# 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Brey, in his 23rd and final season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Irish finished the season 11–21, 3–17 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.
On January 20, 2023, Mike Brey announced he would step down as head coach following the season. On March 22, the school named Penn State head coach Micah Shrewsberry the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2021–22 season 24–11, 15–5 in ACC Play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to No. 7 seed Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Rutgers in the First Four and then upset Alabama to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Texas Tech.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Paul Atkinson | 20 | F | 6'9" | 230 | GS | West Palm Beach, FL | Graduated |
| Prentiss Hubb | 3 | G | 6'3" | 176 | Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Elijah Morgan | 31 | G | 6'1" | 169 | Junior | New Orleans, LA | Walk-on; transferred to The Citadel |
| Elijah Taylor | 22 | F | 6'8" | 242 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Quinnipiac |
| Blake Wesley | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | South Bend, IN | Declared for 2022 NBA draft; selected 25th overall by the San Antonio Spurs |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Marcus Hammond | 10 | G | 6'4" | 188 | GS | Queens, NY | Niagara |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dom Campbell #29 PF | Scarborough, ME | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 268 lb (122 kg) | Jul 21, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| JJ Starling #4 PG / SG | Baldwinsville, NY | La Lumiere | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Ven-Allen Lubin #20 PF | Orlando, FL | Orlando Christian Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| 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 Fighting Irish". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "Notre Dame 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Xavier (La.) | W 67–52 | – | 21 – Goodwin | 10 – Goodwin | 3 – Goodwin | Joyce Center (4,289) South Bend, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Radford | W 79–76 | 1–0 | 28 – Laszewski | 12 – Laszewski | 4 – Wertz | Joyce Center (4,698) South Bend, IN |
| November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Youngstown State | W 88–81 | 2–0 | 20 – Goodwin | 10 – Laszewski | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (4,940) South Bend, IN |
| November 16, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Southern Indiana Gotham Classic | W 82–70 | 3–0 | 20 – Wertz | 10 – Laszewski | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (4,433) South Bend, IN |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 66–65 | 4–0 | 24 – Goodwin | 9 – Laszewski | 4 – Tied | Joyce Center (6,552) South Bend, IN |
| November 22, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | Bowling Green Gotham Classic | W 82–66 | 5–0 | 23 – Starling | 6 – Tied | 6 – Wertz | Joyce Center (4,863) South Bend, IN |
| November 25, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. St. Bonaventure Gotham Classic | L 51–63 | 5–1 | 11 – Laszweski | 13 – Lubin | 6 – Wertz | UBS Arena (5,178) Elmont, NY |
| November 30, 2022* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 20 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 70–52 | 6–1 | 23 – Ryan | 8 – Laszewski | 7 – Wertz | Joyce Center (7,854) South Bend, IN |
| December 3, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Syracuse | L 61–62 | 6–2 (0–1) | 16 – Goodwin | 9 – Goodwin | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (5,702) South Bend, IN |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 81–75 | 7–2 | 21 – Cormac | 9 – Laszewski | 4 – Wertz | Joyce Center (4,986) South Bend, IN |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Marquette | L 64–79 | 7–3 | 20 – Laszewski | 7 – Laszewksi | 4 – Goodwin | Joyce Center (7,098) South Bend, IN |
| December 18, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Georgia Holiday Hoopsgiving | L 62–77 | 7–4 | 20 – Laszewski | 6 – Ryan | 4 – Tied | State Farm Arena (3,087) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2022 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | at Florida State | L 72–73 | 7–5 (0–2) | 20 – Starling | 6 – Tied | 4 – Wertz | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,394) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Jacksonville | W 59–43 | 8–5 | 15 – Hammond | 8 – Starling | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (6,151) South Bend, IN |
| December 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 65–76 | 8–6 (0–3) | 15 – Wertz | 9 – Tied | 5 – Ryan | Joyce Center (6,105) South Bend, IN |
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | L 63–70 | 8–7 (0–4) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Laszewski | Conte Forum (4,194) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 7, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | | at North Carolina | L 64–81 | 8–8 (0–5) | 17 – Laszewski | 8 – Laszewski | 3 – Tied | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (1–5) | 19 – Goodwin | 12 – Goodwin | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (4,502) South Bend, IN |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 73–78 | 9–9 (1–6) | 18 – Hammond | 10 – Laszewski | 6 – Goodwin | JMA Wireless Dome (20,666) Syracuse, NY |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Florida State | L 71–84 | 9–10 (1–7) | 19 – Hammond | 8 – Goodwin | 5 – Wertz | Joyce Center (6,216) South Bend, IN |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Boston College | L 72–84 | 9–11 (1–8) | 29 – Laszewski | 7 – Laszewski | 4 – Ryan | Joyce Center (6,068) South Bend, IN |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 82–85 | 9–12 (1–9) | 19 – Ryan | 10 – Hammond | 4 – Hammond | PNC Arena (15,144) Raleigh, NC |
| January 28, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Louisville | W 76–62 | 10–12 (2–9) | 22 – Starling | 10 – Goodwin | 8 – Ryan | Joyce Center (6,531) South Bend, IN |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Wake Forest | L 64–81 | 10–13 (2–10) | 18 – Laszewski | 7 – Tied | 4 – Wertz | Joyce Center (6,152) South Bend, IN |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 68–70 | 10–14 (2–11) | 16 – Laszewski | 7 – Tied | 4 – Goodwin | McCamish Pavilion (4,906) Atlanta, GA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Virginia Tech | L 87–93 | 10–15 (2–12) | 33 – Laszewski | 8 – Laszewski | 4 – Hammond | Joyce Center (6,632) South Bend, IN |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Duke | L 64–68 | 10–16 (2–13) | 25 – Goodwin | 8 – Laszewski | 2 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Virginia | L 55–57 | 10–17 (2–14) | 18 – Laszewski | 8 – Laszewski | 5 – Wertz | John Paul Jones Arena (14,230) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 22, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina | L 59–63 | 10–18 (2–15) | 14 – Ryan | 9 – Laszewski | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (8,183) South Bend, IN |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 58–66 | 10–19 (2–16) | 19 – Lubin | 8 – Lubin | 5 – Wertz | LJVM Coliseum (9,898) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 25 Pittsburgh | W 88–81 | 11–19 (3–16) | 20 – Tied | 8 – Laszewski | 5 – Wertz | Joyce Center (8,582) South Bend, IN |
| March 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 64–87 | 11–20 (3–17) | 19 – Ryan | 9 – Laszewski | 4 – Wertz | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | (14) | vs. (11) Virginia Tech First round | L 64–67 | 11–21 | 23 – Hammond | 6 – Laszewski | 4 – Wertz | Greensboro Coliseum (7,231) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings