Jerian Grant

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Checking in on Former Irish Now in the NBA

July 25, 2016 by EricStFrame

Pat Connaughton may have led the league in minutes played this summer. He averaged around 30 minutes per game. This is a good sign for his future with the Portland Trailblazers. Pat started the summer league with a bang, dunking one down early against Spurs. He then shot poorly vs Suns, going only 1-for-7 from beyond the 3 point-line. However, he adapted by scoring 14 points on hard drives and drawing fouls. Pat's leaping ability was also on display on the defensive side as he managed a block or ...

Half of the setup at Table 11. The other iPad is hidden and propped behind the centerpiece.

Wedding and Wake: A Tale of Notre Dame vs. Kentucky

March 31, 2015 by Ryan Ritter

The bride and groom had long since finished their first dance, toasts delivered, and the cake cut. The DJ did his level-best to fire up the dance floor, but the only dance at Table 11 was the setup of iPads and a WiFi hotspot. Such is life at a Domer wedding when one of the major sports just happens to take center stage on your big day. But honestly, who could have seen this interruption coming, especially if you make the conscious decision to avoid scheduling the dreaded fall ...

Review: Showtime’s “Hoops U”

March 19, 2015 by andrewwinn

“This group should be remembered. When it’s all said and done – we’re going to play for a long time. Our season’s going to go for a while. We should be remembered for things that happened in Notre Dame basketball that’s never happened before.” – Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey It’s seven weeks before Selection Sunday, and Showtime has brought its cameras to two college basketball programs that are both on surprising upswings. After disappointing 2013-14 campaigns, the Notre ...

The Case for Jerian Grant: Did the ACC Get it Wrong?

March 10, 2015 by Bayou Irish

On Sunday, the ACC announced that its Men's Basketball Player of the Year (POY) was Duke's Jahlil Okafor, the Blue Devils' freshman phenom and 6'11" center. Notre Dame's Jerian Grant came in second, with fourteen votes to Okafor's forty-four. The purpose of this post is to compare the two players to see if the voters got it wrong. http://youtu.be/IUcFNy_s-Gw To clear up my central conceit, I did not consider any other players given the discrepancy in voting. After Grant's fourteen votes, ...

Notre Dame vs. Duke and Why You Shouldn’t Be Waiting Until March

January 28, 2015 by Ryan Ritter

If you've been watching the Notre Dame men's basketball season, you already know. If you haven't been watching this season, let me assure you, this isn't your typical Brey-ball. The burn offense has given way to #DunksDuLac, a much more exciting and athletic offense that many of us have longed for. Of course, that doesn't mean that this team isn't full of threats on the perimeter as well, with the team shooting 40% from beyond the arc. Defense is still a touch lacking and often times the ...

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DaVaris Daniels and Jerian Grant Readmitted to Notre Dame

May 28, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

It appears the most recent round of academic issues from both Notre Dame wide receiver, DaVaris Daniels, and Irish point guard, Jerian Grant, has come to an end per The Observer, ND's student newspaper: https://twitter.com/ObserverSports/status/471694615175639040 This is great news for both squads. For football, Daniels appeared to start last season ready to break out for a big year; however, the end of his 2013 campaign was plagued with inconsistent play. We came to find out later that ...

Eric Atkins and Mike Brey look on as the Irish fall to Wake Forrest in the ACC tournament. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

The Frustrations of Brey-Ball and the 2013-14 Season

March 20, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

The 2013-2014 Notre Dame men's basketball season is a frustrating thing to deconstruct. On one hand, you have one of the most incredible snake-bitten season's possible with the academic suspension of Jerian Grant, Austin Burgett needing heart surgery of all things, Demetrius Jackson had his own academic issues for a short while, and Cameron Biedscheid going from redshirt to transfer. On the other hand, you have simply the worst Fighting Irish basketball season in the Mike Brey era, ending the ...

Men’s & Women’s Hoops Prepare for the Madness

March 19, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

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 ...