V.J. Beachem in his junior season, the fourth-most for a third-year player at Notre Dame. Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 37 away from the 356 all-time record (393). Wins in Notre Dame basketball history, ranked seventh all-time. Since Mike Brey took over the Irish program in 1,819 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 1819-983 (.649) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 356-177 (.668), 17th at ND 455-229 (.665), 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 BRYANT UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE: Bryant University is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and is a member of the Northeast Conference. Its team colors are black and gold and its nickname is the bulldogs. The school was established in 1863 and has an enrollment of just over 3,600 students. Bryant returns its four top scorers from the 2015-16 season in senior forward Dan Garvin, junior guard Hunter Ware, NEC Rookie of the Year Marcel Pettway and NEC all-rookie team selection Nisre Zouzoua. The Bulldogs were selected to finish third in the NEC by vote of the league’s coaches. Bryant finished the 2015-16 season with an 8-23 record and was 5-13 in the NEC. NOTRE DAME vs. BRYANT SERIES HISTORY: Date City Venue ND Rank Opp Rank W/L ND Opp 11/27/2011 Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion W 84 59 12/9/2013 +Notre Dame, IN Purcell Pavilion W 70 59 + - BlackRock Gotham Classic Notre Dame and Bryant will be meeting for the third time on Saturday afternoon. The most recent meeting took place during the 2013 BlackRock Gotham Classic preseason touranment regional games at Notre Dame, a 70-59 Irish victory led by 23 points and nine assists from Jerian Grant. HOME/SEASON OPENERS: The Irish host Bryant in their 2016-17 season opener on Saturday. The Irish are 16-0 all-time in season openers under head coach Mike Brey (since 2000-01) with all of those games also serving as the team’s home opener.