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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 2017-18 NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL Date ND Opp Opponent TV Time (ET)/Result NOTRE DAME NORTH CAROLINA Rank Rank FIGHTING IRISH TAR HEELS 2017-18: 19-7, 8-5 ACC N11 14/14 at DePaul FS1 W, 72-58 2017-18: 15-10, 5-7 ACC N13 13/14 ^Mount St. Mary’s ACCNetXtra W, 88-62 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Roy Williams N16 13/14 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 105-66 CAREER RECORD: 495-249 / 23 CAREER RECORD: 835-223 / 30 RECORD AT UNC: 417-122 / 15 N20 13/12 ^vs. Chaminade ESPNU W, 83-56 RECORD AT ND: 396-197 / 18 ESPN BIG MONDAY NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL N21 13/12 ^vs. LSU ESPN W, 92-53 Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough RADIO NETWORK N22 13/12 6/6 ^Wichita State ESPN2 W, 67-66 Analyst: Jay Bilas Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan N30 5/5 3/3 $at Michigan State ESPN L, 63-81 Sideline: Allison Williams Analyst: Zach Hillesland D3 5/5 St. Francis Brooklyn ACCNetXtra W, 71-53 See affiliates Page 8 - also on WatchND. tv and locally at WSBT-AM960/FM 96.1 D5 9/8 Ball State ACCNetXtra L, 77-80 D9 9/8 at Delaware CBS Sports Net W, 92-68 BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH AT TAR HEELS D16 18/18 &vs. Indiana FOX L, 77-80 OT Senior guard Matt Farrell leads the ACC in three-point field goals made per game with a 3.10 average (62 D19 Dartmouth ESPNU W, 97-87 3.10 total). Farrell has connected on four-or-more three-point field goals in nine games this season, including 11 D21 Southeastern Louisiana ACCNetXtra W, 86-50 over the past two games (five vs. Boston College, career-best six vs. Florida State). D30 *Georgia Tech ESPNU W, 68-59 More weeks of game action expected to be missed by senior Bonzie Colson after fracturing a bone in his foot on Friday, December 29. Colson was averaging 21.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and over two steals and two blocks J3 *NC State ACC Network W, 88-58 2 per game - the only college player to hit those averages this year and the only player to reach those averages J6 *at Syracuse ESPN2 W, 51-49 since Sports Reference started tracking statistics in the 1992-93 season. J10 NR/25 *at Georgia Tech ESPNU L, 53-60 Mike Brey is the fourth-longest tenured head coach among power five conference teams - now in his 18th J13 NR/25 20/18 *North Carolina ESPN L, 68-69 4 season at Notre Dame. Jim Boeheim (42), Mike Krzyzewski (38) and Tom Izzo (23) are the only other power five conference head coaches with a longer tenure at their current institution. J16 *Louisville ESPN2 L, 78-82 2OT Sophomore guard T.J. Gibbs has improved his scoring by 11.6 points per game this season (4.7 to 16.3), the J20 20/18 *at Clemson ESPN L, 58-67 11.6 second-best mark in the ACC. J27 *Virginia Tech ESPN2 L, 75-80 Consecutive free throws by T.J. Gibbs, who leads the ACC in free-throw percentage (league game only) at .930. It is J29 4/5 *at Duke ESPN L, 66-88 14 the second-best streak of the season for Gibbs, who hit 25 straight from Jan. 3 - Jan. 27. F3 *at NC State ESPN L, 58-76 Combined games missed due to injury by Bonzie Colson (10), Matt Farrell (5) and freshman D.J. Harvey (6) - three F6 *Boston College ACC Network W, 96-85 21 of the top six players on the Irish roster. Harvey is expected back against Boston College (Feb. 17), while Colson could return by the end of the regular season. F10 *Florida State ESPN2 W, 84-69 Points-per-game average for Matt Farrell and T.J Gibbs during the team’s two-game win streak. F12 21/22 *at North Carolina ESPN 7 p.m. 23.5 F17 *at Boston College ACC Network 4 p.m. Three-point field goals made over the past two games for the Irish. It marks the best two-game stretch of the season 26 (24 vs. Chaminade & LSU) and most since 1/18/17 - 1/21/17 (15 at Florida State, 11 vs. Syracuse). F19 25/25 *Miami (FL) ESPN 7 p.m. The senior class of Bonzie Colson, Matt Farrell, Martinas Geben, Matt Gregory and Austin Torres (graduate F24 *at Wake Forest ACC Network 3 p.m. 97 student) has matched the 2016-17 and 2012-13 senior classes as the all-time winningest senior class in Notre F28 *Pittsburgh ESPNU 7 p.m. Dame basketball history. M3 2/2 *at Virginia ACC Network 4 p.m. Points scored by Notre Dame in its last two ACC games (96 vs. Boston College, 84 vs. Florida State). That is a M6 ACC Championship ESPN/ESPN2 TBA 180 program-best two-game ACC stretch, besting the 178 from 2016 (95 at Duke, 83 vs. Virginia Tech). It is the second-best two-game total of the year (188 vs. Chicago State, 105, and Chaminade, 83). M14 NCAA Championship TBA TBA Career points scored for Matt Farrell who is on pace to become the 64th Notre Dame player to reach the 1,000 922 point milestone. ^ - Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge, East Lansing, Michigan Mike Brey is closing in on 400 career wins at the University of Notre Dame. & - Crossroads Classic, Indianapolis, Indiana * - Atlantic Coast Conference game He is looking to become the 11th active coach to win 400 games at their current school. rankings indicated are AP/Coaches Poll Coach Years Seasons W L T Games 397 MIKE BREY 2000-current 18 397 197 0 594 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 (C) 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 1862-1004 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 36 / 39-40 (.494) Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 397-197 (.668), 18th at ND First/Last NCAA Appearance 1953 / 2017 496-249 (.666), 22 career ACC Member 2013-14 - present Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘93 18th year at ND ACC Regular Season 48-36 (.571) Assistant Coach Ryan Ayers Notre Dame ‘09 Second year at ND ACC Tournament 6-3 (.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 IRISH FACE REMATCH WITH NORTH CAROLINA ON BIG MONDAY The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (15-10, 5-7 ACC) brings the momentum of a two-game win streak into an ESPN NOTRE DAME - UNC Big Monday meeting with one the hottest teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference - North Carolina (19-7, 8-5 ACC). ACC SERIES HISTORY After a three-game losing streak from Jan. 22 through Jan. 30, the Tar Heels have rebounded to win three straight, with victories over 3-6, Home 1-2, Away 1-3, Neutral 1-1 Pittsburgh, Duke and at NC State. The Irish have recovered from a seven-game losing streak in league play with two wins their last two outings. Date ND Rank Opp Rank W/L ND Opp H/A/N 2/8/2014 L 62 73 H QUICK FACTS 3/3/2014 14 / 14 L 61 63 A • The Irish face their second of three Saturday - Monday turnarounds this weekend. Notre Dame and Duke are the only two teams in the ACC faced with the challenging schedule quirk.