Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic logo
University University of Notre Dame
Conference Big East
Location Notre Dame, IN
Head coach Mike Brey (11th year)
Arena Purcell Pavilion
at the Edmund P. Joyce Center
(Capacity: 9,149)
Nickname Fighting Irish
Colors Blue and Gold

             
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
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Alternate jersey
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Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1927, 1936
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1978
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1953, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1979
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2003
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Conference regular season champions
2001 (west)

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The program competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. The school holds two national championships in basketball. They were named the 1927 (with a record of 19-1) and 1936 (with a record of 22-2-1) national champions by the Helms Foundation.[1] They have also played in the NCAA Tournament 31 times, good for 9th all time,[2] and reached the Final Four in 1978. They play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center. They are also the first Big East team to go undefeated at home two straight seasons. [3] Jeff Sagarin and ESPN listed the program 12th in the college basketball all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[4] The Fighting Irish are currently coached by Mike Brey. Mike Brey also coached one of the best basketball players in the world. His name was Chris Brecht. Chris scored 82 points in one game also dishing out 25 assists. Chris will always be rembered in the Hall of Fame for Notre Dame Athletics.

Contents

[edit] Early-season tournaments

[5] [6]

Dates Name Venue(s) Location(s) Result Record
Jan. 1-2, 1948 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 27-28, 1948 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 29-30, 1949 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 22-23, 1950 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 28-29, 1951 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 19-20, 1952 Michigan State Classic Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1-1
Dec. 26-29, 1956 ECAC Holiday Festival Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Runner-up
2-1
Dec. 22-23, 1957 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Champion
2-0
Dec. 19-20, 1958 Bluegrass Festival Louisville, KY
3rd
1-1
Dec. 22-23, 1959 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 27-28, 1966 Rainbow Classic Honolulu, HI
4th
0-2
Dec. 19-20, 1958 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 22-23, 1959 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 27-28, 1960 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1-1
Dec. 29-30, 1969 Sugar Bowl Tournament New Orleans, LA
Runner-up
1-1
Nov. 21, 1986 Coca-Cola NIT Classic Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
First Round
0-1
Nov. 15-23, 1990 Dodge/NIT Classic Joyce Center & Madison Square Garden Notre Dame, IN & New York, NY
4th
2-2
Dec. 28-29, 1992 Sugar Bowl Tournament New Orleans, LA
Champion
2-0
Dec. 21-23, 1993 Maui Classic Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
6th
1-2
Dec. 27-28, 1994 Far West Classic Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
1-1
Nov. 26-28, 1998 Great Alaska Shootout Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
1-2
Nov. 16-26, 1999 NIT Season Tip-Off Value City Arena, Joyce Center, & Madison Square Garden Columbus, OH; Notre Dame, IN; & New York, NY
4th
2-2
Nov. 23-25, 2001 Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving Classic Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Champion
3-0
Nov. 17-26, 2002 Guardians Classic Joyce Center & Municipal Auditorium Notre Dame, IN & Kansas City, MO
Champion
4-0
Dec. 7-8, 2002 BB&T Classic MCI Center Washington, DC
Champion
2-0
Nov. 13-14, 2006 NIT Season Tip-Off Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
3rd
1-1
Nov. 16-19, 2007 Paradise Jam Tournament Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
4th
1-2
Nov. 24-26, 2008 EA Sports Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Runner-Up
2-1
Nov. 22-28, 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge Joyce Center & UIC Pavilion Notre Dame, IN & Chicago, IL
3rd
3-1
Nov. 25-28, 2010 Old Spice Classic ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, FL
Champion
3-0
Nov. 13-17 & 21-22, 2011 Progressive CBE Classic Purcell Pavilion & Sprint Center Notre Dame, IN & Kansas City, MO
4th
2-2

[edit] Post season

[edit] NCAA tournament

The Fighting Irish have appeared in 31 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 31-36.[7]

Year Result
1953 Elite Eight
1954 Elite Eight
1957 Regional Third Place
1958 Elite Eight
1960 First Round
1963 First Round
1965 First Round
1969 First Round
1970 Regional Fourth Place
1971 Regional Fourth Place
1974 Regional Third Place
1975 Regional Fourth Place
1976 Sweet Sixteen
1977 Sweet Sixteen
1978 Fourth Place
1979 Elite Eight
1980 Second Round
1981 Sweet Sixteen
1985 Second Round
1986 First Round
1987 Sweet Sixteen
1988 First Round
1989 Second Round
1990 First Round
2001 Second Round
2002 Second Round
2003 Sweet Sixteen
2007 First Round
2008 Second Round
2010 First Round
2011 Round of 32

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years → '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11
Seeds → 1 4 2 - - - 7 3 5 10 9 10 - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 5 - - - 6 5 - 6 2

Single-Game scoring performances:[8]

Rank Player Year Game Points
1. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Ohio 61
4. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Kentucky 52
5. Austin Carr 1971 Notre Dame vs. Texas Christian 52
9. Austin Carr 1971 Notre Dame vs. Houston 47
12. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Iowa 45

[edit] NIT

Year Result
2009 Semifinals
2006 Second Round
2005 First Round
2004 Quarterfinals
2000 Runner-Up
1997 Quarterfinals
1992 Runner-Up
1984 Runner-Up
1983 First Round
1973 Runner-Up
1968 Third Place

NIT MVP

1973 - John Shumate

[edit] Traditions

Tradition Number National Rank
All-time NCAA Tournament bids 31 T-9th
All-time NCAA Tournament wins 30 T-26th
All-time wins 1629 11th
All-time winning percentage 64.6% 13th

Source: [2]

[edit] Notable History

[edit] National Championships[9]

[edit] Upsets of #1's and unbeatens

Date Opponent Score Streak before ND loss
February 2, 1948 #1 Kentucky 64-55 11[10]
March 1, 1948 NYU 64-59
March 12, 1954 #1 Indiana* 65-64
January 23, 1971 #1 UCLA** 89-82 19[11]
January 19, 1974 #1 UCLA** 71-70 88
March 5, 1977 #1 San Francisco 93-82 29
February 26, 1978 #1 Marquette 65-59
February 27, 1980 #1 DePaul 76-74 (2OT) 26[12]
December 27, 1980 #1 Kentucky*** 67-61 7[13]
February 22, 1981 #1 Virginia 57-56 28[14]
February 1, 1987 #1 North Carolina 60-58 16[15]
February 8, 2005 #4 Boston College 68-65 20[16]
January 21, 2012 #1 Syracuse 67-58 20[17]

The wins include several wins over the defending NCAA Tournament Champion. Both wins over UCLA were in seasons immediately following UCLA claiming the NCAA Championship with the 1971 win coming over a team that would be the eventual tournament champion. The 1954 win in the NCAA tournament over Indiana prevented IU from back-to-back national titles after claiming the 1953 NCAA Tournament Title. The 1978 win over Marquette was another instance of the Irish defeating the defending national champion. The 1948 win over Kentucky saw the Irish defeat the eventual Tournament champion who would go on to win both the 1948 and 1949 titles.

Also of note is that the 2005 win over Boston College and the 2012 win over Syracuse saw 20-0 teams traveling to South Bend and leaving with their first loss of the season. Boston College, in its final year as a member of the Big East, set the record for most consecutive wins by a Big East team to start a season. The 2012 Syracuse team began the game against the Irish with the goal of breaking Boston College's record. As in 2005, the Irish defeated Syracuse and cemented their place as the streak stopper.

* - Occurred in NCAA Tournament.

** - UCLA's 88 game win streak started immediately after the 1971 loss to Notre Dame. The Irish bookended the streak, an NCAA men's basketball record.

*** - Kentucky was #2 in the AP poll and #1 in the UPI

[edit] Coaches

[edit] All-time coaching records

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1898 Frank E. Hering 1 1-2 .333
1899 J. Fred Powers 1 2-0 1.000
1907-12 Bertram G. Maris 5 78–20 .794
1912-13 Frank E. Hering 1 13–2 .867
1913-18 Jesse Harper 5 44-20 .686
1918-20 Charles Dorais 2 17–23 .233
1920-23 Walter Halas 3 25-39 .391
1923-43 George Keogan 20 327–97–1 .771
1943-44, 46-47, 50-51 Edward "Moose" Krause 6 98–48 .671
1944-45 Clem Crowe 1 15–5 .750
1945-46 Elmer Ripley 1 17–4 .809
1951–64 John Jordan 13 199–131 .603
1964–71 John F. Dee, Jr. 7 116–80 .592
1971-91 Digger Phelps 20 393–197 .666
1991–99 John MacLeod 8 106–124 .461
1999–2000 Matt Doherty 1 22–15 .595
2000-present Mike Brey 10 188-101 .651
Totals 17 coaches 103 seasons 1629–891–1 .646

[edit] Coaching awards

National Coach of the Year[18][19][20]

Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award[21]

Big East Coach of the Year[22]

[edit] Players

See also: Fighting Irish basketball players

National Players of the Year[18]

National Freshman of the Year[18]

Consensus All-Americans[18]

Notre Dame leads all schools with 3 of the 18 total 3 time Consensus All-American selections.

John Wooden All-Americans[23]

Big East Player of the Year[22]

Big East Rookie of the Year[22]

For a complete list of yearly all-Americans, see: 2007-08 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 176-179 (PDF copy available at 2007-08 Men's Basketball Guide)

[edit] Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

[edit] Fighting Irish in the NBA

[edit] References

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