Seventh-seeded Notre Dame faced the 10-seed Iowa State Cyclones on Friday in the first round of the tournament (sorry, NCAA). The Irish made an early exit, losing 76-58. ...
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Notre Dame Men's Basketball
Good Fridays w/Padre: True Colors
There has been much criticism leveled at our basketball team’s tournament uniforms, some of it at a very high level. I suppose I can’t really blame the President of the United States for lashing out at us – after all, we keep suing him. But his disdain is only a mere fraction of the fulsome scorn heaped upon these vaguely mucosal sports togs by the Almighty Alumni. Yet, this sartorial experimentation should come as no surprise, since the football team dressed in uniforms of highly ...
Men’s & Women’s Hoops Prepare for the Madness
The Big East Tournaments are forever behind the Irish and both men's and women's basketball have earned berths in their respective NCAA Tournaments. One squad will be looking for a chance at the title that just barely eluded them last season. For the other, a chance to put previous March disappointments behind them and start their ACC lives with a new legacy. So let's take a look at both teams paths to potential March glory. Hit the preview music (if this isn't used continuously by CBS, I ...
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ND Basketball vs. Louisville: A Twitter Summary
Notre Dame's final Big East Tournament appearance ended Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Louisville Cardinals never trailed, prevailed 69-57, and will face Syracuse for the league championship. ...
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ND Basketball vs. Marquette: A Twitter Summary
Notre Dame continued its final Big East Tournament run on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The Irish overcame an early deficit an emerged with a 73-65 win. ...
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ND Basketball vs. Rutgers: A Twitter Summary
Notre Dame embarked upon its final Big East Tournament run on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The Irish never trailed and emerged with a 69-61 victory. ...
Notre Dame Looks To Make Statement on Senior Night Vs St. John’s
So every once in a while I have some really poor timing. Last week was just another one of those instances. Just six days ago, I outlined why the the 2012-13 Irish basketball team was ready to break through in the NCAA tournament -- we were just about to get our veteran leader Scott Martin back from injury, which would allow us to be deeper and more experienced than ever. The very next day, Mike Brey announced that Martin's career with Notre Dame is over, as he would undergo arthroscopic ...
Catholic 7 to Leave Big East, Become Big East, Notre Dame Waits for Next Move
On Thursday, ESPN announced that the Catholic 7, comprised of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Villanova, will officially leave the Big East, possibly as early as next season. Xavier and Bulter will join them, as both schools have already submitted their withdrawals to the Atlantic 10 Conference. Creighton has also been rumored to be the tenth team to round out this new conference, which will be called...the Big East. Yeah, realignment has officially ...
Good Fridays w/Padre: Verses Versus
Take heart! All the signs point to it – Spring is near! It’s a new month, the month of rebirth: Easter, bunnies, and eggs. Camp Kelly is beginning; people are already making plans for the Blue & Gold Game. And the Pope emerged from his palace, saw his shadow, and flew to the hills. Everything old is soon to be new again, even if our blighted weather continues to oppress us. I recently picked up a book which I thought was a meditation on Indiana winters; it was called 50 Shades of ...
Notre Dame Basketball — Is This Team Tournament Ready?
Don't look now, but March is sneaking up on us, and fast. After Bayou Irish did an excellent job on Monday getting us familiar with the Irish Baseball team that is off to a red-hot start, I figured now was a great time to assess the current state of Notre Dame basketball. ...