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 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 16-12, 7-9 23-6, 11-5 24 (8/8) vs. Indiana (ESPN2) W, 88-50 25 (8/8) vs. Texas (6/7) (ESPN) W, 81-80 Monday, Mar. 2, 2009 • 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 TV: ESPN DECEMBER Sean McDonough (play-by-play analyst) 2 (7/7) SOUTH DAKOTA W, 102-76 Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery (color analysts) The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase Indianapolis, Ind. 6 (7/7) vs. Ohio State (ESPNU) L, 62-67 Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) Jordan Cornette (color analyst) 13 (12/13) BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 74-67 Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Net- 20 (12/14) DELAWARE STATE W, 88-50 work which includes: WLS 890 AM in Chicago, Ill (Chicagoland area and 22 (12/14) SAVANNAH STATE W, 81-49 31 (7/10) at DePaul* (ESPN2) W, 92-82 Midwest); WSBT 960 AM in South Bend, Ind.; XL950 AM in Indianapo- JANUARY lis, Ind.; WEFM95.9 FM in Michigan City and Gary, Ind.; WKKX 1600 AM 3 (7/10) at St. John’s* (ESPNU) L, 65-71 in Wheeling, W. Va.; ESPN 1480 AM (WRSW) in Warsaw, Ind.; WAMW 5 (13/13) GEORGETOWN* (9/10) (ESPN) W, 73-67 107.9 FM/1580 AM in Washington, Ind.; WLUV 1520 AM in Rockford 10 (13/13) SETON HALL* (BEN-L) W, 88-79 and DeKalb, Ill. and Janesville, Wis.; WVIL 101.3 FM in Jacksonville, Ill.; 12 (12/13) at Louisville* (20/20) (ESPN) L, 73-87 (ot) WDMN 1520 AM in Toledo, Ohio; WSSP 1250 AM in Milwaukee, Wis., 17 (12/13) at Syracuse* (8/8) (ESPN) L, 74-93 24 (19/19) CONNECTICUT* (3/3) (ESPN) L, 61-69 and WJLS 560 AM in Beckley, W. Va., Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 159, 26 (19/19) MARQUETTE* (11/10) (ESPN)L, 64-71 XM Satellite Radio 117 and www.und.com. 31 (RV/22) at Pittsburgh* (3/3) (ESPN) L, 80-93 FEBRUARY Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available 4 at Cincinnati* (ESPN360) L, 83-93 for all home games via the Notre Dame athletic website (www. 7 at UCLA (15/12) (CBS) L, 63-89 und.com). 12 LOUISVILLE* (5/7) (ESPN) W, 90-57 15 SOUTH FLORIDA* (BEN-L) W, 67-57 18 at West Virginia* (BEN-L) L, 68-79 Irish and Wildcats Set For Big Monday Showdown 21 at Providence* (BEN-GW) W, 103-84 25 RUTGERS* (ESPNU) W, 70-65 • Notre Dame will look to rebound from Saturday’s 72-65 loss at 28 at Connecticut*(2/2) (CBS) L, 65-72 second-ranked Connecticut Monday night when the Irish play host MARCH to Villanova (23-6, 11-5) in the only regular-season matchup between 2 VILLANOVA* (10/12) (ESPN) 7 p.m. the two teams. The Irish close out the regular season by playing its 6 ST. JOHN’S* (BEN-L) 7 p.m. final two games at the Joyce Center. • Villanova leads the all-time series 16-14, but Notre Dame has BIG EAST Championship been victorious in the last two outings. In the last meeting at the New York, N.Y. 10-14 TBA TBA Joyce Center (Jan. 27, 2007), the Irish earned a 66-63 victory. The two teams played just once last season with Notre Dame coming NCAA Championships away with a 90-80 victory at the Wachovia Center. 19-22 First and Second Rounds (TBA) TBA • In 15 regular-season meetings in BIG EAST Conference play, 26-29 Regionals (TBA) TBA Villanova has an 11-4 advantage in the series. APRIL • Notre Dame is facing its 12th ranked opponent this season. 4 NCAA Final Four (Detroit, Mich) TBA 6 NCAA Finals (Detroit, Mich.) TBA The Irish are 3-8 in those contests. It’s the most ranked opponents any Notre Dame team has faced during the regular season in the ( ) - indicates Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today at time of game 104-year history of the program. 1 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball The Series vs. Villanova • Notre Dame’s seven-game losing streak and six-game BIG EAST skid earlier this season was the longest for a Notre Dame Villanova leads 16-14 team since the 1992-93 campaign and the most consecutive Home: 8-7, Away: 6-9, Neutral: 0-0 losses under head coach Mike Brey. The six straight BIG EAST losses also were the most since joining the conference in 1995-96. Date Site Result Score • Notre Dame’s three wins over ranked teams all were against 1-10-70 Notre Dame, IN W 94-92 teams ranked in the top 10. 2-11-71 Philadelphia, PA L 81-99 • The most ranked teams an Irish squad has faced during a 3-1-72 Notre Dame, IN L 75-78 season is 12 (1977-78 & 2008-09). The 1977-78 team advanced to 2-1-73 Philadelphia, PA W 82-66 the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament and played five during its 3-2-74 Notre Dame, IN W 115-85 tournament run. Notre Dame faced 11 ranked opponents during 1-11-75 Philadelphia, PA W 125-90 the 2002-03 campaign (two in the NCAA Tournament). Prior to 2-11-76 Notre Dame, IN W 84-57 this season, the most ranked opponents an Irish team has faced 1-5-77 Philadelphia, PA L 62-64 during the regular season was 11 in 1991-92. 1-19-78 Notre Dame, IN W 70-69 1-6-79 Philadelphia, PA W 75-64 Brey, Wright Know Each Other Well 1-15-80 Notre Dame, IN W 70-69 • Mike Brey and Villanova coach Jay Wright are certainly no 1-6-81 Philadelphia, PA W 94-65 strangers matching coaching wits against each other. Tonight’s 1-19-82 Notre Dame, IN L 46-48 matchup will be the 22nd time the two have faced each other on 1-7-83 Philadelphia, PA L 55-61 opposite sidelines. When both were former coaches in the Amer- 1-21-84 Notre Dame, IN W 81-68 ica East Conference (Brey at Delaware and Wright at Hofstra), the two faced each other 13 times from 1995-2000 with Brey owning 1-2-96 Philadelphia, PA L 57-76 a 10-4 edge in their coaching series. As BIG EAST counterparts, 1-14-97 Notre Dame, IN L 57-68 Wright leads 3-4 in the seven meetings. Brey leads the all-time 2-16-97 Philadelphia, PA L 70-75 series between the two 13-8. 2-18-98 Notre Dame, IN L 61-81 1-7-99 Notre Dame, IN L 62-93 Getting Back On The Road Track 1-16-99 Philadelphia, PA L 58-85 • Notre Dame’s 103-84 victory last Saturday against Provi- 2-8-00 Philadelphia, PA L 69-86 dence was just the second for the Irish on the road in BIG EAST 1-6-02 Notre Dame, IN L 72-74 games and third overall in true road contests. After defeating 1-10-04 Philadelphia, PA W 82-78 DePaul (92-82) on the road in its conference opener, the Irish had 1-8-05 Notre Dame, IN W 78-72 lost six straight league road games and suffered seven consecu- 1-26-05 Philadelphia, PA L 60-65 tive losses away from the Joyce Center. 1-28-06 Notre Dame, IN L 70-72 1-17-07 Philadelphia, PA L 87-102 Tough Defense 1-27-07 Notre Dame, IN W 66-63 • Notre Dame held Louisville and USF to 57 points in back-to- 1-26-08 Philadelphia, PA W 90-80 back games in home outings on Feb. 12 and Feb. 15, respectively. TONIGHT’S PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 255 Jr. 23.6 12.3 Has totaled 15 double-doubles in the past 18 games 33 Zach Hillesland F 6-9 228 Sr. 5.0 5.1 Notched four points, four rebounds and two assists vs. Providece 42 Ryan Ayers G 6-7 210 Sr. 10.9 3.3 Scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds against Connecticut 23 Kyle McAlarney G 6-0 195 Sr. 16.1 2.8 Shooting 43.2% (105-243) from three-point range this season 2 Tory Jackson G 5-11 193 Jr. 10.9 4.5 Tallied a team-high 17 points along with five assists vs. Connecticut OFF THE BENCH 2008-09 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash G/F 6-8 228 So. 2.9 2.7 Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds versus Connecticut 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 184 So. 1.2 0.0 Second-year walk-on, has played in six games this season 20 Jonathan Peoples G 6-3 215 Jr. 3.2 2.3 Notched career-high totals in points (14) and assists (9) vs. Providence 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 232 So. -- -- Has not played in a game this season 34 Carleton Scott F 6-7 217 So.