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. MIAMI Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra W, 89-64 #20/20 NOTRE DAME MIAMI N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra W, 92-49 FIGHTING IRISH HURRICANES N18 Loyola (MD) ACCNetXtra W, 83-48 2016-17: 14-2, 3-0 ACC 2016-17: 11-3, 1-1 ACC N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 W, 89-83 N22 +vs. Northwestern ESPN2 W, 70-66 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Jim Larrañaga N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 91-60 CAREER RECORD: 469-231 / 22 CAREER RECORD: 599-394 / 33 N29 $Iowa ESPN2 W, 92-78 RECORD AT ND: 370-179 / 17 RECORD AT MIAMI: 129-59 / 6 D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra W, 107-53 D6 23/22 Fort Wayne ESPNU W, 87-72 ESPN NATIONAL BROADCAST NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK D10 23/22 &vs. 1/1 Villanova CBS L, 66-74 Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan | Analyst: Zach Hillesland D17 21/21 ^vs. 15/16 Purdue ESPN2 L, 81-86 Analyst: Dick Vitale Listen at: WatchND.tv | ND Basketball Radio Network | D19 25/24 Colgate ACCNetXtra W, 77-62 Sirius/XM Channel 81 (home team broadcast). 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. HURRICANES J4 23/21 9/9 Louisville ACCNetwork W, 77-70 J7 23/21 Clemson ESPNU W, 75-70 2 Notre Dame and Florida State are the only two teams in the ACC to begin conference play with a 3-0 record. J12 20/20 at Miami (FL) ESPN 7:00 p.m. J14 20/20 at Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. 1.89 Assist-to-turnover ratio for Notre Dame this sesason, the best in the nation. J18 at 9/10 Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. Team grade-point-average (rounded up from the official number of 3.096) for the Irish in the fall semester of J21 Syracuse ESPN 12:00 p.m. 3.1 2016, the best combined group average posted by a Notre Dame men’s basketball team since the spring of 2009. J24 19/12 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Turnovers-per-game average for the Irish this season, third-best in the nation. J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. 9.4 J30 7/7 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. Double-doubles this season (points and rebounds) for junior Bonzie Colson, which leads the ACC and is sixth in F4 at 11/12 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA 10 the nation. Colson also leads the ACC in 20/10 performances with four. F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. Rebounds-per-game average for Bonzie Colson, which leads the ACC and is 10th in the country (as of Jan. 10). F11 9/10 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. 10.8 F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Improved points-per-game scoring average for junior Matt Farrell (14.0 this season compared to 2.6 from F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 11.4 2015-16), the best mark in the ACC and the second-best for a player from the Brey era (1st, +14.4, Tim Abro- F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. maitis, 2009-10, 3rd, Chris Quinn, +10.4, 2003-04). M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. Associated Press top-10 ranked teams defeated at Purcell Pavilion in the Mike Brey era, including the 77-70 M4 at 14/15 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. 15 victory over No. 9/9 Louisville on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 (see full list, page six). ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) Points-per-game average for Matt Farrell against power conference opponents this season (seven games vs. M7-11 TBA TBA TBA 18.9 ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 or Big East). See page three for more details. NCAA Championship Notre Dame and Miami are meeting for the 21st time on Thursday afternoon with the series tied 10-10. Miami M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA 21 Bold indicates 2016-17 home game has won three of the five ACC meetings between the two teams. % - Exhibition game Notre Dame has finished its first three ACC wins on a 25-6 run over the game’s final minutes (6:47 combined) to + - Legends Classic 25 win its first three conference games for the second time in program history. See page 3 for more details. $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge Free-throw percentage for Notre Dame this season, the best in the nation. & - Never Forget Tribute Classic 84.0 ^ - Crossroads Classic Free-throw percentage for Steve Vasturia this season (42-for-45), sixth in the country as of Jan. 10. Bonzie Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 93.3 Colson ranks 32nd in the NCAA at 89.6. Consecutive games started by Steve Vasturia, dating back to the final seven games of the 2013-14 season. 97 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 23 away from 370 the all-time record (393). 550 Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey will be coaching his 550th game at Notre Dame against Miami. Career Divison I games coached by Mike Brey, becoming the 35th active Division I coach to reach the 700 700-games milestone against Clemson on Jan. 7. 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 1833-985 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 370-179 (.674), 17th at ND 469-231 (.670), 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 33-23 (.589) 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 BEGIN THREE-GAME ROAD TRIP AT MIAMI ON ESPN: The No. 20/20 University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (14-2, 3-0 ACC) begins a three-game ACC road swing on Thursday NATIONAL RANKINGS evening when the Irish face Miami (11-3, 1-1) on ESPN (7:00 p.m. ET) at the Watsco Center. Notre Dame will face a three-game road trip with Miami, followed by Virginia Tech on Saturday and at No. 9/10 Florida State next Wednesday. AP TOP 25 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Jan. 9, 2016) (Jan. 9, 2016) The Irish will remain on the road for the trip to Virginia Tech, but return to campus for the start of the spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 1. Baylor 1. Baylor 17, before traveling to Florida State. 2. Kansas 2. Kansas 3. Villanova 3. Villanova NOTRE DAME vs. MIAMI SERIES HISTORY: 4. UCLA 4. UCLA 5. Gonzaga 5. Gonzaga Notre Dame and Miami will be meeting for the 21st time on Thursday evening, with the series tied at 10-10. The Irish are 4-5 at Miami 6. Kentucky 6. Kentucky and 2-3 against the Hurricanes as members of the ACC. 7. Duke 7. Duke Miami has won the last two meetings against the Irish, including a 79-70 victory at the Watsco Center last season on Feb.