Notre Dame (4-8, 1-5) at Miami (6-6, 2-5)
📍 Watsco Center, Coral Gables, FL
📅 Sunday, January, 24, 2021
🕕 6:00 p.m. ET
📺 ACC Network with Anish Shroff and Paul Biancardi
📻 Notre Dame Radio Network with Jack Nolan
BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH AT HURRICANES
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.767 |
Junior forward Nate Laszewski’s NCAA-leading effective field goal percentage in 2020-21. The statistic accounts for the fact that a three-point field goal is more worth more than a two-point field goal – the formula is (FGM + 0.5 * 3PM) / FGA |
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.641 |
Nate Laszewski’s field goal percentage in 2020-21, which leads the ACC, is third among major conference players and 11th in the NCAA (min 5 FGM/G, 5 GP). |
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.553 |
Nate Laszewski’s three-point field goal percentage in 2020-21, which is first in the ACC, is first among major conference players and fourth in the NCAA (min 1.5 3PM/G, 5 GP). |
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.561 |
Notre Dame career field goal percentage for graduate forward Juwan Durham, which would rank him fifth on the Irish career charts since 1996-97 for a player with at least 200 FGM. See page 4 for more. |
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3 |
Florida natives that return to their home state this weekend including freshman Tony Sanders Jr. who hails from Miami and attended Gulliver Prep. Nate Laszewski (Jupiter) and Juwan Durham (Tampa) also return to the Sunshine State, which marks the state that developed the most Irish players on this season’s roster (New York, 2; Pennsylvania 2). |
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7 |
The Irish will return to action Sunday night after a full seven days off after their previous contest against Boston College. With this unusual season due to COVID-19 safety precautions, it marks the third seven-day lay off for Notre Dame in 2020-21. There also were seven days between the season opener at Michigan State (Nov. 28) and the home opener with Detroit Mercy (Dec. 6) and seven days between trips to North Carolina (Jan. 2) and Virginia Tech (Jan. 10). The rest is welcome, for if the rest of the Irish schedule remains intact, the longest break between games the rest of the season will be four between a trip to Duke on Feb. 9 and a home game with Miami (Feb. 14). |
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11 |
The Irish are 11th in the country and 2nd in the ACC in free throw percentage at .791. Trim that national list to teams that have played at least 10 games and Notre Dame is eighth in the country. |
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12.3 |
Notre Dame’s NCAA-leading fouls per game number, as the Irish continue their tradition of not fouling the opponent to allow easy points late in a contest. The Irish are ahead of Appalachian State (13.0) and Virginia (13.3) for the national lead. |
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23 |
A recent project by CBSSports.com ranked the ‘Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever’ with Notre Dame placing 23rd on the list and sixth in the ACC. Notre Dame will face eight of the teams ranked above them this year a total of nine times: No. 19 NC State, No. 14 Michigan State (0-1), No. 12 Ohio State (0-1), No. 11 Syracuse, No. 6 Louisville, No. 3 Duke (0-1, twice), No. 2 North Carolina (0-1), No. 1 Kentucky (1-0). |
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151 |
Career blocked shots for Juwan Durham, the sixth Notre Dame player to compile over 150 blocks in a career. Durham is one of just three Irish players to average over 2.0 blocks per game in a career (LaPhonso Ellis, current Irish assistant coach Ryan Humphrey). |
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112.6 |
The offensive efficiency rating for the Irish this season according to kenpom.com, 25th in the country and the highest ranking for the rating since the end of the 2018 season (32nd). |
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353 |
Career assists for Prentiss Hubb, becoming the 17th Irish player to reach 350 career assists. Hubb’s 4.58 career assists per game average would place him in 10th place on the Notre Dame career list. |
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1908 |
Total victories in the history of Notre Dame men’s basketball, as the Irish became the eighth program to reach 1,900 victories in 2019-20 (Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, Temple, Syracuse and UCLA have all reached that plateau). The Irish were 12th all-time in college basketball victories when Mike Brey took over the program in 2000-01 – they have since passed Oregon State, Pennsylvania, St. John’s and Indiana on the all-time wins list into eighth place. |
2020-21 ROSTER – IRISH ITEMS
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Projected Starting Lineup |
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Pos |
Name |
Notes |
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G |
Prentiss Hubb Team Captain |
12 GP | 12 GS | 13.7 ppg | 3.1 rpg | 5.0 apg 2020-21 Top Performance: 26 pts, 5-9 3FG, 6 reb, 6 ast vs. No. 22/20 Ohio State has started 73 of his 77 career games played • owns a team-high 10 20-point career games |
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G |
Trey Wertz |
7 GP | 4 GS | 8.6 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 2.5 apg 2020-21 Top Performance: 27 pts, 5-10 3FG vs. Purdue activated on December 16 after the NCAA granted a blanket waiver to all Division I first-time transfers who arrive on campus in the fall of 2020 • missed game at UNC with sprained ankle |
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G |
Dane Goodwin |
12 GP | 11 GS | 13.3 ppg | 4.7 rpg | .412 3FG% 2020-21 Top Performance: 25 pts, 4 3FG, 10-12 FG vs. 21/23 Duke Streaky scorer who can find points on all three levels • led the Irish with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Boston College (1/16/21), matching season-high with 5 3FGs |
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F |
Juwan Durham Team Captain |
12 GP | 9 GS | 8.3 ppg | 5.2 rpg | 1.8 bpg 2020-21 Top Performance: 19 pts, 5 reb vs. No. 23/24 Virginia sixth on Notre Dame’s career blocked shots list with 151 • a career .561 shooter at Notre Dame |
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F |
Nate Laszewski |
12 GP | 12 GS | 16.7 ppg | 7.7 rpg | .553 3FG% 2020-21 Top Performance(s): 28 pts, 6 reb vs. No. 23/24 Virginia | 25 pts, 7-11 3FG at UNC leads the country with a .767 effective field goal percentage |
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Off The Bench |
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G |
Cormac Ryan Team Captain |
12 GP | 11 GS | 9.4 ppg | 4.4 rpg | 3.1 apg 2020-21 Top Performance(s): 15 pts vs. No. 22/20 Ohio State | 16 pts at No. 18/22 Virginia sat out 2019-20 as a transfer from Stanford • scored 16 of Notre Dame’s final 18 points at Virginia on Jan. 13 |
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F |
Nikola Djogo Team Captain |
10 GP | 1 GS | 3.9 ppg | 2.5 rpg | .480 FG 2020-21 Top Performance: 11 pts, 3-5 3FG vs. Purdue made first start in two years at Virginia Tech on Saturday • provided spark off the bench vs. Purdue with 11 pts • provides a veteran presence in the lineup capable of making clutch plays |
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F |
Matt Zona |
9 GP | 1.7 rpg 2020-21 Top Performance: 5 reb at UNC | 3 reb, 2 pts vs. No. 22/20 Ohio State freshman front court player can provide energy, hustle and rebounding off the bench • pulled down 5 rebounds in 18 minutes at North Carolina |
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F |
Tony Sanders Jr. |
9 GP | 0.8 rpg 2020-21 Top Performance: 5 pts, 1-1 3FG vs. Detroit Mercy athletic wing player scored first five career points off the bench vs. Detroit Mercy |
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G |
Elijah Morgan |
4 GP | 1.3 ppg 2020-21 Top Performance: 3 pts at Michigan State | 2 pts at UNC walk-on guard who has seen spot duty as a defensive specialist • has scored career points at Michigan State, North Carolina and Duke |
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G |
Robby Carmody |
working through rehabilitation season after ACL surgery in 2019, broken knee cap in Aug. 2020 • has suffered injuries that have prematurely ended his freshman and sophomore seasons • not expected to return to the court this season as he rehabs from his knee injuries |
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F |
Elijah Taylor |
underwent successful left ankle surgery on December 11, will miss the 2020-21 season as he rehabs the injury that was suffered during his prep career • athletic front court player with a high motor • bright future in the Irish basketball program |
CHARTING LASZEWSKI’S HOT SHOOTING
Junior Nate Laszewski has established himself as one of the best and most efficient shooters in college basketball this season.
A look at where Laszewski ranks among the NCAA, major conference and ACC leaders:
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Statistic |
Number |
National Ranking |
Major Conference Ranking |
ACC Ranking |
Notes |
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FG% |
.641 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
min 5 FGM per game, 5 GP |
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3FG% |
.553 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
min 1.5 3FGM per game, 5 GP |
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EFG% |
.767 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
min 5 FGM per game, 5 GP |
DURHAM CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE HIGH ON IRISH CAREER CHARTS
Graduate forward Juwan Durham boasts a .561 career field goal percentage at Notre Dame, a mark that would rank him fifth among Irish players with 200 or more FGM since 1996-97:
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Player |
FGM |
GP |
FG% |
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Martinas Geben |
216 |
108 |
.608 |
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Jack Cooley |
394 |
123 |
.601 |
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Harold Swanagan |
301 |
127 |
.569 |
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Zach Auguste |
507 |
128 |
.567 |
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JUWAN DURHAM |
198 |
71 |
.561 |
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Bonzie Colson |
609 |
125 |
.528 |
IRISH BOAST SOLID RECORD FOR ANNUAL HOME-AND-HOME ACC SERIES
Since joining the ACC for the 2013-14 season, Boston College and Georgia Tech have been designated as the ‘traditional’ yearly rivals for Notre Dame in the league. Each season, the Irish have met the Eagles and Yellow Jackets for home-and-home series. Notre Dame boasts the best record in the league against its designated repeat opponents since 2013-14 (records below are regular-season meetings only, entering 2020-21):
RECORD VS. ACC ANNUAL HOME-AND-HOME OPPONENTS SINCE 2013-14
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Team |
Opponent |
Opponent |
Record |
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NOTRE DAME |
Boston College |
Georgia Tech |
23-6 |
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Duke |
North Carolina |
Wake Forest |
21-8 |
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Syracuse |
Boston College |
Pittsburgh |
21-10 |
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Virginia |
Virginia Tech |
Louisville |
19-9* |
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Florida State |
Miami |
Clemson |
18-11 |
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North Carolina |
Duke |
NC State |
18-11 |
* – Virginia repeated with Maryland in 2013-14
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED BY 1,000 POINT SCORERS
Notre Dame has produced 64 1,000 point scorers throughout the history of the program with 23 of those players reaching that statistical milestone during the Mike Brey era (2000-01 – current). Of the 85 players who have suited up for Notre Dame under Mike Brey, 36 of them were recruited by the staff and exhausted their eligibility with the Irish – 20 of those players have scored more than 1,000 points in a career.
Since 2000-01, Notre Dame leads all ACC teams in 1,000 point scorers (23) and is second in the country over that time frame to Villanova.
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School |
All-Time 1,000 Point Scorers |
1,000 Point Scorers since 2000-01 |
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North Carolina |
77 |
20 |
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Louisville |
69 |
18 |
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Duke |
67 |
20 |
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NOTRE DAME |
64 |
23 |
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Villanova |
64 |
24 |
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Syracuse |
62 |
19 |
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Kansas |
61 |
19 |
A DECADE OF ‘NO FOUL’ CONTINUES
One of the mantras of Notre Dame basketball under Mike Brey has been to keep the amount of opponent foul shots down. Defend without fouling is a way of life for Irish basketball and the statistics bear out that trend.
In the last 11 years, Notre Dame has failed to finish among the top 10 in least amount of personal fouls committed just twice. They have also led the country in least amount of personal fouls three times.
The NCAA has been tracking the least amount of fouls committed in a season since 1993. Notre Dame is the only team since 1993 to lead the country in least amount of fouls more than twice (four times) and could be on pace to make it six times this season.
NOTRE DAME FOULS PER GAME NATIONAL/CONFERENCE FINAL RANKING
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Year |
Fouls Per Game |
NCAA Raking |
Conference Ranking |
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2009-10 |
15.1 |
10 |
2 |
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2010-11 |
15.2 |
11 |
1 |
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2011-12 |
13.8 |
1 |
1 |
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2012-13 |
14.1 |
8 |
1 |
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2013-14 |
16.2 |
15 |
5 |
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2014-15 |
15.1 |
6 |
1 |
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2015-16 |
15.1 |
1 |
1 |
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2016-17 |
14.9 |
4 |
1 |
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2017-18 |
13.1 |
1 |
1 |
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2018-19 |
13.8 |
1 |
1 |
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2019-20 |
12.4 |
1 |
1 |
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2020-21 |
12.3 |
1 |
1 |
FOUR VETERANS NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS FOR 2020-21
Glenn and Stacey Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey has announced four student-athletes to serve as team captains for the University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team.
Graduate students Nikola Djogo and Juwan Durham, along with juniors Prentiss Hubb and Cormac Ryan, will make up a four-player group of captains in 2020-21.
All four Irish players will be serving as team captains for the first time in their careers.
IRISH RECEIVE COMMITMENTS FROM TWO AREA PROSPECTS
Rising high school seniors J.R. Konieczny (Ko-nez-nee) and Blake Wesley, both from South Bend, Indiana, have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame.
Rated among the top 150 high school players in the 2020-21 class, Konieczy (Kah-nez-nee) is a four-star recruit according to ESPN.com and earned third-team all-state honors as a junior in 2019-20. He averaged over 24 points a game last season, including a 42-point outburst in the 2020 sectional semifinal – a performance that earned him the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week honors.
A consensus four-star recruit, Wesley is ranked 96th nationally by Rivals and 113th by 247Sports. An honorable mention all-state selection as a junior in 2019-20, Wesley led all local area players with a 26.0 points-per-game average last season.