2009-10 NOTRE DAME MEN’s BASKETbaLL 2009-10 Schedule Game 24 Date Opponent Time 11/1 LEWIS COLLEGE# W, 70-54 11/6 QUINCY# W, 75-54 11/14 NORTH FLORIDA W, 86-65 vs. 11/16 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W, 95-72 11/19 LONG BEACH STATE W, 82-62 11/22 LIBERTY! W, 91-72 11/24 (23/-) KENNESAW STATE! W, 80-62 11/27 (23/-) Northwestern! L, 58-72 11/28 (23/-) Saint Louis! W, 64-52 Notre Dame (16-7, 5-5) vs. USF (15-7, 5-5) 12/1 IDAHO STATE W, 80-70 Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 • 12:00 p.m. 12/6 UCF W, 90-72 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,154) 12/9 IUPUI W, 93-70 12/12 LoyolA MARYMOUNT L, 85-87 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/19 UCLA (CBS) W, 84-73 12/22 Bucknell W, 101-69 TV: BIG EAST Network Game of the Week 12/30 PROVIDENCE* (BEN) W, 93-78 Lou Canellis (play-by-play analyst) 1/2 at Connecticut* (10/10) (ESPNU) L, 70-82 Tim Welsh (color analyst) 1/5 at USF* (ESPNU) W, 74-73 1/9 WEST VIRGINIA* (8/8) (ESPNU) W, 70-68 Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) 1/16 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU) L, 58-60 1/18 SYRACUSE* (5/5) (ESPN) L, 71-84 Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Network which 1/23 DEPAUL* (BEN) W, 87-77 includes: WSBT AM 960 (South Bend, Ind.); WLS AM 890 (Chicago, Ill.); WXNT- 1/27 at Villanova* (3/3) (ESPN) L, 72-90 AM 1420 in Indianapolis, Ind.; WEFM FM 95.9 (Michigan City, Ind.); WLYV AM 1/30 at Rutgers* (ESPN2) L, 73-74 1450 (Ft. Wayne, Ind.); ESPN AM 1480 – WRSW (Warsaw, Ind.); WLUV AM 2/4 CINCINNATI* (ESPN) W, 83-65 1520 (Rockford, IIl.); WVIL FM 101.3 (Jacksonville, Ill.); KWOC AM 930 (Poplar 2/7 USF* (BEN) Noon Bluff, Mo.); WJLS AM 560 (Beckley, W. Va.); WKKX AM 1600 (Wheeling, W. Va.); 2/11 at Seton Hall* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. SIRIUS Satellite (159) and XM Radio (117); and www.und.com. 2/14 ST. JOHN’S* (BEN) 7:30 p.m. 2/17 at Louisville* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available for all home games via the 2/24 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame athletic website (www.und.com). 2/27 at Georgetown* (CBS) Noon 3/3 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame vs. USF 3/6 at Marquette* (BEN) 2:00 p.m. • Coming off an 83-65 victory over Cincinnati that ended a two-game skid, 3/9-13 BIG EAST Championship the Irish men’s basketball team (16-7, 5-5) finishes out a two-game home- 3/18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds stand on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 7) when it entertains the USF Bulls (15-7, 3/25-28 NCAA Championship 5-5). 4/3 NCAA Final Four - Semifinals • This will be the second meeting of the season between the two teams. 4/5 NCAA FInal Four - Final USF is one of Notre Dame’s three repeat opponents in 2009-10. The Irish will be looking for a sweep of the Bulls in Sunday’s matchup after posting a # - Exhibition Game one-point decision, 74-73, on Jan. 5 in Tampa. ! - Chicago Invitational Challenge • Notre Dame is 3-2 versus its repeat opponents this season. With the win * - BIG EAST Conference Game over the Bearcats on Thursday, the Irish split their series with Cincinnati. Home games in BOLD CAPS Notre Dame’s third repeat opponent this year is Connecticut. The Irish fell All times are EST to the Huskies 82-70 on Jan. 2 in Hartford. Notre Dame and Connecticut face each other again on March 3 in the regular-season home finale for the ( ) - indicates Associated Press and ESPN/USA Irish. Today rankings at time of game • Notre Dame leads the all-time series 5-1 and are 3-0 against the Bulls at Purcell Pavilion. Mike Brey is 5-1 all-time against USF in his coaching career. • With the win over Cincinnati, Mike Brey collected his 97th BIG EAST win (includes conference regular-season and championship contests) and is now tied for sixth with Steve Lappas for most career wins in the league. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2009-10 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash F 6-8 220 Jr. 7.6 5.3 Averaging career-high figures in points and rebounds 44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 246 Sr. 24.8 9.9 Scored a season-high 37 points versus Cincinnati 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 235 Jr. 16.9 4.7 Has scored 20+ points in six games this season 3 Tory Jackson G 5-11 195 Sr. 7.7 2.8 Carries a 3.59 assist-to-turnover ratio 23 Ben Hansbrough G 6-3 206 Sr. 11.7 3.6 Tallied 12 pts., nine assts. & eight rebs. against Cincinnati OFF THE BENCH 2009-10 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 183 Jr. 1.0 0.0 Matched a season-high total with three points vs. Bucknell 14 Scott Martin G 6-8 219 Jr. -- -- Will miss entire season with a torn ACL 20 Jonathan Peoples G 6-3 207 Sr. 4.6 2.2 Scored a career-high 23 points against Providence on Dec. 30 25 Tom Knight F 6-9 251 Fr. -- -- Has not played this season 32 Joey Brooks G 6-5 215 Fr. 2.4 0.5 Scored five points versus West Virginia 33 Mike Broghammer F 6-9 245 Fr. 2.0 1.2 Matched a career-high total with five points versus Bucknell 34 Carleton Scott F 6-7 217 Jr. 3.2 3.5 Averaging career-high figures in points and rebounds 41 Tim Andree F 6-8 210 Sr. 0.6 0.4 Fourth-year walk-on; father Tim played basketball at ND (1979-83) 45 Jack Cooley F 6-9 244 Fr. 0.8 1.6 Notched career-highs in points (5) and rebounds (8) vs. Bucknell With three more conference wins, Brey would become just games. In addition, a collection organized by the Notre Dame the sixth coach in BIG EAST history win 100 victories. Student-Athlete Advisory Council raised more than $25,000 • Notre Dame has won 66 of its last 71 (.930) home games from fans and alumni who contributed during the games. The and is 28-4 (.875) in its last 32 BIG EAST regular-season home Notre Dame Monogram Club also added a $10,000 matching contests. gift to the student total. • Notre Dame is 1-3 versus ranked teams this season. The Irish produced a 70-68 win over then No. 8 West Virginia at Brey Gets Wins No. 200, No. 300 Purcell Pavilion on Jan. 8. The other losses have come against • Notre Dame’s win over Providence on Dec. 30 gave head No. 10 Connecticut (70-62) and No. 3 Villanova (90-72) on coach Mike Brey his 200th win with the Irish. In his 10th the road and to No. 5 Syracuse (84-71) at home. season along the Irish sidelines, he owns a 204-108 (.654) • In its win over Cincinnati, Luke Harangody registered the record. He is one of only three coaches in school history with 62nd double-double of his career and 11th of the season with 200 career wins. George Keogan (1923-43) won 327 games a season-high 37 points and 14 rebounds. Tim Abromaitis during his tenure, while Digger Phelps (1971-91) earned 393 topped the 20-point mark for the sixth time this season and victories during his 20-year tenure. Brey’s 100th win with third time in the last five games. Ben Hansbrough nearly the Irish came on Feb. 16, 2005 in a 70-64 victory at home pulled off a triple-double with 12 points, nine assists and eight against Georgetown. rebounds. After getting outrebounded by 19 boards in the • Brey picked up his 300th career win against USF on Jan. first game, the Irish posted a 41-32 advantage in this contest. 5. He owns a 303-160 (.654) ledger in 15 seasons as head Notre Dame also dished off 25 assists and committed just nine coach. turnovers in the game. • Notre Dame is 3-11 in its last 14 BIG EAST regular-season Another Honor For Harangody road games. • Luke Harangody was named as one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award this week. To be eligible, a stu- Checking The National Statistics dent-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior • Luke Harangody currently is second nationally with a 24.8 and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence scoring average and is tied for 22nd in rebounding (9.9). — classroom, character, community service and competition. • Tory Jackson is second nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for (3.59, while Ben Hansbrough is third at 3.50. Jackson is tied Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award focuses on for 17th in assists (5.8). the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their • Tim Abromaitis is second nationally in three-point field goal platform in athletics to make a positive impact as teachers in percentage (.486) and 26th in free-throw percentage (.872).