NOTRE DAME MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 2020-21 SCHEDULE Date Day AP C Opponent Network Time/Result 11/28 SAT 13 12 at Michigan State Big Ten Net L, 70-80 12/2 WED Western Michigan RSN 7 p.m. 12/4 FRI 13 14 Tennessee ACC Network 8 p.m. NOTRE DAME #22/20 OHIO STATE 12/5 SAT Purdue Fort Wayne 11 a.m. FIGHTING IRISH BUCKEYES 12/6 SUN Detroit Mercy ACCNetXtra W, 78-70 2020-21: 1-1, 0-0 ACC 2020-21: 3-0, 0-0 Big Ten HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Chris Holtmann 12/8 TUE 22 20 & Ohio State ESPN2 7:30 p.m. CAREER RECORD: 537-286 / 26 CAREER RECORD: 185-119 / 11 12/12 SAT Kentucky CBS 12 p.m. RECORD AT ND: 438-234 / 21 RECORD AT OSU: 71-34 / 4 12/16 THU 10 11 * Duke ESPN 9 p.m. ESPN2 SERIES HISTORY 12/19 SAT ^ vs. Purdue ACC/BIG 10 CHALLENGE 5-8 | Home: 2-3 | Away: 3-3 | Neutral 0-2 12/22 TUE * at Syracuse ACC Network 7 p.m. BREY VS. HOLTMANN/OHIO STATE: 1-0/0-2 PLAY BY PLAY: Karl Ravech BREY VS. BIG TEN: 33-28 12/30 WED 18 18 * Virginia ACC Network 6 p.m. ANALYST: Dan Dakich ND ALL-TIME VS. BIG TEN: 277-237-1 1/2 SAT * at Pittsburgh ACC Network 2 p.m. Full series history available on page 5 of this notes package 1/6 WED * Georgia Tech RSN 7 p.m. 1/10 SUN 15 15 * at Virginia Tech ACC Network 6 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH vs BUCKEYES 1/13 WED 18 18 * at Virginia ACC Network 8:30 p.m. Notre Dame led the country in three statistical categories last season: assist/turnover ratio (1.68), least 1/16 SAT * Boston College ACC Network 4 p.m. 1 amount of personal fouls committed per game (12.4) and fewest total fouls committed (397). 1/18 MON at Howard Notre Dame finished second in the country in turnovers per game in 2019-20 (9.8) behind Liberty’s 9.4 aver- 1/24 SUN * at Miami ACC Network 6 p.m. 2 age. That marks the sixth consecutive the Irish have ranked in the NCAA top 10 in least amount of turnovers per game. Through two games in 2020-21, the Irish have committed 9.0 turnovers per game. 1/27 WED 15 15 * Virginia Tech RSN 7 p.m. Potential home opening games canceled due to COVID-19 concerns on opposing teams this season. First to 1/30 SAT 16 14 * at North Carolina ACC Network 8 p.m. be scratched out was a visit by Tennessee on Dec. 4, then the home opener with Western Michigan on Dec. 2 2/2 TUE * Wake Forest ACC Network 7 p.m. 3 was lost. Notre Dame pivoted to schedule Purdue Fort Wayne on December 5, but one day later that game was canceled. Eventually, Detroit Mercy was able to visit Purcell Pavilion on December 6 for the home opener - and 2/6 SAT * at Georgia Tech ACC Network 8 p.m. second game of the season. 2/9 TUE 9 11 * at Duke ESPN/2 9 p.m. The Irish are taking part in their eighth ACC/Big Ten Challenge and have a 4-3 record in the event. Notre Dame 2/14 SUN * Miami ACC Network 6 p.m. 4 is 3-0 at home in the Challenge with wins over Iowa, Michigan State and Illinois. 2/17 WED * Clemson RSN 7 p.m. Notre Dame and Ohio State have met just five times in the modern era (eight of the meetings in the series oc- 2/23 TUE 25 24 * at Louisville ACC Network 8 p.m. 4.0 curred before 1937). The most recent five meetings have seen Ohio State own a 3-2 record, but all five games have been decided by an average of just four points with two meetings in the 1970s ending up in overtime. 2/27 SAT * at Boston College ACC Network 2 p.m. Junior Nate Laszewski recorded the second double-double of his career in the victory over Detroit Mercy 3/3 WED * NC State ACC Network 7 p.m. on Sunday, leading the Irish with 11 rebounds to go with 16 points. Grabbing nine rebounds in the season 3/6 SAT 20 21 * Florida State ESPN/2 12/2 p.m. 10.0 opener at No. 13/12 Michigan State, Laszewski is currently averaging a double-double in the young season at 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds (while shooting 4-for-5 from three-point range). 3/9 FRI ACC tournament begins With 5:53 left against Detroit Mercy, the Titans claimed a one-point lead at 62-61. Notre Dame responded AP = AP rankings | C = Coaches poll ranking | rankings are from when game was 12 with a 12-0 run to seize control of the game and claim the team’s first victory of the season. played | RSN = Regional Sports Networks * - Atlantic Coast Conference game Notre Dame and Ohio State will be meeting for the 14th time with the Buckeyes owning an 8-5 advantage in & - 2019 ACC/Big Ten Challenge 14 the series. This will mark the first meeting between the two teams during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and just ^ - 2019 Crossroads Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN) the second of the Mike Brey era. All times listed are ET A recent project by CBSSports.com ranked the ‘Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever’ with Notre Dame 23 placing 23rd on the list and sixth in the ACC. The opponent on Saturday night, Michigan State, was selected 14th. Earning a 78-70 victory over Detroit Mercy on Sunday night, Notre Dame is now 21-0 in home openers during NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL 21 the Mike Brey era. RADIO NETWORK Career assists in ACC regular-season games for junior Prentiss Hubb, the most among any returning ACC PLAY BY PLAY: Jack Nolan 178 player and 10th all-time on the career conference-game charts at Notre Dame. ENGINEER: Bob Henning Affiliates: WSBT-AM 960/FM 96.1 (South Bend, IN) | WMVP-AM Only two Notre Dame players have blocked 200 shots during their time in an Irish uniform. Jordan Cornette (2001-05, 201) and LaPhonso Ellis (1988-92). While the truncated 2020-21 season doesn’t help graduate 1000 (Chicago, IL) | WKJG-AM 1380 (Fort Wayne, IN) | WEFM- 200 student Juwan Durham, he could become the third player to reach 200 blocks. With a 2.2 bpg average in FM 95.9 (Michigan City, IN) | KQTM-FM 101.7 (Albuquerque, his career, Durham is on pace to add 60 blocks to his career total - putting him above 180. An increase in his NM) | WPSL-AM 1590 & WSTU-AM 1450 (West Palm Beach/ average per game (he has swatted seven shots thus far) could put the school blocked shot record in reach. Fort Pierce, FL) Total victories in the history of Notre Dame men’s basketball, as the Irish became the eighth program to reach 1,900 victories in 2019-20 (Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, Temple, Syracuse and UCLA have all reached 1905 that plateau). The Irish were 12th all-time in college basketball victories when Mike Brey took over the program in Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Athletic Communications 2000-01 – they have since passed Oregon State, Pennsylvania, St. John’s and Indiana on the all-time wins list into Alan Wasielewski, Associate Athletics Communcations Director eighth place. [email protected] | c: 574-532-4167 | @NDmbbSID 2 NOTRE DAME MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES PRONUNCIATIONS 2020-21 NOTRE DAME ROSTER Rod Balanis - Rod Buh-LAHN-iss No. Name Cap. Pos Class Year Elig. Year Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Robby Carmody - Robby CAR-muh-dee Nikola Djogo - Knee-Cola Joe-Go 2 Trey Wertz G JR Transfer 6-5 195 Charlotte, NC Providence Day School Nixon Dorvilien - Nixon door-VILL-ee-an 3 Prentiss Hubb C G JR JR 6-3 175 Upper Marlboro, MD Gonzaga Juwan Durham - JUH-wan Durham 5 Cormac Ryan C G JR SO 6-5 195 New York, NY Milton Academy (MA) Nate Laszewski - Nate La-SHEH-skee Harold Swanagan - Harold SWON-uh-gan 11 Juwan Durham C F GR SR 6-11 231 Tampa, FL Tampa Prep Alan Wasielewski - Alan Waz-uh-lou-skee 12 Tony Sanders Jr. G FR FR 6-7 202 Miami, FL Gulliver Prep 2020-21 SEASON SUPERLATIVES 13 Nikola Djogo C G GR SR 6-8 230 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Athlete Institute Prep 14 Nate Laszewski F JR JR 6-10 227 Jupiter, FL Northfield Mount Herman (MA) TEAM 22 Elijah Taylor F FR FR 6-8 231 Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Charter Points 78 Detroit Mercy 12/6 23 Dane Goodwin G JR JR 6-6 200 Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington Rebounds 42 Detroit Mercy 12/6 24 Robby Carmody G JR SO 6-4 215 Mars, PA Mars Area Assists 19 Detroit Mercy 12/6 25 Matt Zona F FR FR 6-9 243 Blauvelt, NY Bergen Catholic (NJ) Turnovers 10 at Michigan State 11/28 31 Elijah Morgan G SO SO 6-1 165 New Orleans, LA Jesuit Blocks 5 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 21st year at ND Steals 4 at Michigan State 11/28 Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘93 21st year at ND FG 30 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Assistant Coach Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame ‘02 Fifth year at ND FGA 65 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Interim Assistant Coach Scott Martin Notre Dame ‘12 Second year at ND FG% .462 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Director of Basketball Operations Harold Swanagan Notre Dame ‘02 12th year at ND 3FG 11 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Athletic Trainer Nixon Dorvilien Park University ‘01 Second year at ND 3FGA 23 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Strength and Conditioning Tony Rolinski Penn State ‘91 24th year at ND 3FG% .478 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes Pat Holmes Notre Dame ‘79 18th year at ND FT 20 at Michigan State 11/28 Equipment Manager Joseph Nagle Ball State ‘08 10th year at ND FTA 26 at Michigan State 11/28 FT% .778 (7-9) Detroit Mercy 12/6 2020-21 ROSTER - IRISH ITEMS Bench Points 6 at Michigan State 11/28 1st Half Pts 37 Detroit Mercy 12/6 Projected Starting Lineup 2nd Half Pts 44 at Michigan State 11/28 Pos Name Notes INDIVIDUAL G Prentiss Hubb leading returning assist man in ACC play • has started 63 of his 67 career games played • improved 3FG% from .262 as a rookie in ‘18-’19 to .344 last season • has scored 23 (at No.