Basketball

Eight is (Not) Enough

Yesterday, I talked about the poor performance this basketball season and put the onus on Jack Swarbrick and Mike Brey to do something about it. Not 24 hours later, we have our first indication of Brey’s attitude about next season, and frankly, it doesn’t inspire confidence. In interviews following the first-round ACC Tournament loss to…

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Shake it Up

In the wake of the NCAA loss to Iowa State last year, I said both Jack Swarbrick and Mike Brey needed to gear up for changes. The downslide since the #2-seed performance the previous season needed to be reversed, and it seemed both men had the ability and opportunity to get their part of that…

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Irish Celebrate ACC Title

In its first season in the ACC, Notre Dame added a conference tournament title to its regular season championship. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half to beat second-seeded Duke, 69-53. Notre Dame was led by Jewell Loyd, who scored 26 points. At 32-0, the Fighting Irish extended the best start in school…

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Mike Brey Mic’ed Up

The ACC digital network got to spend a day with the Notre Dame men’s basketball team, and Mike Brey spent that day’s practice wired so fans could get a look at how things go behind the scenes. Watch as he jokes around with his players, goes over how big men should attack the hoop, plus…

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CI Interviews Mike Brey

Campus Insiders sits down with men’s basketball coach Mike Brey to talk about adjusting to the ACC and life without Demetrius Jackson, but that’s not the best part of the interview. Shae Peppler and the Notre Dame head coach banter about the Irish’s next promotion night and Jordan Cornette’s ever-growing ego.