2011-12 NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS: Joyce Center Room 112 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Fax: (574) 631-7941 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS: Bernadette Cafarelli o: (574) 631-8458 c: (574) 532-0249 [email protected] Sean Carroll o: (574) 631-2664 c: (574) 340-2177 [email protected] 2011-12 Schedule Date Day Opponent Time/Result 11/1 Tues. ST. XAVIER (Exhibition) (UND.COM) W, 90-72 11/7 Mon. STONEHILL (Exhibition) (UND.COM) W, 92-70 11/12 Sat. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (UND.COM) W, 80-67 11/14 Mon. DETROIT^ (ESPNU) W, 59-53 11/16 Wed. SAM HOUSTON STATE^ (UND.COM) W, 74-41 NOTRE DAME TV/Internet: 11/18 Fri. DELAWARE STATE (UND.COM) W, 93-69 Fighting Irish ESPNU/ESPN3 11/21 Mon. vs. #21/21 Missouri@ (ESPN2) L, 58-87 Beth Mowins (play-by-play) 11/22 Tues. vs. Georgia! (ESPNU) L, 57-61 11-7, 3-2 BIG EAST Tim Welsh (analyst) 11/27 Sun. BRYANT (UND.COM) W, 84-59 H: 10-1; A: 1-2; N: 0-4 Radio: 11/30 Wed. at #19/18 Gonzaga (ESPN2) L, 53-73 Affiliate listings on Pg. 5 12/4 Sun. vs. Maryland$ (MASN/Versus) L, 71-78 RUTGERS Broadcast on UND.com 12/8 Thur. MAINE (ESPN3) W, 87-78 Scarlet Knights Jack Nolan (play-by-play) 12/10 Sat. DARTMOUTH (ESPN3) W, 65-47 Jordan Cornette (analyst) 12/17 Sat. vs. #18/20 Indiana% (ESPN2) L, 58-69 10-8, 2-3 BIG EAST H: 8-3; A: 1-3; N: 1-2 Live Stats: 12/19 Mon. SACRED HEART (UND.COM) W, 106-65 GameTracker (UND.com) 12/27 Tues. #22/22 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN2) W, 72-59 1/4 Wed. at Cincinnati* (BIG EAST Network) L, 55-71 Notre Dame Leads Series 17-12 1/7 Sat. at #11/10 Louisville* (ESPNU) W, 67-65 (2OT) 1/10 Tues. USF* (BIG EAST Network) W, 60-49 FIGHTING IRISH BACK IN ACTION ON MONDAY AT RUTGERS 1/14 Sat. #17/16 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN2) L, 53-67 • Notre Dame (11-7, 3-2) will play its second game in a three-day span when the 1/16 Mon. at Rutgers* (ESPNU/ESPN3) 9:00 p.m. Irish travel to Piscataway, N.J. to face Rutgers (10-8, 2-3) on Monday night. Tip-off 1/21 Sat. SYRACUSE* (ESPN) 6:00 p.m. is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. (ET) inside the Louis Brown Athletic Center. 1/25 Wed. at Seton Hall* 8:00 p.m. • The Fighting Irish fell to Connecticut, 67-53, on Saturday. That loss snapped 1/29 Sun. at Connecticut* Noon Notre Dame’s 29-game home win streak. 2/4 Sat. MARQUETTE* (CBS) 1:00 p.m. • Monday’s game will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3 with Beth Mowins 2/8 Wed. at West Virginia* (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m. (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) calling the action. 2/11 Sat. DEPAUL* Noon • The Fighting Irish Digital Media radio crew of Jack Nolan (play-by-play) and 2/15 Wed. RUTGERS* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. Jordan Cornette (analyst) will call the action on radio (affiliate listings on Pg. 5) and 2/18 Sat. at Villanova* (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m. their broadcast can also be heard on UND.com. 2/22 Wed. WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. • Monday will be the 30th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Rutgers. 2/25 Sat. at St. John’s* (ESPN) Noon The Irish own a 17-12 advantage in the series, including wins in six of the last 2/27 Mon. at Georgetown* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. seven showdowns versus the Scarlet Knights. Notre Dame topped Rutgers, 76-69, 3/2 Fri. PROVIDENCE* 7:00 p.m. last season inside Purcell Pavilion (Feb. 6, 2011). BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP • The Fighting Irish are 5-9 all-time at Rutgers. Notre Dame dropped its last game (Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.) in Piscataway, N.J., a 74-73 decision on Jan. 30, 2010. • Notre Dame is 14-10 against Rutgers since both teams joined the BIG EAST in 3/6 Tues. First Round TBD 1995. 3/7 Wed. Second Round TBD • Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey is 11-5 all-time against Rutgers. 3/8 Thur. Quarterfinals TBD • The Irish are off to a 3-2 start in BIG EAST play for the sixth straight season. 3/9 Fri. Semifinals TBD • The Fighting Irish are 10-1 at home, 1-2 in true road games and 0-4 in neutral 3/10 Sat. Final TBD site games this season. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 3/13-14 First Round (Dayton, Ohio) HOME STREAK SNAPPED 3/15-18 Second & Third Rounds (various locations) • Saturday’s 67-53 loss to Connecticut snapped Notre Dame’s 29-game home 3/22-25 Regional Rounds (various locations) win streak. That had been the fourth-longest in the nation and the second-longest 3/31 Final Four - Semifinals (New Orleans, La.) Irish win streak inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in program history. The 4/2 Final Four - Final (New Orleans, La.) Fighting Irish won 45 straight at the Joyce Center from March 4, 2006-Jan. 10, 2009. That streak came to an end in a 69-61 loss to Connecticut on Jan. 24, 2009. ^ - CBE Classic (Regional Rounds) @ - CBE Classic - Kansas City, Mo. (Semifinals) NOTRE DAME PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP ! - CBE Classic - Kansas City, Mo. (Consolation) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG $ - BB&T Classic - Washington, D.C. 0 Eric Atkins G 6-1 182 So. 13.2 3.1 3.5 % - Close the Gap Crossroads Classic - Indianapolis, Ind. 12 Alex Dragicevich G 6-7 221 So. 8.1 2.1 1.4 * - BIG EAST Conference Game 14 Scott Martin G 6-8 222 Sr. 8.9 6.2 1.4 Home events in BOLD CAPS 22 Jerian Grant G 6-5 195 So. 13.0 3.2 4.6 All times Eastern 45 Jack Cooley F 6-9 248 Jr. 10.5 8.2 1.0 2011-12 Game Day Notes 1 NOTRE DAME 2011-12 ROSTER Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 21 Tim Abromaitis GS/F 0 Eric Atkins G 6-1 182 So. Columbia, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 0 Eric Atkins So./G 4 Patrick Crowley G 6-3 190 So. Los Gatos, Calif./St. Francis 33 Mike Broghammer Jr./F 11 Garrick Sherman* C 6-10 251 Jr. Kenton, Ohio/Kenton/Michigan State 32 Joey Brooks Jr./G 12 Alex Dragicevich G 6-7 221 So. Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North 24 Pat Connaughton Fr./G/F 14 Scott Martin G 6-8 222 Sr. Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso 45 Jack Cooley Jr./F 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 236 GS Unionville, Conn./Farmington 4 Patrick Crowley So./G 22 Jerian Grant G 6-5 195 So. Bowie, Md./DeMatha 12 Alex Dragicevich So./G 24 Pat Connaughton G/F 6-5 206 Fr. Arlington, Mass./St. John’s Prep 22 Jerian Grant So./G 25 Tom Knight F 6-9 250 Jr. Dixfield, Maine/Dirigo 25 Tom Knight Jr./F 32 Joey Brooks G 6-6 220 Jr. Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep 14 Scott Martin Sr./G 33 Mike Broghammer F 6-9 265 Jr. Orono, Minn./Hopkins 11 Garrick Sherman Jr./C 45 Jack Cooley F 6-9 248 Jr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South * - will have to sit out the entire 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules Pronunciation Guide Tim Abromaitis ................. ab-row-MY-tis Head Coach: Mike Brey (George Washington ‘82) Pat Connaughton .............. CONN-uh-tin Assistant Coach: Anthony Solomon (Virginia ‘87) Jack Cooley ...................... COOL-ee Assistant Coach: Rod Balanis (Georgia Tech ‘93) Mike Broghammer ............ BROGE-hammer Assistant Coach: Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame ‘01) Alex Dragicevich ............. Drag-ee-vich Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Harold Swanagan (Notre Dame ‘02) Jerian Grant ...................... JARE-in Athletic Trainer: Skip Meyer (Central Connecticut State ‘74) Series vs. Rutgers • Prior to Saturday, Notre Dame’s last home loss was a 69-68 setback to St. John’s on Feb. 14, Notre Dame Leads 17-12 2010. The Irish had won 13 straight BIG EAST games inside Purcell Pavilion. Home: 10-2, Away: 5-9, Neutral: 2-1 • The Fighting Irish are 94-7 in their last 101 games played at home. That 93.1% home winning percentage over the course of the last six seasons ranks fifth nationally. Date Site Result 2-9-84 East Rutherford, NJ L, 59-61 IRISH ENJOY HOME COOKING IN CONFERENCE PLAY 2-16-88 Piscataway, NJ W, 75-62 • Notre Dame has gone 41-6 (.872) at home in BIG EAST play over the last six seasons. That 1-24-89 Notre Dame, IN W, 85-63 is the best home winning percentage for any BIG EAST school in league play over that time period. 1-16-90 East Rutherford, NJ W, 74-69 1-22-91 Notre Dame, IN L, 52-62 A DIFFICULT DAY 12-2-95 Piscataway, NJ L, 80-86 (ot) • Saturday’s 53 points in the 67-53 setback to Connecticut were the fewest for Notre Dame 1-20-96 Notre Dame, IN W, 79-67 in a home game during the Mike Brey era (12 seasons). The previous low was 54 against 1-4-97 Piscataway, NJ L, 53-70 Charleston Southern in a 54-38 win on Nov. 26, 2004. 1-11-98 Notre Dame, IN W, 91-76 • The 14-point loss to the Huskies was the largest home defeat for the Irish since a 77-60 2-5-98 Piscataway, NJ L, 61-71 setback to Villanova on March 2, 2009.