# Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

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 Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I. On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame announced they would be moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference; they joined the conference on July 1, 2013.
The school holds two retroactively awarded national championships in basketball from the Helms Foundation: for the 1927 (19–1 overall record) and 1936 (22–2–1 overall record) seasons. They have also played in the NCAA tournament 36 times, good for 9th all time, and reached the Final Four in 1978. The Irish hold the record for most Tournament appearances without a championship or championship game appearance, one of five teams (along with Texas, Temple, Illinois and Oklahoma) to have 30 or more appearances without a title and one of three teams (along with Texas and Temple) to have more than 30 appearances without either. They are also the first Big East team to go undefeated at home two straight seasons.
The Fighting Irish play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center. Since moving to the Purcell Pavilion in 1968, they have had 44 winning seasons at the Purcell Pavilion, including 5 undefeated seasons at home (1973, 1985, 2006, 2007, and 2010) and have had only 4 losing seasons at the Purcell Pavilion (1971, 1981, 1992, and 1995). Jeff Sagarin and ESPN listed the program 12th in the college basketball all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. The Fighting Irish are currently coached by Micah Shrewsberry.

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA tournament 37 times.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1953 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Eastern Kentucky Penn Indiana | W 77–57 W 69–57 L 66–79 |
| 1954 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Loyola (LA) Indiana Penn State | W 80–70 W 65–64 L 63–71 |
| 1957 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Miami (OH) Michigan State Pittsburgh | W 89–77 L 83–85 W 86–85 |
| 1958 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Tennessee Tech Indiana Kentucky | W 94–61 W 94–87 L 56–89 |
| 1960 | | First Round | Ohio | L 66–74 |
| 1963 | | First Round | Bowling Green | L 72–77 |
| 1965 | | First Round | Houston | L 98–99 |
| 1969 | | First Round | Miami (OH) | L 60–63 |
| 1970 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Ohio Kentucky Iowa | W 112–82 L 99–109 L 106–121 |
| 1971 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | TCU Drake Houston | W 102–94 L 72–79$^{OT}$ L 106–119 |
| 1974 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Austin Peay Michigan Vanderbilt | W 108–66 L 68–77 W 118–88 |
| 1975 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Kansas Maryland Cincinnati | W 77–71 L 71–83 L 87–95 |
| 1976 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen | Cincinnati Michigan | W 79–78 L 76–80 |
| 1977 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen | Hofstra North Carolina | W 90–83 L 77–79 |
| 1978 | | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game | Houston Utah DePaul Duke Arkansas | W 100–77 W 69–56 W 84–64 L 86–90 L 69–71 |
| 1979 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #8 Tennessee #5 Toledo #2 Michigan State | W 73–67 W 79–71 L 68–80 |
| 1980 | #4 | Second Round | #5 Missouri | L 84–87$^{OT}$ |
| 1981 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #10 James Madison #6 BYU | W 54–45 L 50–51 |
| 1985 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Oregon State #2 North Carolina | W 79–70 L 58–60 |
| 1986 | #3 | First Round | #14 Arkansas–Little Rock | L 83–90 |
| 1987 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 Middle Tennessee #4 TCU #1 North Carolina | W 84–71 W 58–57 L 68–74 |
| 1988 | #10 | First Round | #7 SMU | L 75–83 |
| 1989 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Vanderbilt #1 Georgetown | W 81–65 L 74–81 |
| 1990 | #10 | First Round | #7 Virginia | L 67–75 |
| 2001 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 Xavier #3 Ole Miss | W 83–71 L 56–59 |
| 2002 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Charlotte #1 Duke | W 82–63 L 77–84 |
| 2003 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 Milwaukee #4 Illinois #1 Arizona | W 70–69 W 68–60 L 71–88 |
| 2007 | #6 | First Round | #11 Winthrop | L 64–74 |
| 2008 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 George Mason #4 Washington State | W 68–50 L 41–61 |
| 2010 | #6 | First Round | #11 Old Dominion | L 50–51 |
| 2011 | #2 | Second Round Third Round | #15 Akron #10 Florida State | W 69–56 L 57–71 |
| 2012 | #7 | Second Round | #10 Xavier | L 63–67 |
| 2013 | #7 | Second Round | #10 Iowa State | L 58–76 |
| 2015 | #3 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 Northeastern #6 Butler #7 Wichita State #1 Kentucky | W 69–65 W 67–64$^{OT}$ W 81–70 L 66–68 |
| 2016 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #11 Michigan #14 Stephen F. Austin #7 Wisconsin #1 North Carolina | W 70–63 W 76–75 W 61–56 L 74–88 |
| 2017 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 Princeton #4 West Virginia | W 60–58 L 71–83 |
| 2022 | #11 | First Four First Round Second Round | #11 Rutgers #6 Alabama #3 Texas Tech | W 89–87 $^{2OT}$ W 78–64 L 53–59 |
From 2011 to 2015 the round of 64 was known as the Second Round, Round of 32 was Third Round

#### NCAA tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
| Years → | '79 | '80 | '81 | '85 | '86 | '87 | '88 | '89 | '90 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '07 | '08 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '22 |
| Seeds → | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Best Single-Game Scoring Performances
| Rank | Player | Year | Opponent | Points |
| 1. | Austin Carr | 1970 | Ohio | 61 |
| T-4. | Austin Carr | 1970 | Kentucky | 52 |
| T-4. | Austin Carr | 1971 | TCU | 52 |
| 9. | Austin Carr | 1971 | Houston | 47 |
| T-11. | Austin Carr | 1970 | Iowa | 45 |

### NIT results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 27–12.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1968 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | Army Long Island Dayton Saint Peter's | W 62–58 W 62–60 L 74–76 W 81–78 |
| 1973 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | USC Louisville North Carolina Virginia Tech | W 69–65 W 79–71 W 78–71 L 91–92 |
| 1983 | First Round | Northwestern | L 57–71 |
| 1984 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | Old Dominion Boston College Pittsburgh Southwestern Louisiana Michigan | W 67–62 W 66–52 W 72–64 W 65–59 L 63–83 |
| 1992 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | Western Michigan Kansas State Manhattan Utah Virginia | W 63–56 W 64–48 W 74–58 W 58–55 L 76–81 OT |
| 1997 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Oral Roberts TCU Michigan | W 74–58 W 82–72 L 66–67 |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | Michigan Xavier BYU Penn State Wake Forest | W 75–65 W 76–64 W 64–52 W 73–52 L 61–71 |
| 2004 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Purdue Saint Louis Oregon | W 71–59 W 77–66 L 61–65 |
| 2005 | First Round | Holy Cross | L 73–78 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round | Vanderbilt Michigan | W 79–69 L 84–87 |
| 2009 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | UAB New Mexico Kentucky Penn State | W 70–64 W 70–68 W 77–67 L 59–67 |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round | Hampton Penn State | W 84–63 L 63–73 |

## Traditions

| Tradition | Number | National Rank |
| All-time NCAA Tournament bids | 36 | 9th |
| All-time NCAA Tournament wins | 38 | T–24th |
| All-time wins | 1,866 | 8th |
| All-time winning percentage | .649 | 12th |

## Accomplishments
### National Championships

The Irish were awarded two Helms Athletic Foundation National Championships.
* 1926–27 Helms Foundation National Champions
* 1935–36 Helms Foundation National Champions

### Upsets of Number 1's and unbeatens

| Date | Opponent | Score | Streak before ND loss |
| February 2, 1948 | #1 Kentucky | 64–55 | 11 |
| March 1, 1948 | NYU | 64–59 | |
| March 12, 1954 | #1 Indiana | 65–64 | 2 |
| January 23, 1971 | #1 UCLA | 89–82 | 19 |
| January 19, 1974 | #1 UCLA | 71–70 | 88 |
| March 5, 1977 | #1 San Francisco | 93–82 | 29 |
| February 26, 1978 | #1 Marquette | 65–59 | 5 |
| February 27, 1980 | #1 DePaul | 76–74 (2OT) | 26 |
| December 27, 1980 | #1 Kentucky | 67–61 | 7 |
| February 22, 1981 | #1 Virginia | 57–56 | 28 |
| February 1, 1987 | #1 North Carolina | 60–58 | 16 |
| February 8, 2005 | #4 Boston College | 68–65 | 20 |
| January 21, 2012 | #1 Syracuse | 67–58 | 20 |
| February 6, 2016 | #1 North Carolina | 80–76 | 0 |
| November 22, 2017 | #6 Wichita State | 67–66 | 4 |
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. The 1948 win over NYU was a victory over the eventual NIT runner-up, in a time where the prestige of the NIT tournament rivaled that of the NCAA tournament.
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.

#### Notes

* ↑ Occurred in NCAA Tournament. Indiana was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the UPI coaches poll.
* 1 2 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 sportswriters poll and #1 in the UPI coaches poll.
* ↑ North Carolina was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the USA Today coaches poll.
* ↑ After that win, AP Poll ranked Notre Dame #5. First time in top 5 since 2010-11 season with the Big East.

## Coaches
### Current coaching staff

* Head Coach – Micah Shrewsberry
* Associate Head Coach – Kyle Getter
* Assistant Coach – Mike Farrelly
* Assistant Coach – Ryan Owens
* Assistant to the Head Coach – Tre Whitted
* Development & Recruiting Coordinator – Grady Eifert
* Director of Recruiting – Brian Snow
* Director of Basketball Operations – Pat Rogers

### All-time coaching records

| Tenure | Name | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 1896–1897 | Unknown | 1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| 1897–1898 | Frank E. Hering | 1 | 1–2 | .333 |
| 1898–1899 | J. Fred Powers | 1 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| 1907–1912 | Bertram Maris | 5 | 78–20 | .796 |
| 1912–1913 | Bill Nelson | 1 | 13–2 | .867 |
| 1913–1918 | Jesse Harper | 5 | 44–20 | .688 |
| 1918–1920 | Gus Dorais | 2 | 7–23 | .233 |
| 1920–1923 | Walter Halas | 3 | 25–39 | .391 |
| 1923–1943 | George Keogan | 20 | 327–97–1 | .771 |
| 1943–1944, 1946–1951 | Moose Krause | 6 | 98–48 | .671 |
| 1944–1945 | Clem Crowe | 1 | 15–5 | .750 |
| 1945–1946 | Elmer Ripley | 1 | 17–4 | .810 |
| 1951–1964 | John Jordan | 13 | 199–131 | .603 |
| 1964–1971 | John Dee | 7 | 116–80 | .592 |
| 1971–1991 | Digger Phelps | 20 | 393–197 | .666 |
| 1991–1999 | John MacLeod | 8 | 106–124 | .461 |
| 1999–2000 | Matt Doherty | 1 | 22–15 | .595 |
| 2000–2023 | Mike Brey | 23 | 483–280 | .633 |
| 2023–present | Micah Shrewsberry | 1 | 13–20 | .394 |
| Totals | 19 coaches | 120 seasons | 1961–1108–1 | .639 |

## Players
### Current roster

* Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

## National awards
### Coaching awards

National Coach of the Year
* Digger Phelps (1974) (UPI), (1987) (Basketball Weekly)
* Mike Brey (2011) (AP, Henry Iba Award, CBS Sports.com, Sports Illustrated), (2012) (Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award)
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award
* Mike Brey (2008)
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District V Coach of the Year
* Mike Brey (2011, 2012)

### Player awards

National Players of the Year
* John Moir (1936) – Helms
* Austin Carr (1971) – AP, UPI, Helms(shared)
* Adrian Dantley (1976) – U.S. Basketball Writers Association
National Freshman of the Year
* Chris Thomas (2002) – Basketball Times, Basketball News
Academic All-American First Team
* Tim Abromaitis (2010, 2011)
First Team All-American Notre Dame leads all schools with 3 of the 18 total 3-time Consensus All-American selections.
* Raymond Scanlon (1909)
* Noble Kizer (1925)
* John Nyikos (1927)
* Moose Krause (1932, 1933, 1934)
* John Moir (1936, 1937, 1938)
* Paul Nowak (1936, 1937, 1938)
* Leo Klier (1944, 1946)
* Billy Hassett (1945)
* Kevin O'Shea (1948)
* Austin Carr (1971)
* John Shumate (1974)
* Adrian Dantley (1975, 1976)
* Troy Murphy (2000, 2001)
* Jerian Grant (2015)
Second Team All-American
* Bob Rensberger (1943)
* Billy Hassett (1946)
* Kevin O'Shea (1950)
* Tom Hawkins (1959)
* Austin Carr (1970)
* Kelly Tripucka (1979, 1981)
* John Paxson (1982, 1983)
* Pat Garrity (1998)
* Luke Harangody (2008, 2009, 2010)
* Ben Hansbrough (2011)
John Wooden All-Americans
* Troy Murphy (2000, 2001)
* Luke Harangody (2008)
NIT MVP
* John Shumate (1973)
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)

### Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

* George Keogan (1961)
* Elmer Ripley (1973)
* Moose Krause (1976)
* Adrian Dantley (2008)

### Fighting Irish currently in the NBA

* Pat Connaughton (Milwaukee Bucks)
* Matt Ryan (New Orleans Pelicans)
* Blake Wesley (San Antonio Spurs)

### Fighting Irish currently in other leagues

* Tim Abromaitis – CB Canarias of the Liga ACB
* Paul Atkinson – Kortrijk Spurs of the BNXT League
* Zach Auguste – SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League
* Bonzie Colson – Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague
* Jack Cooley – Ryukyu Golden Kings of the B.League
* Nikola Djogo – BC Körmend of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
* Martinas Geben – Bàsquet Manresa of the Liga ACB
* T. J. Gibbs – Galomar of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
* Dane Goodwin – Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League
* Jerian Grant – Panathinaikos B.C. of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague
* Marcus Hammond – Lugano Tigers of the Swiss Basketball League
* Prentiss Hubb – Aquila Basket Trento of the Lega Basket Serie A
* Nate Laszewski – New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A
* John Mooney – Chiba Jets of the B.League
* Trey Wertz – KK TFT of the Macedonian First League