2019-20 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 1 NOTRE DAME UCLA FIGHTING IRISH BRUINS 2019-20: 7-3, 0-2 ACC 2019-20: 7-3, 0-0 Pac-12 HEAD COACH: Mike Brey HEAD COACH: Mick Cronin CAREER RECORD: 523-276 / 25 CAREER RECORD: 372-174 / 17 RECORD AT ND: 424-224 / 20 RECORD AT UCLA: 7-3 / 1 Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network ABC Jack Nolan (play-by-play) Dave Pasch(play-by-play) Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ‘09) (analyst) Bill Walton (analyst) Available locally on WSBT AM/FM, worldwide on Digger Phelps (analyst) und.com and Sirius/XM internet channel 972. 2019-20 SCHEDULE BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS BRUINS Date Day Opponent Network Time/Result Senior John Mooney leads the nation in rebounds-per-game with a 13.2 average. Mooney has recorded 1 11/6 WED * at # 9/11 North Carolina ACCNet L, 65-76 double-doubles in seven of his nine games played this season. 11/9 SAT + Robert Morris ACCNetX W, 92-57 Notre Dame leads the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.78. The Irish are ahead of Iowa (1.61) and 1.78 Richmond (1.60). 11/12 TUE + Howard ACCNetX W, 79-50 John Mooney is tied for second in the country with seven double-doubles in 2019-20. There are just seven 11/15 FRI + Marshall ACCNetX W, 74-64 2 Division I players with seven or more double-doubles this season, led by William & Mary’s Nathan Knight with 11/18 MON Presbyterian ACCNetX W, 63-53 eight. 11/21 THU + Toledo ACCNet W, 64-62 OT Notre Dame is averaging 10.1 turnovers per game, the sixth-best mark in the nation as of December 12. The 6 Irish have committed just 101 turnovers in 10 games. 11/26 TUE Fairleigh Dickinson RSN W, 91-66 12/4 WED & at #3/4 Maryland ESPN L, 51-72 Saturday’s game features the No. 7 (UCLA 1,894 wins) and No. 8 (Notre Dame, 1,887 wins) winningest pro- 7 vs. 8 grams in college basketball history. The Bruins are sixth in percentage (.689), while the Irish are 14th (.646). 12/7 SAT * Boston College ESPNU L, 72-73 The Irish continue their tradition of ‘defend without fouling’ in 2019-20 - currently ranked second in the coun- 12/10 TUE Detroit Mercy ACCNet W, 110-71 try in personal fouls per game (11.9 - behind Virginia’s 11.88). In the last decade, Notre Dame has finished out 12/14 SAT UCLA ABC 3 p.m. 11.9 of the top 10 in least amount of personal fouls per game just twice and led the country in the category three times. See page 3 for more details. 12/21 SAT ^ vs. Indiana ESPN 12 p.m. With five more blocks against Detroit Mercy on Tuesday, senior Juwan Durham moved into 12th place all- 12/29 SUN Alabama A&M ACCNetX 12 p.m. 12 time on the Notre Dame career blocked shots list. Durham is one of three players in school history to average 1/4 SAT * at Syracuse ESPN2/U 4 p.m. over 2.0 blocks per game. 1/8 WED * at NC State ESPN2/U 7 p.m. Notre Dame is currently ranked sixth in the country and first in the ACC in assists per game with an 18.0 1/11 SAT * #1/1 Louisville ESPN 2 p.m. 18 average. The Irish have three games this season with over 20 team assists (22 vs. Howard, 24 vs. FDU, 33 vs. Detroit Mercy. 1/15 WED * at Georgia Tech ACCNet 8:30 p.m. Averaging 2.8 blocks per game, Juwan Durham is currently tied for 19th in the country for that statistical 1/22 WED * Syracuse ESPN2/U 7 p.m. 19 category. With 28 total blocks, Durham is tied for 14th in the country. 1/25 SAT * at #21/21 Florida State ACCNet 8 p.m. Notre Dame matched the school record for three point field goals in a single game with 20 against Detroit 1/29 WED * Wake Forest ACCNet 7 p.m. 20 Mercy on Tuesday night. The Irish also hit 20 three pointers against Villanova in 2008. 2/1 SAT * Georgia Tech RSN 12 p.m. The Irish compiled 33 team assists in the victory over Detroit Mercy on Tuesday, matching the school record set 33 at Manhattan in 1986. It was the most of the Mike Brey era and just the fourth time a Notre Dame team has 2/5 WED * Pittsburgh ACCNet 6:30 p.m. reached 30 or more assists in a game. 2/9 SUN * at Clemson ACCNet 6 p.m. Notre Dame and UCLA, completing a home-and-home series started last year in Los Angeles, are meeting for 2/11 TUE * at #9/8 Virginia ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. 50 the 50th time on Saturday afternoon. UCLA leads the all-time series 29-20. 2/15 SAT * at #7/5 Duke TBA 4 p.m. Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey will reach another milestone in his career 2/17 MON * #17/16 North Carolina ESPN 7 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Coach Brey will take the sidelines for his 800th career game against UCLA, becoming 799 the 25th active coach to reach 800 career games. Brey is the winningest coach in Notre Dame men’s basketball 2/23 SUN * Miami (FL) ACCNet 6 p.m. history (424), 23rd on the active wins list in college basketball and 10th in wins from any coach at his current 2/26 WED * at Boston College ACCNet 9 p.m. institution (see page 9 for more details). 2/29 SAT * at Wake Forest RSN 4 p.m. NOTRE DAME VS. UCLA The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (7-3) hosts legendary rival UCLA (7-3) in Purcell Pavilion on Saturday afternoon (3 3/4 WED * #21/21 Florida State ESPN2/U 9 p.m. p.m. ET, ABC). 3/7 SAT * Virginia Tech ACCNet 2 or 4 p.m. • The Irish and Bruins will be meeting for the 50th time, with UCLA leading the all-time series 29-20. Notre Dame is 12-11 against 3/10 TUE ACC Championship Begins UCLA at home. Rankings indicated are AP/Coaches Poll • The game will be broadcast nationally on ABC, with Dave Pasch, UCLA legendary player Bill Walton and former Irish head coach ! - Exhibition Digger Phelps on the call. * - Atlantic Coast Conference game • Saturday’s game marks the culmination of a home-and-home series between Notre Dame and UCLA. The Bruins earned a 65-62 + - 2019 Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational last-second victory in Pauley Pavilion last season. While the series will most likely be resumed at some point in the future, this is the last & - 2019 ACC/Big Ten Challenge scheduled meeting between Notre Dame and UCLA. ^ - 2019 Crossroads Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN) • Saturday’s game marks the 10th meeting between Mike Brey and UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, who is in his first season with the Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Athletic Communications Bruins. Brey holds a 7-3 advantage in the series between the two coaches. Alan Wasielewski, Associate Athletics Communcations Director • This will mark just the 12th time in the 50 meetings between the two teams that at least one of the schools does not appear in the [email protected] | c: 574-532-4167 national rankings. #RunItBack | @NDmbb 2 2019-20 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES PRONUNCIATIONS 2019-20 NOTRE DAME ROSTER Rod Balanis - Rod Buh-LAHN-iss No. Name Pos Class Year Elig. Year Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Robby Carmody - Robby CAR-muh-dee Nikola Djogo - Knee-Cola Joe-Go 0 Rex Pflueger (C) G GR 5 6-6 218 Dana Point, CA Mater Dei Juwan Durham - JUH-wan Durham 3 Prentiss Hubb G SO 2 6-3 175 Upper Marlboro, MD Gonzaga Nate Laszewski - Nate La-SHEH-skee 5 Cormac Ryan G SO Transfer 6-5 190 New York, NY Milton Academy (MA) Rex Pflueger - Rex - FLOO-grr Harold Swanagan - Harold SWON-uh-gan 10 T.J. Gibbs (C) G SR 4 6-3 185 Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Alan Wasielewski - Alan Waz-uh-lou-skee 11 Juwan Durham F SR 3 6-11 223 Tampa, FL Tampa Prep 13 Nikola Djogo G SR 3 6-7 222 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Athlete Institute Prep 14 Nate Laszewski F SO 2 6-10 225 Jupiter, FL Northfield Mount Herman (MA) SEASON SUPERLATIVES 23 Dane Goodwin G SO 2 6-6 200 Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington TEAM 24 Robby Carmody G SO 1 6-4 201 Mars, PA Mars Area Points 110 Detroit Mercy 12/10 31 Elijah Morgan G FR 4 6-0 165 New Orleans, LA Jesuit Rebounds 54 Marshall 11/15 33 John Mooney (C) F SR 4 6-9 245 Orlando, FL Lake Brantley Assists 33 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey George Washington ‘82 20th year at ND Turnovers 15 Boston College 12/7 Associate Head Coach Rod Balanis Georgia Tech ‘93 20th year at ND Blocks 7 Fairleigh Dickinson 11/26 Assistant Coach Ryan Ayers Notre Dame ‘09 Fourth year at ND Steals 12 Toledo 11/21 Assistant Coach Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame ‘02 Fourth year at ND FG 41 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Director of Basketball Operations Harold Swanagan Notre Dame ‘02 11th year at ND FGA 76 Marshall 11/15 Development and Recruiting Coordinator Scott Martin Notre Dame ‘12 First year at ND FG% .594 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Athletic Trainer Nixon Dorvilien Park University ‘01 First year at ND 3FG 20 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Strength and Conditioning Tony Rolinski Penn State ‘91 23rd year at ND 3FGA 39 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes Pat Holmes Notre Dame ‘79 17th year at ND 3FG% .513 Detroit Mercy 12/10 Equipment Manager Joseph Nagle Ball State ‘08 Ninth year at ND FT 22 Robert Morris 11/9 Date City Site ND Rk Opp.