# 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 17th-year head coach Mike Brey, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana as fourth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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 No. 12 seed Princeton in the First Round before losing in the Second Round where they lost to No. 4 seed West Virginia.

## Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing in the semifinals to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, and Wisconsin to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Demetrius Jackson | 11 | G | 6'1" | 201 | Junior | Mishawaka, IN | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |
| Austin Burgett | 20 | F | 6'9" | 232 | Senior | Avon, IN | Graduated |
| Zach Auguste | 30 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Marlborough, MA | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| T. J. Gibbs SG | Scotch Plains, NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| John Mooney #36 PF | Altamonte Springs, FL | Lake Brantley High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Nikola Djogo SG | Stoney Creek, ON | Athlete Institute Basketball Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 20 ESPN: 17 ||||||
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Notre Dame Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. ||||||

### 2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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 July 17, 2015. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Mercy | W 119–58 | | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,071) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Catholic | W 103–48 | | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,494) South Bend, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2016* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bryant Legends Classic | W 89–64 | 1–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,064) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Seattle Legends Classic | W 92–49 | 2–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Loyola (MD) | W 83–48 | 3–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,894) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Colorado Legends Classic semifinals | W 89–83 | 4–0 | Barclays Center (6,780) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 22, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Northwestern Legends Classic finals | W 70–66 | 5–0 | Barclays Center (5,711) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 26, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Chicago State | W 91–60 | 6–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,804) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 29, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 92–78 | 7–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,660) South Bend, IN |
| Dec 4, 2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina A&T | W 107–53 | 8–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,801) South Bend, IN |
| Dec 6, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Fort Wayne | W 87–72 | 9–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,204) South Bend, IN |
| Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | vs. No. 1 Villanova Never Forget Tribute Classic | L 66–74 | 9–1 | Prudential Center (18,722) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 17, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. No. 15 Purdue Crossroads Classic | L 81–86 | 9–2 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 25 | Colgate | W 77–62 | 10–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,817) South Bend, IN |
| Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 24 | Saint Peter's | W 63–55 | 11–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,731) South Bend, IN |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm, ACCN | No. 24 | at Pittsburgh | W 78–77 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (1–0) | Petersen Events Center (10,131) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 4, 2017 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 23 | No. 9 Louisville | W 77–70 | 13–2 (2–0) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,420) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 7, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Clemson | W 75–70 | 14–2 (3–0) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,311) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at Miami (FL) | W 67–62 | 15–2 (4–0) | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | No. 20 | at Virginia Tech | W 76–71 | 16–2 (5–0) | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | No. 15 | at No. 10 Florida State | L 80–83 | 16–3 (5–1) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,535) Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | Syracuse | W 84–66 | 17–3 (6–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 14 | No. 12 Virginia | L 54–71 | 17–4 (6–2) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | at Georgia Tech | L 60–62 | 17–5 (6–3) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | No. 21 Duke | L 74–84 | 17–6 (6–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Feb 5, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNews | No. 20 | vs. No. 12 North Carolina | L 76–83 | 17–7 (6–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (17,051) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Wake Forest | W 88–81 | 18–7 (7–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,851) South Bend, IN |
| Feb 11, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 14 Florida State | W 84–72 | 19–7 (8–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | at Boston College | W 84–76 | 20–7 (9–5) | Conte Forum (4,321) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at NC State | W 81–72 | 21–7 (10–5) | PNC Arena (16,602) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 26, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | Georgia Tech | W 64–60 | 22–7 (11–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Mar 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 19 | Boston College | W 82–66 | 23–7 (12–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,028) South Bend, IN |
| Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | at No. 8 Louisville | L 64–71 | 23–8 (12–6) | KFC Yum! Center (22,612) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. 22 | vs. (6) No. 21 Virginia Quarterfinals | W 71–58 | 24–8 | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| Mar 10, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. 22 | vs. (2) No. 16 Florida State Semifinals | W 77–73 | 25–8 | Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY |
| Mar 11, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. 22 | vs. (5) No. 14 Duke Championship | L 69–75 | 25–9 | Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2017* 12:15 pm, CBS | (5 W) No. 14 | vs. (12 W) Princeton First Round | W 60–58 | 26–9 | KeyBank Center (17,806) Buffalo, NY |
| Mar 18, 2017* 12:10 pm, CBS | (5 W) No. 14 | vs. (4 W) No. 13 West Virginia Second Round | L 71–83 | 26–10 | KeyBank Center (19,261) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. 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 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 20 | RV | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 14 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings