NOTRE DAME 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2008-09 Schedule OCTOBER 31 (9/9) BRIAR CLIFF (EXH) W, 103-64 NOVEMBER 9 (9/9) STONEHILL COLLEGE (EXH)W, 79-47 vs. 16 (9/9) USC UPSTATE W, 94-58 21 (8/9) at Loyola Marymount W, 65-54 EA Sports Maui Invitational 7-4 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 8-2, 0-0 24 (8/8) vs. Indiana (ESPN2) W, 88-50 25 (8/8) vs. Texas (6/7) (ESPN) W, 81-80 Monday, dec. 22, 2008 • 7:00 p.m. (Est.) 26 (8/8) vs. North Carolina (1/1) (ESPN) L, 87-102 Joyce Center (11,418) • notre dame, Ind. 30 (8/8) FURMAN W, 93-61 DECEMBER None 2 (7/7) SOUTH DAKOTA W, 102-76 TV: The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) Indianapolis, Ind. LaPhonso Ellis (color analyst) 6 (7/7) vs. Ohio State (ESPNU) L, 62-67 Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Net- 13 (12/13) BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 74-67 work which includes: Sirius Satellite WLS 890 AM in Chicago, Ill (Chica- 20 (12/14) DELAWARE STATE W, 88-50 goland area and Midwest); WSBT 960 AM in South Bend, Ind.; XL950 22 (12/14) SAVANNAH STATE 7 p.m. AM in Indianapolis, Ind.; WEFM95.9 FM in Michigan City and Gary, Ind.; 31 at DePaul* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. WKKX 1600 AM in Wheeling, W. Va.; ESPN 1480 AM (WRSW) in War- JANUARY saw, Ind.; WAMW 107.9 FM/1580 AM in Washington, Ind.; WLUV 1520 3 at St. John’s* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. AM in Rockford and DeKalb, Ill. and Janesville, Wis.; WVIL 101.3 FM in 5 GEORGETOWN* (ESPN) 7 p.m. Jacksonville, Ill.; WDMN 1520 AM in Toledo, Ohio; WSSP 1250 AM in 10 SETON HALL* (BEN-L) 2 p.m. 12 at Louisville* (ESPN) 7 p.m. Milwaukee, Wis., and WJLS 560 AM in Beckley, W. Va., Sirius Satellite 17 at Syracuse* (ESPN) Noon Radio Channel 159, XM Satellite Radio 117 and www.und.com. 24 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) 7 p.m. 26 MARQUETTE* (ESPN) 7 p.m. Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available 31 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) Noon for all home games via the Notre Dame athletic website (www. FEBRUARY und.com). 4 at Cincinnati* (ESPN360) 7:30 p.m. 7 at UCLA (CBS) 1 p.m. Notre Dame Wraps Up Homestand Against Savannah State 12 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. • Notre Dame wraps up a three-game homestand (its longest of 15 SOUTH FLORIDA* (BEN-L) 2 p.m. 18 at West Virginia* (BEN-L) 7 p.m. the season) on Monday night against Savannah State. It’s the final 21 at Providence* (BEN-GW) Noon tuneup before opening up BIG EAST play at DePaul on Dec. 31. 25 RUTGERS* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. • Tonight’s matchup with the Hornets is the first-ever meeting 28 at Connecticut* (CBS) 4 p.m. between the two schools. MARCH • Notre Dame heads into Monday night’s matchup with Savan- 2 VILLANOVA* (ESPN) 7 p.m. nah State riding the nation’s second-longest home game win streak 6 ST. JOHN’S* (BEN-L) 7 p.m. with 42 consecutive wins at the Joyce Center. BIG EAST Championship • The lone non-conference game following Savannah State will New York, N.Y. be when the Irish travel to Los Angeles, Calif., for a Feb. 7 matchup 10-14 TBA TBA against the UCLA Bruins. NCAA Championships 19-22 First and Second Rounds (TBA) TBA History Made 26-29 Regionals (TBA) TBA • Notre Dame’s 93-61 victory on Nov. 30 against Furman marked APRIL the 39th straight home victory at the Joyce Center as the Irish 4 NCAA Final Four (Detroit, Mich) TBA eclipsed the all-time school record — a 60-year old mark — of 38 6 NCAA Finals (Detroit, Mich.) TBA consecutive wins at the old Notre Dame Fieldhouse set from 1943- ( ) - indicates Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today at time 48. The win over Delaware State two nights ago pushed the streak to of game 1 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball 2008-09 BIG EAST Preseason Awards 42 consecutive victories, the second-longest active streak among all Division I schools. • Notre Dame’s streak extends three-plus seasons as the Irish 2008-09 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year have not lost since suffering an 80-72 setback to Marquette on Luke Harangody, Notre Dame Feb. 25, 2006. 2008-09 BIG EAST Preseason Co-Rookies of the Year He’s Back Greg Monroe, Georgetown • Luke Harangody returned to the Irish lineup against Ohio Samardo Samuels, Louisville State after missing the Furman and South Dakota contests because of pneumonia. Harangody became ill following Notre 2008-09 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Dame’s win over Texas on Nov. 26, but did play in the loss to top- *Luke Harangody, Notre Dame (Player of the Year), F, Jr. ranked North Carolina in the championship of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati, G, Jr. • Since his return three games ago, Harangody has scored 20- A.J. Price, Connecticut, G, Sr. plus points in all three contests and averaged 22.7 points and 13.0 Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut, C, Jr. rebounds. DaJuan Summers, Georgetown, F, Jr. McAlarney Looks To Join 1,000-Point Terrence Williams, Louisville, F, Sr. • Senior Kyle McAlarney is six points shy of becoming the Jerel McNeal, Marquette, G, Sr. 49th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He heads into Monday night’s contest with 994 career points in 84 Kyle McAlarney, Notre Dame, G, Sr. career outings for an 11.8 career scoring average. *Sam Young, Pittsburgh, F, Jr. Jonny Flynn, Syracuse, G, So. Points A Plenty Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, G, Jr. • Notre Dame is averaging 83.4 points per game this season and has topped the 80-point mark in all but three contests and scored 90- * - unanimous selection plus points in three games. • The Irish’s 102-point outburst against South Dakota marked 2008-09 Preseason BIG EAST Honorable Mention the 10th time during Mike Brey’s tenure that Notre Dame topped the Jeff Adrien, Connecticut, F, Sr. 100-point plateau. Earl Clark, Louisville, G/F, Jr. • Notre Dame’s 62 points against Ohio State marked its lowest output of the season. Dominic James, Marquette, G, Sr. In The Polls • Notre Dame is ranked 12th in the Associated Press and 14th in the ESPN/USA Today polls this week. The Irish began the year ranked ninth and climbed to as high as seventh in both rankings. TONIGHT’S PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 33 Zach Hillesland F 6-9 228 Sr. 6.7 6.4 Has grabbed six-plus rebounds in six games 44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 255 Jr. 22.6 11.9 Has averaged 22.7 points and 13.0 rebounds in last three games 42 Ryan Ayers G 6-7 210 Sr. 13.2 3.6 Averaging double figures for the first time in career 2 Tory Jackson G 5-11 193 Jr. 11.3 4.2 Owns team’s longest streak of consecutive starts made (63) 23 Kyle McAlarney G 6-0 195 Sr. 18.1 2.3 Only Irish player to top the 30-plus point mark in two games OFF THE BENCH 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash G/F 6-8 228 So. 2.8 3.1 Scored a career-high 10 points against Delaware State 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 184 So. 1.2 0.0 Second-year walk-on, has played in five games this season 20 Jonathan Peoples G 6-3 215 Jr. 2.8 2.8 Averaging career-best 16.4 minutes off the bench 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 232 So. -- -- Has not played in a game this season 34 Carleton Scott F 6-7 217 So. 4.2 2.0 Scored six points and grabbed two rebounds vs. Delaware State 41 Tim Andree F 6-8 213 Jr. 0.8 0.4 Third-year walk-on; Father Tim played basketball at ND (1979-83) 40 Luke Zeller F/C 6-11 245 Sr. 6.9 4.8 Owns career bests in both scoring and rebounding this season 2 Men’s Basketball That was the highest ranking for Notre Dame since the 2002-03 Mike Brey Radio Show campaign when the Irish climbed to fifth in the AP poll and sixth in The Mike Brey Radio Show for the 2008-09 basketball season the ESPN/USA Today ranking in the second week of January 2003. airs Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) on NewsTalk 960 AM and www.und.com. Villa Macri, in the center of the Toscana Park Shopping Plaza in Mishawaka, Ind., serves as the host facility for the shows during the Keeping The Streak Alive basketball season. • Notre Dame ran its current home court win streak to 42 Throughout the season, members of the Notre Dame basketball games (second-longest in the nation and longest in the 40-plus team will appear on the Show along with Coach Brey. Und.com’s own Jack year history of the Joyce Center) following its win over Delaware Nolan will serve as the Show’s host. Video from each show will be posted on und.com on the follow- State (88-50) on Saturday night. The Irish have recorded back-to- ing morning following each broadcast of the radio show.