6'11" Hunter Dickinson (DeMatha) is one of the top big men in the class of 2020. He brings a wealth of skill to score the ball along with impressive passing abilities. He tells ESPN, that he is receiving heavy interest from Notre Dame, Maryland, Wake Forest, Purdue, Penn State, Villanova, Providence and North Carolina. He currently sits inside the ESPN 25.
Notre Dame sharpshooter is already thinking about repeating as national champion
Mike Brey, who has a 403-201 record at Notre Dame and has led the Irish to 12 NCAA tournament berths, has agreed to an extension through the 2024-25 season.
Bonzie Colson, who missed 15 games earlier this season with a broken left foot, suffered the same injury and is weighing whether to have surgery.
Notre Dame's NIT loss to Penn St. Saturday dropped ND's record on St. Patrick's Day to 4-5 (2-3 NIT & 2-2 NCAA). The Fighting Irish fell to 1-2 on March 17 vs. Big Ten teams (1983 NIT loss to N'western & 2004 NIT win vs. Purdue).
Tony Carr scored 24 points to extend his Penn State sophomore scoring record, Josh Reaves had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Nittany Lions beat Notre Dame 73-63 on Saturday in the second round of the NIT.
An unusually large recruiting class will help launch a new era in Notre Dame basketball.
Martinas Geben and T.J. Gibbs combined for 35 points, Bonzie Colson had a double-double and Notre Dame cruised to an 84-63 win over Hampton on Tuesday night in the opening round of the NIT.
Jeff Goodman and Scott Van Pelt discuss the teams who got left out of the tourney (7:30), if UK has legit seeding beef (16:00), the best games of the first weekend (30:56), Final Four predictions (38:20) and more. Plus, "Talk Nerdy To Me" tackles the B1G's tournament profile (24:13).
USC, Notre Dame, Baylor and Saint Mary's, snubbed by the NCAA tournament selection committee, are the No. 1 seeds for the National Invitation Tournament.
The NCAA tournament bracket is out and teams such as Syracuse, Arizona State and Oklahoma survived being on the bubble, while others weren't so lucky.
Marvin Bagley III had 33 points and 17 rebounds, Grayson Allen made his first five 3-pointers and No. 5 Duke rolled to an 88-70 victory over Notre Dame in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.
Mike Krzyzewski on Notre Dame: "I hope they can get in because I think they can beat anybody. Mike [Brey] has that team together all year, forget it."
And now, 70 hours of "Will Notre Dame get a bid?" As a whole, the Fighting Irish's resume is borderline: RPI in the 60s, 2-9 against Quadrant 1, 7-11 against Quads 1 + 2, three Quadrant 3 losses. Predictive metrics like them. How much will the Bonzie factor matter?
Marvin Bagley just dominates with his energy and athleticism. 16 points and 10 rebounds in the first 24 minutes here today — most of it coming from simply playing harder than everyone else. Like to see that in your best player.
Duke up four at the half. Notre Dame's perimeter trio of Matt Farrell, TJ Gibbs and Rex Pflueger had a combined 13 points on 3-for-11 shooting from 3-point range. Irish getting open shots against the Duke zone; they're just not falling.
Notre Dame down early, but they're getting open looks every time down the court. Carving up Duke's zone defense. Meanwhile, Duke is hitting every shot. Offensive bonanza underway.
Notre Dame and Louisville both have potential win-and-in situations on Thursday in the ACC tournament, while Syracuse saw its NCAA hopes dashed.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 17-1 | - | 31-3 |
| Duke | 13-5 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| North Carolina | 11-7 | 6 | 26-11 |
| Miami | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Nc State | 11-7 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Florida St | 9-9 | 8 | 23-12 |
| Louisville | 9-9 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Syracuse | 8-10 | 9 | 23-14 |
| Notre Dame | 8-10 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Boston College | 7-11 | 10 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-18 | 17 | 8-24 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Laszewski | PF | Signed | 87 |
| Dane Goodwin | SG | Signed | 84 |
| Robby Carmody | SF | Signed | 84 |
| Prentiss Hubb | SG | Signed | 82 |
| Chris Doherty | C | Signed | 78 |
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 38-40 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 36 |
