Notre Dame Basketball
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Challenges Await Irish in 2019
Closing out the 2018 portion of their schedule with a win, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now begin the new year with a 10-3 record. While the record looks impressive,…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Cruise Into the Holidays
Two more victories last week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now gives them a 9-3 record as they prepare for their final non-conference clash before ACC play begins. The…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Improving But Lose Vital Cog
Just three games remain on the schedule for the 2018 portion of Notre Dame’s basketball season, with the results largely delivering what was expected. A 7-3 start for a team…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Young Irish Experiencing Growing Pains
The challenges of putting a young and rebuilding team on the court has its ups and downs, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish unfortunately experiencing the latter portion during their…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Young Irish Hit Road for 1st Time
Having put the month of November in their rear view mirror, the unranked Notre Dame basketball team enters December with a 6-1 mark. That record was aided by the fact…
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This Week in Notre Dame Basketball: Pflueger Breaks Out
After three weeks of action, the 2018-19 edition of the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has sandwiched a pair of perfect weeks with a split to give them a 5-1…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Sluggish Out of the Gate
Two weeks into the 2018-19 basketball season, the Notre Dame men’s team has yet to play any substantive teams during their first four games of the year. While in recent…
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Rejected: Notre Dame Left Out of NCAA Tournament, NIT Bound
Notre Dame’s bubble finally burst on Sunday night when the official NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed. After three days of speculation about whether or not the Irish would get the…
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Not Done Yet: Notre Dame Mounts Crazy Comeback in ACC Tourney
For a long stretch of time on Wednesday night, it looked like the Irish were headed straight to the NIT. Needing at least a win tonight and possibly another to…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Can Irish use ACC Tourney to Go Dancing?
The eagerly-awaited return of Bonzie Colson finally took place last week as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed out the regular season with a pair of impressive performances that resulted…
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Bonzie Colson Returns, Notre Dame Rolls on Senior Night
Bonzie Colson was back on the court for the first time since missing 12 games with a broken foot on Wednesday night in front of the home crowd at Purcell…
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Bonzie Colson to Return Wednesday, But Status Still Unclear
This much we know: Bonzie Colson will return and start on Senior Night on Wednesday when Pitt comes to town. What we don’t know, is how much Colson will actually…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Not Done Yet
With one week remaining in the regular season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish find themselves with a 17-12 record overall and a 7-9 mark within the ACC. By the time…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Bubble Nearly Burst
Over an eight-day span, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a pair of painful defeats that were wrapped around their lone win during this stretch. That left Notre Dame with…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Wins May Salvage Season
Prior to at least temporarily righting the course of their season last week, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. The two wins…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: As Injuries Mount, Irish Keep Winning
Despite suffering a pair of potentially devastating injuries to key personnel, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team found a way to win both its contests last week. The…
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Heart, Hustle, and Guts: Notre Dame Beats Syracuse without Colson or Farrell.
Playing without All-American Bonzie Colson or star guard Matt Farrell, Notre Dame snapped a five game losing streak at the Carrier Dome to beat Syracuse on their home court for…
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Notre Dame Basketball: Irish Win Without Colson, Brey Gets Record
As if it wasn’t hard enough for Notre Dame to play last night without star center Bonzie Colson, things got even harder for the Irish when they lost Matt Farrell…
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Bonzie Colson Out 8 Weeks for Notre Dame As ACC Play Starts
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team got some terrible news on Tuesday. Star center Bonzie Colson will miss the next 8 weeks with a fracture in his foot that took…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Prepare for Tough Week of ACC Games
Ending 2017 on a positive note probably took a little more time than Mike Brey and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were expecting, yet they accomplished their goal in their…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Rebound Heading into ACC
Getting back in a winning groove was the gameplan for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last week, something that was accomplished with their two victories last week. While the two…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Fall Out of Top 25
While the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team plays its home games within the state of Indiana, the team is probably thankful that no more in-state rivals are on…
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Notre Dame Basketball Primer: #5 Irish To Clash with #3 Michigan State
The Fighting Irish Men’s Basketball team is coming off an impressive win in Maui. Notre Dame overcame a 16-point deficit to defeat the #6 Wichita State Shockers, and claim the…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Crack Top 5 After Maui Win
Most trips to Hawaii tend to result in visitors returning home with smiles on their faces. That’s definitely the case with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s men’s basketball team, which…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Another Week of Tuneups with Spartans Looming
Heading into their third week of action, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still awaiting their first stiff challenge of the season. Currently ranked 13th in the nation, the Irish…
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