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 and 1936 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 to have 30 or more appearances without a title and one of three teams 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 and have had only 4 losing seasons at the Purcell Pavilion. 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.
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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the NCAA tournament 37 times.
[1953 National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1953]First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Eastern Kentucky
Penn
Indiana		W 77–57
W 69–57
L 66–79
1954First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Loyola
Indiana
Penn State		W 80–70
W 65–64
L 63–71
1957First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Miami
Michigan State
Pittsburgh		W 89–77
L 83–85
W 86–85
1958First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Tennessee Tech
Indiana
Kentucky		W 94–61
W 94–87
L 56–89
1960First RoundOhioL 66–74
1963First RoundBowling GreenL 72–77
1965First RoundHoustonL 98–99
1969First RoundMiami L 60–63
1970First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Ohio
Kentucky
Iowa		W 112–82
L 99–109
L 106–121
1971First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		TCU
Drake
Houston		W 102–94
L 72–79OT
L 106–119
1974First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Austin Peay
Michigan
Vanderbilt		W 108–66
L 68–77
W 118–88
1975First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Kansas
Maryland
Cincinnati		W 77–71
L 71–83
L 87–95
1976First Round
Sweet Sixteen		Cincinnati
Michigan		W 79–78
L 76–80
1977First Round
Sweet Sixteen		Hofstra
North Carolina		W 90–83
L 77–79
1978First 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#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 Tennessee
  1. 5 Toledo
  2. 2 Michigan State
W 73–67W 79–71
L 68–80
1980#4Second Round#5 MissouriL 84–87OT
1981#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#10 James Madison
  1. 6 BYU
W 54–45L 50–51
1985#7First Round
Second Round		#10 Oregon State
  1. 2 North Carolina
W 79–70L 58–60
1986#3First Round#14 Arkansas–Little RockL 83–90
1987#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Middle Tennessee
  1. 4 TCU
  2. 1 North Carolina
W 84–71W 58–57
L 68–74
1988#10First Round#7 SMUL 75–83
1989#9First Round
Second Round		#8 Vanderbilt
  1. 1 Georgetown
W 81–65L 74–81
1990#10First Round#7 VirginiaL 67–75
2001#6First Round
Second Round		#11 Xavier
  1. 3 Ole Miss
W 83–71L 56–59
2002#8First Round
Second Round		#9 Charlotte
  1. 1 Duke
W 82–63L 77–84
2003#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Milwaukee
  1. 4 Illinois
  2. 1 Arizona
W 70–69W 68–60
L 71–88
2007#6First Round#11 WinthropL 64–74
2008#5First Round
Second Round		#12 George Mason
  1. 4 Washington State
W 68–50L 41–61
2010#6First Round#11 Old DominionL 50–51
2011#2Second Round
Third Round		#15 Akron
  1. 10 Florida State
W 69–56L 57–71
2012#7Second Round#10 XavierL 63–67
2013#7Second Round#10 Iowa StateL 58–76
2015#3Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 Northeastern
  1. 6 Butler
  2. 7 Wichita State
  3. 1 Kentucky
W 69–65W 67–64OT
W 81–70
L 66–68
2016#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#11 Michigan
  1. 14 Stephen F. Austin
  2. 7 Wisconsin
  3. 1 North Carolina
W 70–63W 76–75
W 61–56
L 74–88
2017#5First Round
Second Round		#12 Princeton
  1. 4 West Virginia
W 60–58L 71–83
2022#11First Four
First Round
Second Round		#11 Rutgers
  1. 6 Alabama
  2. 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.
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Best Single-Game Scoring Performances
RankPlayerYearOpponentPoints
1.Austin Carr1970Ohio61
T-4.Austin Carr1970Kentucky52
T-4.Austin Carr1971TCU52
9.Austin Carr1971Houston47
T-11.Austin Carr1970Iowa45

NIT results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 27–12.
1968First 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
1973First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		USC
Louisville
North Carolina
Virginia Tech		W 69–65
W 79–71
W 78–71
L 91–92
1983First RoundNorthwesternL 57–71
1984First 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
1992First 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
1997First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Oral Roberts
TCU
Michigan		W 74–58
W 82–72
L 66–67
2000First 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
2004First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Purdue
Saint Louis
Oregon		W 71–59
W 77–66
L 61–65
2005First RoundHoly CrossL 73–78
2006First Round
Second Round		Vanderbilt
Michigan		W 79–69
L 84–87
2009First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		UAB
New Mexico
Kentucky
Penn State		W 70–64
W 70–68
W 77–67
L 59–67
2018First Round
Second Round		Hampton
Penn State 		W 84–63
L 63–73

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

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 when 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.
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Coaches

Current coaching staff

  • Head Coach – Micah Shrewsberry
  • Associate Head Coach – Kyle Getter
  • Assistant Coach – Mike Farrelly
  • Assistant Coach – Ryan Owens
  • Assistant Coach – Tre Whitted
  • Assistant Coach – Grady Eifert
  • General Manager – Pat Garrity

All-time coaching records

TenureNameYearsRecordPct.
1896–1897Unknown12–1
1897–1898Frank E. Hering11–2
1898–1899J. Fred Powers12–0
1907–1912Bertram Maris578–20
1912–1913Bill Nelson113–2
1913–1918Jesse Harper544–20
1918–1920Gus Dorais27–23
1920–1923Walter Halas325–39
1923–1943George Keogan20327–97–1
1943–1944, 1946–1951Moose Krause698–48
1944–1945Clem Crowe115–5
1945–1946Elmer Ripley117–4
1951–1964John Jordan13199–131
1964–1971John Dee7116–80
1971–1991Digger Phelps20393–197
1991–1999John MacLeod8106–124
1999–2000Matt Doherty122–15
2000–2023Mike Brey23483–280
2023–presentMicah Shrewsberry228–38
Totals19 coaches121 seasons1976–1126–1

Players

Current roster

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

ACC">Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC and Big East">Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Awards

Conference Coach of the Year

YearCoachConference
2011Mike BreyBig East
2008Mike BreyBig East
2007Mike BreyBig East
1997John MacLeodBig East

Conference Player of the Year

YearPlayerConference
2011Ben HansbroughBig East
2008Luke HarangodyBig East
2001Troy MurphyBig East
2000Troy MurphyBig East
1997Pat GarrityBig East

Conference Rookie of the Year

YearPlayerConference
2024Markus BurtonACC
2002Chris ThomasBig East
1999Troy MurphyBig East

Conference Most Improved Player

YearPlayerConference
2012Jack CooleyBig East

National awards

Coaching awards

National Coach of the Year
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District V Coach of the Year

Player awards

National Players of the Year
National Freshman of the Year
Academic All-American First Team
First Team All-American
Notre Dame leads all schools with 3 of the 18 total 3-time Consensus All-American selections.
Second Team All-American
John Wooden All-Americans
NIT MVP
For a complete list of yearly all-Americans, see: 2007–08 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 176–179

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Fighting Irish currently in the NBA

Fighting Irish currently in other leagues