2016-17 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 1 Fighting Irish Media Contacts Alan Wasielewski • [email protected] • 574-532-4167 Robby Hamman • [email protected] • 574-808-9575 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOTRE DAME VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T Date ND Rank Opponent TV Time/Result N12 +Bryant ACCNetXtra W, 89-64 NOTRE DAME NORTH CAROLINA A&T N16 +Seattle ACCNetXtra W, 92-49 FIGHTING IRISH AGGIES N18 Loyola (MD) ACCNetXtra W, 83-48 2016-17: 7-0 2016-17: 1-5 (as of Dec. 2) N21 +vs. Colorado ESPN2 W, 89-83 N22 +vs. Northwestern ESPN2 W, 70-66 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Jay Joyner N26 Chicago State ACCNetXtra W, 91-60 CAREER RECORD: 462-229 / 22 CAREER RECORD: 6-9 / 1 N29 $Iowa ESPN2 W, 92-78 RECORD AT ND: 363-177 / 17 RECORD AT NC A&T: 6-9 / 1 D4 North Carolina A&T ACCNetXtra 5:00 p.m. D6 Fort Wayne ESPNU 9:00 p.m. ACC NETWORK EXTRA NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK D10 &vs. 2/2 Villanova CBS 12:00 p.m. Play-by-Play: Tony Simeone Play-by-Play: Jack Nolan | Analyst: Zach Hillesland D17 ^vs. 15/16 Purdue ESPN2 2:00 p.m. Analyst: A.J. Burgett Listen at: WatchND.tv | Notre Dame Basketball Radio D19 Colgate ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. Available via the WatchESPN App Network (affiliate list available on page 9) D28 St. Peter’s ACCNetXtra 7:00 p.m. D31 at Pittsburgh ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS. AGGIES J4 14/14 Louisville ACCNetwork 9:00 p.m. J7 Clemson ESPNU 3:00 p.m. Naismith Award and Wooden Award watch list selections on the 2016-17 Irish roster - senior forward V.J. J12 at Miami (FL) ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. 1 Beachem (16.9 ppg, .459 FG%, .415 3FG% in seven games this season). J14 at Virginia Tech ACCNetwork 2:00 p.m. Notre Dame is the only team in the country with three players ranked in the top-40 in the nation for FT shooting J18 at Florida State RSN 7:00 p.m. 3 - Matt Farrell (19-19, 1.000), Steve Vasturia (20-21, .952) and Bonzie Colson (40-44, .909). Farrell and J21 21/24 Syracuse ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Vasturia also are the only teammates ranked in the national top-10 (Farrell tied for first, Vasturia seventh). J24 6/6 Virginia ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. J28 at Georgia Tech ESPNU 12:00 p.m. As of Nov. 28, Notre Dame will face seven teams ranked the top 25 in the national polls - #2/2 Villanova, #3/3 J30 5/4 Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. 7 North Carolina, #5/4 Duke, #6/6 Virginia, #14/14 Louisville, #15/16 Purdue and #21/24 Syracuse. (rankings are AP/Coaches Poll) F4 at 3/3 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 TBA F7 Wake Forest ESPNews 7:00 p.m. A win over North Carolina A&T will give the Irish eight victories to start the 2016-17 season, matching the F11 Florida State ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 p.m. 8 2010-11 team for the best start of the Mike Brey era. F14 at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Turnovers-per-game average for the Irish, the best in the nation. Notre Dame also is second in the nation in F18 at NC State ESPN/ESPN2 12:00 p.m. 8.4 assist/turnover ratio (2.07) and second in free throw percentage (84.5). F26 Georgia Tech ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Rebounds-per-game average for Bonzie Colson, which leads the ACC and is 16th in the country. M1 Boston College ACCNetwork 8:00 p.m. 10.7 M4 at 14/14 Louisville CBS 2:00 p.m. NCAA tournament appearances by Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey in 21 years at Division I, 11 of those ACC Championship (March 7-11, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) 13 coming at Notre Dame. M7-11 TBA TBA TBA Of 21 statistical rankings released by the ACC of which Notre Dame ranks among the top six in the conference, NCAA Championship 16 including leading the ACC in free throw percentage (84.5), assist/turnover ratio (2.07), and three-point field M14 - A3 TBA TBA TBA goals made (9.86). Bold indicates 2016-17 home game Rebounds by Bonzie Colson against Iowa - the ninth-best rebounding effort of the Mike Brey era at Notre % - Exhibition game 17 Dame. + - Legends Classic Points-per-game average, along with 12.8 rebounds per game, for junior Bonzie Colson in the last four games $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge 17.3 & - Never Forget Tribute Classic for the Irish - all double-double performances for the New Bedford, Massachusetts, native. ^ - Crossroads Classic Consecutive free throws made, dating back to the 2015-16 season, for Matt Farrell, who is tied with five other Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches 23 players in the country for first in free throw percentage this season (19-19, 1.000). Adjusted offensive efficiency index as rated by kenpom.com, the seventh-best in the nation and third-best 116.2 (Duke and North Carolina) of any team in the ACC. Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 30 away from 363 the all-time record (393). 1,041 Career points scored by Steve Vasturia, who is the 59th Notre Dame player to record at least 1,000 career points. Wins in Notre Dame basketball history, ranked seventh all-time. Since Mike Brey took over the Irish program in 1,825 2000-01, the Irish have moved from 12th to seventh on the all-time wins list. 2016-17 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball 2 2016-17 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 2016-17 NOTRE DAME ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Number Name Position Eligibility Height Weight Hometown High School Nikola Djogo - Knee-Cola Joe-Go Martinas Geben - Mar-TIN-ess Gebb-in 0 Rex Pflueger Guard Sophomore 6-6 202 Dana Point, CA Mater Dei Steve Vasturia - Steve Vas-STORE-ee-uh 1 Austin Torres Forward Senior 6-7 241 Granger, IN Penn Rod Balanis - Rod Buh-lahn-iss Ryan Ayers - Ryan Airs 2 Temple ‘T.J.’ Gibbs Guard Freshman 6-3 200 Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Ryan Humphrey - Ryan HUMP-free 3 V.J. Beachem (C) Forward Senior 6-8 201 Fort Wayne, IN New Haven Harold Swanagan - Harold SWON-uh-gan 4 Matt Ryan Forward Sophomore 6-7 228 Cortlandt Manor, NY Iona Prepatory Alan Wasielewski - Alan Waz-uh-lou-skee 5 Matt Farrell Guard Junior 6-1 178 Bridgewater, NJ Point Pleasant Beach TEAM INFORMATION 12 Elijah Burns Forward Sophomore 6-8 235 Troy, NY Blair Academy (N.J.) Conference Atlantic Coast 13 Nikola Djogo Guard Freshman 6-7 203 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Athlete Institute Prep Home Arena (Capacity) Purcell Pavilion 21 Matt Gregory Forward Junior 6-8 201 Avon, IN Cathedral at the Joyce Center (9,149) 23 Martinas Geben Forward Junior 6-10 255 Vilnius, Lithuania St. Maria Goretti Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Monogram Winners 32 Steve Vasturia (C) Guard Senior 6-6 212 Medford, NJ St. Joseph’s Prep Returning/Lost 9/3 33 John Mooney Forward Freshman 6-9 245 Orlando, FL Lake Brantley Newcomers 4 First Season 1898 34 Patrick Mazza Forward Graduate 6-10 255 Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West Full Seasons 111 35 Bonzie Colson (C) Forward Junior 6-5 225 New Bedford, MA St. Andrew’s School (R.I.) All-Time Record 1826-983 (.650) NCAA Appearances/Record 35 / 37-39 Head Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 363-177 (.672), 17th at ND 462-229 (.669), 22 career First/Last NCAA Appearance 1953 / 2016 Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘83 17th year at ND ACC Member 2013-14 - present Assistant Coach Ryan Ayers Notre Dame ‘09 First year at ND ACC Regular Season 31-23 (.574) ACC Tournament 4-2 (.667) Assistant Coach Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame ‘02 First year at ND ACC Championships 1 - 2015 Director of Basketball Operations Harold Swanagan Notre Dame ‘02 Eighth year at ND Video Coordinator Eric Atkins Notre Dame ‘14 First year at ND NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT A GLANCE: North Carolina A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies have made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and earned the program’s first NCAA victory in 2013, defeating Liberty 73-72 in a First Four game before falling to number-one seeded Louisville. North Carolina A&T finished the 2015-16 season with a 10-21 record and 7-9 in the MEAC. In 2016-17, the Aggies are 1-5, defeating Greensboro College in their home opener and will face North Dakota State on Friday, Dec. 2. Sunday will mark the first-ever meeting between Notre Dame and North Carolina A&T in men’s basketball. THE ‘DICE’ MAN RETURNS: Ray ‘Dice’ Martin returns to Notre Dame this weekend as an assistant coach with North Carolina A&T. Martin, whose coaching career has ranged over five decades after earning his degree from Notre Dame in 1977, played four years under Digger Phelps, was a team captain and a member of the team that ended UCLA’s 88-game win streak on Jan. 19, 1974. In that legendary contest Martin, then a freshman, was inserted into the lineup late in the game as the Irish made a stunning comeback over the Bruins. Martin took a charge from Keith Wilkes in the game’s final minute to set up the final game-winning field goal from Dwight Clay.