#4 Seed Oklahoma vs. #5 Seed Notre Dame

 

Here's the press conferences for both teams leading in to tonight's NCAA 2nd Round game at 6 PM ET on ESPN2.  

FYI:  It is a home game for Oklahoma...

• Oklahoma Team:  begins at 4:43 mark
• Oklahoma Coach:  begins at 26:40 mark
• Notre Dame Team:  begins at 56:45 mark
• Notre Dame Coach:  begins at 1:16:00 mark
  

Brey, Laszewski, Hubb & Goodwin Talk Loss

Thank You Notre Dame Men's Basketball...

 

The Fighting Irish gave us FIVE GREAT DAYS -- it's a shame it had to end...

Now, we wait to see how many of our seniors decide to come back for their COVID YEAR -- all will have that option if Coach Brey extends it to them.

Thank you to the SENSATIONAL SEVEN -- you gave us all you had these last 3 games.  It was fun to watch and if you come back, I think you've all learned we can win playing a little more to the basket on offense and we can play some defense!

Just need to hit the weights a little harder, work on driving to the basket, hanging on to the ball and finishing.  And, wouldn't it be nice if we added a few more players to the rotation next season.

Oh, would we all have loved seeing you guys take on Duke...

Next year!

THANK YOU!

#11 Seed Notre Dame vs. #3 Seed Texas Tech

 

Can't wait until 7:10 PM ET tonight on TBS -- the Fighting Irish play the Red Raiders for a spot in the SWEET SIXTEEN.

Go Irish!

#12 Seed UMASS Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Notre Dame Leprechaun in Nissan TV Spot

#6 Seed Notre Dame Talks Win Over UMASS

Notre Dame & Texas Tech w/ Media Today

 

This is the replay of the media sessions today for the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament in San Diego, CA.  You're going to want to advance the video to the following marks:

• Texas Tech players start at the 2:22 mark
• Texas Tech head coach starts at the 20:37 mark
• Notre Dame players start at the 48:31 mark
• Notre Dame head coach starts at the 1:07:57 mark
  

#5 Seed Notre Dame Beats #12 Seed UMASS

Notre Dame's Class of 2026: Welcome Home!

  

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Here is a look at the makeup of the University of Notre Dame du Lac's Class of 2026...

OT: Cool Moment for Women's College Hoops

 

The Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament has not seen anything like this for 9 years...

LINK:  FRAN BELBI'S DUNK

Notre Dame "TV Guide" for March 19th & 20th

For all of us Notre Dame fans -- here's where we can watch our Fighting Irish on TV, online or streaming services this weekend!

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 19th

• NOON ET -- #15 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #17 Michigan
• ACC Network -- television
  

• 1 PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Louisville
• ACCNX -- streaming service

• 2 PM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Softball vs. Pittsburgh
• ACC Network -- television
  

•  7:30 PM ET -- #21 Notre Dame Women's Basketball vs. UMASS
• ESPN2 -- television
  

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 20th

• NOON ET -- #19 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse vs. Yale
• ESPN+ -- streaming service 
  

• NOON ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Miami
• Watch it online right here:  ND TENNIS 
  

•  1 PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Louisville
• ACCNX -- streaming service
  

•  5 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Eastern Illinois
• Watch it online right here:  ND TENNIS  

• 6:30 PM ET -- NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show
• ESPNU -- television
  

• 7:10 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Basketball vs. Texas Tech
• TBS -- television
  

 

Know Thy Foe: Texas Tech Red Raiders

Next up for our Fighting Irish is the #3 seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this Sunday (7:10 PM ET).  Best way to describe them;  experienced, tough, physical, big and they play DEFENSE...

Texas Tech is ranked (#11) in scoring defense in the country.  Two teams Notre Dame has played rank higher in this category than Texas Tech;  Virginia (#7) and Saint Mary's (#9).  

Here's how Notre Dame fared against those two teams:

• Saint Mary's 62 -- Notre Dame 59
• Notre Dame 69 -- Virginia 65

 

Here's what we know about Texas Tech:

• 26-9
• Finished 3rd in Big 12
  
• Wins over ranked opponents:  Tennessee, Kansas, Baylor (2 wins) , Iowa State and Texas (2 wins)
• In their losses the opponents scored: 72 (Providence), 69 (Gonzaga), 51 (Iowa State). 62 (Kansas State), 94 (Kansas 2 OT), 70 (Oklahoma), 69 (TCU). 52 (Oklahoma State) and 74 (Kansas)
• They have gone 4-3 their last 7 games -- coming into the game with Notre Dame
  

 

STARTING LINEUP:

• F:  Kevin Obanor -- 6'-8"  SR
• F:  Bryson Williams -- 6'-8"  SR
• G:  Terrence Shannon -- 6'-6"  JR
• G:  Kevin McCullar -- 6'-6"  JR
• G:  Adonis Arms -- 6'-5"  SR

 

KEY RESERVES:

• G:  Davion Warren -- 6'-6"  SR
• F:  Marcus Santos-Silve -- 6'-7"  SR
• C:  Daniel Batcho -- 6'-11"  FR 

 

LEADING SCORERS:

• Bryson Williams:  13.7 pts.
• Terrence Shannon:  10.4 pts. 
• Davion Warren:  9.9 pts
• Kevin Obanor:  9.9 pts.
• Kevin McCullar:  9.7 pts.
• Adonis Arms:  8.4 pts.

 

STATISTICAL MATCHUP:  Texas Tech vs. Notre Dame:

• Scoring Offense Per Game:  71.7 vs. 72.5
• Scoring Defense Per Game:  60.3 vs. 67.5
• Shooting %:  47% vs. 46.2%
• 3PT Shooting %:  31.4% vs. 38%
• Assists Per Game:  13.6 vs. 14.2
• Turnovers Per Game:  13.9 vs. 10.3

Alabama Talks Loss to Notre Dame Today

Notre Dame Talks NCAA Win Over Bama

Cormac and Irish Roll the Crimson Tide!

Everything is dropping for Cormac Ryan. @NDmbb

🔥 2️⃣7️⃣ points 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2wBNhxhrBm

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2022

 

The only fitting way to welcome back @NDmbb. #goirish #wearend pic.twitter.com/xf5luMyUSl

— ND Band (@NotreDameBand) March 19, 2022

#11 Notre Dame vs. #6 Alabama: 4:15 PM ET

Our Fighting Irish arrived in San Diego a little more than 24 hours ago (4:30 AM PT) to take on the #6 seeded Alabama Crimson Tide.  The NCAA Tournament game will tip off TODAY at 4:15 PM ET and will be televised on TNT.

To learn more about today's matchup -- CLICK ON THIS.

Go Irish!

#1 Notre Dame Plays Louisville This Weekend

 

Notre Dame's #1 ranked college baseball team won their first home game this week vs. Valparaiso.  The Irish are now 12-1 on the season heading into a great weekend series that begins today vs. Louisville (13-4).

Here is the baseball schedule for this weekend in Louisville:

• Friday:  4 PM ET
• Saturday: 1 PM ET
• Sunday:  1 PM ET

All the games are available on the ACC NETWORK's streaming service:  ACCNX

You can follow the LIVE SCORING at this site:  ND vs. LOUISVILLE

Our IRISH "Grand Girls" on St. Patrick's Day!

 

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Our granddaughters; Clare and Kinley had their "IRISH ON" today!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Know Thy Foe: Alabama Basketball

The first thing that surprised me when I looked into the Alabama Men's Basketball Team was this -- they enter the NCAA Tournament on a THREE GAME LOSING STREAK.  

In fact, Bama is 6 - 7 their last 13 games.  They earned their #6 seed with some impressive wins in December & January over; Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee, LSU and Baylor.

Anyway -- here's what we should expect from Bama; they are a fast, athletic, guard oriented offensive attack.

STARTING LINE-UP:

• F:  Noah Gurley -- 6'-8"  (SR)
  
• C: Charles Bediako -- 7'-0"  (FR)
  
• G: Keon Ellis -- 6'-7"  (SR)
  
• G: Jaden Shackelford -- 6'-3" (JR)
  
• G: Jahvon Quinerly -- 6'-1" (JR)

 

KEY RESERVES:

• F: James Rojas -- 6'-8" (SR)
  
• F: Darius Miles -- 6'-6" (SO)
  
• F: Juwan Gary -- 6'-6" (SO)
  
• G: Jusaun Holt -- 6'-6" (FR)
  
• G: JD Davison -- 6'-3" (FR)

 

TOP SCORERS:

• Jaden Shackelford:  16.7 pts. 
• Javon Quinerly:  14.3 pts.
• Keon Ellis:  12 pts
• JD Davison:  8.5 pts 

 

KEY STATS: BAMA vs. NOTRE DAME  

• Points Per Game:  80 vs. 72.5
• Shooting %:  44.1% vs. 46.2%
• 3 Pt %: 30.8% vs. 38%
• Total 3's Made:  297 vs. 293
• FT %:  73% vs. 75.8%
• Turnovers Per Game:  14.6 vs. 10.3