2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–19 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 2   .889 35 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
No. 1 Duke 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisville 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
NC State 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Clemson 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Boston College 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 19th-year head coach Mike Brey, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana as sixth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the 2017–18 season 21–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish tied with Syracuse for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round and Virginia Tech in the second round before losing to Duke in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Penn State in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Austin Torres 1 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Granger, IN Graduated
Matt Farrell 5 G 6'1" 175 Senior Point Pleasant, NJ Graduated
Matt Gregory 21 F 6'6" 204 Senior Avon, IN Graduated
Martinas Geben 23 F 6'10" 252 Senior Vilnius, Lithuania Graduated
Bonzie Colson 35 F 6'5" 224 Senior New Bedford, MA Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Laszewski
#15 PF
Northfield, MA Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Dane Goodwin
#14 SG
Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Robby Carmody
#21 SF
Mars, PA Mars Area High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Prentiss Hubb
#16 SG
Upper Marlboro, MD Gonzaga College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Chris Doherty
#41 C
Marlborough, MA Marlborough High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Notre Dame 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rex Pflueger Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Mater Dei Dana Point, CA
G 3 Prentiss Hubb 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Gonzaga Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F 5 D. J. Harvey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So DeMatha Bowie, MD
G 10 T. J. Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Scotch Plains, NJ
F 11 Juwan Durham 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS So Tampa Prep/Connecticut Tampa, FL
F 12 Elijah Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Blair Academy Troy, NY
G 13 Nikola Djogo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS So Athlete Institute Prep Hamilton, Ontario
F 14 Nate Laszewski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Jupiter, FL
F 15 Chris Doherty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Marlborough Marlborough, MA
G 23 Dane Goodwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Upper Arlington Upper Arlington, OH
G 24 Robby Carmody 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Mars Area Mars, PA
G 25 Liam Nelligan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Benet Academy La Grange Park, IL
F 33 John Mooney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Lake Brantley Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Central State W 76–54   
 17  Gibbs   8  Harvey   2  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,627)
South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UIC
Gotham Classic
W 84–67  1–0
 12  Laszewski   9  Laszewski   3  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,462)
South Bend, IN
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Chicago State W 89–62  2–0
 15  Burns   7  Harvey   5  Pflueger  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,684)
South Bend, IN
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford
Gotham Classic
L 60–63  2–1
 24  Mooney   12  Mooney   4  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,988)
South Bend, IN
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
William & Mary
Gotham Classic
W 73–64  3–1
 18  Gibbs   11  Mooney   4  Pflueger  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,511)
South Bend, IN
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duquesne
Gotham Classic
W 67–56  4–1
 16  Mooney   10  Mooney   4  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,161)
South Bend, IN
November 24, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
DePaul W 95–70  5–1
 20  Pflueger   11  Mooney   5  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,751)
South Bend, IN
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 76–74  6–1
 19  Tied   6  Tied   4  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,053)
South Bend, IN
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Oklahoma
Jimmy V Classic
L 80–85  6–2
 18  Gibbs   14  Mooney   6  Pflueger  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 8, 2018*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 62–65  6–3
 14  Pflueger   11  Mooney   4  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (12,985)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2018*
1:30 pm, CBS
vs. Purdue
Crossroads Classic
W 88–80  7–3
 21  Mooney   7  Mooney   10  Pflueger  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Binghamton W 69–56  8–3
 16  Tied   12  Tied   7  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,359)
South Bend, IN
December 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Jacksonville W 100–74  9–3
 19  Tied   7  Tied   7  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,511)
South Bend, IN
December 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Coppin State W 63–56  10–3
 15  Gibbs   10  Durham   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086)
South Bend, IN
ACC regular season
January 1, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 10 Virginia Tech L 66–81  10–4
(0–1)
 19  Gibbs   10  Mooney   4  Gibbs  Cassell Coliseum (8,008)
Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
Syracuse L 62–72  10–5
(0–2)
 18  Gibbs   14  Mooney   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,245)
South Bend, IN
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
Boston College W 69–66  11–5
(1–2)
 27  Mooney   12  Mooney   5  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,442)
South Bend, IN
January 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 13 North Carolina L 69–75  11–6
(1–3)
 18  Hubb   19  Mooney   6  Hubb  Dean Smith Center (20,475)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom
No. 17 NC State L 73–77  11–7
(1–4)
 19  Tied   16  Mooney   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,709)
South Bend, IN
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Georgia Tech L 61–63  11–8
(1–5)
 22  Mooney   14  Mooney   5  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (5,861)
Atlanta, GA
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 3 Virginia L 55–82  11–9
(1–6)
 15  Mooney   10  Mooney   5  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
January 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Duke L 61–83  11–10
(1–7)
 14  Mooney   11  Mooney   4  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Boston College W 79–73  12–10
(2–7)
 21  Djogo   13  Mooney   5  Hubb  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Miami (FL) L 47–62  12–11
(2–8)
 14  Harvey   7  Djogo   2  3 tied  Watsco Center (6,372)
Coral Gables, FL8
February 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia Tech W 69–59  13–11
(3–8)
 20  Gibbs   14  Mooney   5  Gibbs  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,438)
South Bend, IN
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 4 Virginia L 54–60  13–12
(3–9)
 17  Gibbs   15  Mooney   3  Gibbs  John Paul Jones Arena (13,448)
Charlottesville, VA
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Wake Forest L 68–75  13–13
(3–10)
 23  Gibbs   9  Mooney   9  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,286)
South Bend, IN
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Virginia Tech L 59–67  13–14
(3–11)
 18  Gibbs   10  Mooney   7  Hubb  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,784)
South Bend, IN
February 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Florida State L 61–68  13–15
(3–12)
 18  Harvey   8  Mooney   5  Gibbs  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,519)
Tallahassee, FL
March 3, 2019
1:30 pm, CBS
at Louisville L 61–75  13–16
(3–13)
 22  Mooney   13  Mooney   6  Hubb  KFC Yum! Center (16,911)
Louisville, KY
March 6, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Clemson L 62–64  13–17
(3–14)
 18  Mooney   20  Mooney   5  Mooney  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,158)
South Bend, IN
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
at Pittsburgh L 53–56  13–18
(3–15)
 23  Laszewski   13  Mooney   7  Hubb  Petersen Events Center (8,602)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC tournament
March 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN
(15) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 78–71  14–18
 20  Mooney   10  Mooney   6  Hubb  Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(15) vs. (7) Louisville
Second Round
L 53–75  14–19
 21  Gibbs   12  Mooney   2  Gibbs  Spectrum Center (11,884)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVNot released
CoachesRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.