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2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–15 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia 17 1   .944 31 3   .912
No. 9 Duke 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
No. 20 Clemson 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
NC State 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
No. 10 North Carolina 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
Virginia Tech 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Florida State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Louisville 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 21 15   .583
Syracuse 8 10   .444 23 14   .622
Boston College 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 0 18   .000 8 24   .250
2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 18th-year head coach Mike Brey, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana as fifth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish tied with Syracuse for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round and Virginia Tech in the second round before losing to Duke in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Penn State in the second round.

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the 2016–17 season 26–10, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Virginia and Florida State to advance to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region. There they defeated #12 seed Princeton in the First Round before losing in the Second Round where they lost to #4 seed West Virginia.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
V. J. Beachem 3 F 6'8" 201 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated/Undrafted 2017 NBA draft
Matt Ryan 4 F 6'7" 228 Sophomore Cortlandt Manor, NY Transferred to Vanderbilt[1]
Patrick Mazza 30 F 6'10" 255 RS Senior Glen Ellyn, IL Walk-on; graduated
Steve Vasturia 32 G 6'5" 212 Senior Medford, NJ Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Juwan Durham 11 F 6'11" 207 Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred from Connecticut. Under NCAA transfer rules, Durham will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D.J. Harvey
SF
Bowie, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Notre Dame 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Laszewski
#14 PF
Northfield, MA Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Dane Goodwin
#14 SG
Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Robby Carmody
#20 SF
Mars, PA Mars Area High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Prentiss Hubb
#15 SG
Upper Marlboro, MD Gonzaga College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Chris Doherty
#38 C
Marlborough, MA Marlborough High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rex Pflueger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Mater Dei Dana Point, California
F 1 Austin Torres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Penn Granger, Indiana
G/F 3 D. J. Harvey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DeMatha Bowie, Maryland
G 5 Matt Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant, New Jersey
G 10 T. J. Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Seton Hall Prep Scotch Plains, New Jersey
PF 11 Juwan Durham Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Tampa Preparatory School
Connecticut
Tampa, Florida
F 12 Elijah Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS So Blair Academy Troy, New York
G 13 Nikola Djogo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Athlete Institute Prep Hamilton, Ontario
F 21 Matt Gregory (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Cathedral Avon, Indiana
F 23 Martinas Geben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr St. Maria Goretti Vilnius, Lithuania
G 25 Liam Nelligan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Benet Academy La Grange Park, Illinois
F 33 John Mooney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Lake Brantley Orlando, Florida
F 35 Bonzie Colson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Andrew's School New Bedford, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross (IN) W 97–57 
 20  Geben   13  Colson   5  Pflueger  Edmund P. Joyce Center (3,483)
South Bend, IN
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Bethel W 88–59 
 19  Colson   11  Colson   7  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Nov 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Cardinal Stritch W 90–46 
 19  Colson   14  Colson   6  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,070)
South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 14 at DePaul W 72–58  1–0
 21  Gibbs   13  Colson   5  Colson  Wintrust Arena (10,194)
Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 Mount St. Mary's
Maui on the Mainland
W 88–62  2–0
 27  Colson   11  Colson   5  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,633)
South Bend, IN
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 Chicago State W 105–66  3–0
 23  Gibbs   9  Colson   4  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,046)
South Bend, IN
Nov 20, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals
W 83–56  4–0
 27  Farrell   8  Colson   4  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
Nov 21, 2017*
10:30 pm, ESPN
No. 13 vs. LSU
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals
W 92–53  5–0
 26  Gibbs   11  Colson   7  Farrell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 2017*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. No. 6 Wichita State
Maui Invitational Tournament finals
W 67–66  6–0
 25  Colson   11  Colson   4  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at No. 3 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 63–81  6–1
 17  Colson   6  Colson   7  Farrell  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W 71–53  7–1
 14  Geben   10  Geben   4  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,911)
South Bend, IN
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 9 Ball State L 77–80  7–2
 26  Colson   7  Mooney   8  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,891)
South Bend, IN
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 9 at Delaware W 92–68  8–2
 24  Farrell   12  Tied   7  Farrell  Bob Carpenter Center (4,737)
Newark, DE
Dec 16, 2017*
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 18 vs. Indiana
Crossroads Classic
L 77–80 OT 8–3
 29  Colson   11  Colson   8  Farrell  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,680)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Dartmouth W 97–87  9–3
 37  Colson   11  Colson   6  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,837)
South Bend, IN
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Southeastern Louisiana W 86–50  10–3
 18  Gibbs   10  Tied   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,134)
South Bend, IN
ACC regular season
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia Tech W 68–59  11–3
(1–0)
 22  Colson   17  Colson   6  Pflueger  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,441)
South Bend, IN
Jan 3, 2018
9:00 pm, ACCN
NC State W 88–58  12–3
(2–0)
 22  Gibbs   13  Geben   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,563)
South Bend, IN
Jan 6, 2018
3:15 pm, ESPN2
at Syracuse W 51–49  13–3
(3–0)
 18  Gibbs   14  Geben   4  Tied  Carrier Dome (24,304)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech L 53–60  13–4
(3–1)
 16  Geben   9  Geben   7  Gibbs  McCamish Pavilion (7,771)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 North Carolina L 68–69  13–5
(3–2)
 19  Gibbs   9  Geben   6  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Louisville L 78–82 2OT 13–6
(3–3)
 23  Farrell   17  Geben   8  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,076)
South Bend, IN
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 20 Clemson L 58–67  13–7
(3–4)
 18  Gibbs   9  Geben   6  Farrell  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
Jan 27, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech L 75–80  13–8
(3–5)
 27  Gibbs   11  Mooney   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Duke L 66–88  13–9
(3–6)
 22  Gibbs   6  Pflueger   4  Gibbs  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN
at NC State L 58–76  13–10
(3–7)
 16  Farrell   6  Tied   7  Pflueger  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 6, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN
Boston College W 96–85  14–10
(4–7)
 28  Gibbs   11  Geben   7  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,953)
South Bend, IN
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Florida State W 84–69  15–10
(5–7)
 28  Farrell   8  Geben   5  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 North Carolina L 66–83  15–11
(5–8)
 18  Tied   7  Geben   9  Farrell  Dean Smith Center (19,336)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College W 84–67  16–11
(6–8)
 37  Farrell   7  Mooney   7  Farrell  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 19, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
Miami (FL) L 74–77  16–12
(6–9)
 19  Geben   7  Geben   6  Farrell  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 24, 2018
3:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest W 76–71  17–12
(7–9)
 22  Geben   14  Geben   6  Farrell  LJVM Coliseum (10,626)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Pittsburgh W 73–56  18–12
(8–9)
 14  Tied   13  Geben   4  Pflueger  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,007)
South Bend, IN
Mar 3, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 1 Virginia L 57–62  18–13
(8–10)
 24  Colson   15  Colson   4  Farrell  John Paul Jones Arena (14,205)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (15) Pittsburgh
First Round
W 67–64  19–13
 19  Colson   9  Geben   3  Farrell  Barclays Center (10,612)
Brooklyn, NY
Mar 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (7) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 71–65  20–13
 22  Farrell   9  Pflueger   7  Gibbs  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
Mar 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
(10) vs. (2) No. 5 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 70–88  20–14
 18  Colson   9  Colson   12  Farrell  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT
Mar 13, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (8) Hampton
First Round – Notre Dame Bracket
W 84–63  21–14
 17  Geben   12  Colson   6  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (2,101)
South Bend, IN
Mar 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (4) Penn State
Second Round – Notre Dame Bracket
L 63–73  21–15
 16  Colson   9  Colson   4  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,023)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1413135918RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches1414^125818RVRVRV25RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ Litman, Laken (April 25, 2017). "Former Notre Dame player Matt Ryan headed to Vanderbilt". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 6, 2024.