Dec. 18, 2017
WHO: Notre Dame (8-3) vs. Dartmouth (3-5)
WHAT: First of a four-game Notre Dame homestand surrounding the 2017 Christmas holiday.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,149)
TICKETS: Still available at und.com/buytickets
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
ESPNU with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and LaPhonso Ellis (analyst).
Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network with Jack Nolan (play-by-play) and Zach Hillesland (analyst). Available on WatchND.tv, locally on WSBT-AM 960/FM 96.1, network affiliates (on page 8 of the notes package) and SiriusXM Channel 119 (Sirius) 202 (XM) and 963 (internet).
Here are Five Things To Know about the Notre Dame – Dartmouth matchup…
IRISH BACK IN PURCELL TO FACE BIG GREEN
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (8-3) returns home for its first game at Purcell Pavilion in 14 days when it plays host to Dartmouth (3-5) at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The game begins a four-game homestand sandwiched around the Christmas holiday for the Irish, who play Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday before the holiday break.
Notre Dame will then return to campus for the start of Atlantic Coast Conference play against Georgia Tech on Saturday, December 30th.
NOTRE DAME – DARTMOUTH SERIES HISTORY
The Irish and Big Green will be meeting for the sixth time on Tuesday evening and the second time of the Mike Brey era at Notre Dame. Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Dartmouth and 46-4 all-time against Ivy League teams.
NOTRE DAME – DARTMOUTH SERIES HISTORY (5-0, Home 4-0, Neutral 1-0)
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Date |
ND Rank |
Opp Rank |
Opponent |
W/L |
ND |
Opp |
ND |
Opp |
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12/27/1946 |
Dartmouth |
W |
66 |
55 |
Cleveland, OH |
Cleveland Arena |
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1/23/1978 |
7 / 10 |
Dartmouth |
W |
78 |
64 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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12/11/1982 |
Dartmouth |
W |
88 |
45 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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12/22/1997 |
Dartmouth |
W |
75 |
50 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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12/20/2011 |
Dartmouth |
W |
65 |
47 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
NOTRE DAME – IVY LEAGUE HISTORY
Notre Dame is 46-4 all-time against teams from the Ivy League, including 5-0 against Dartmouth. Pennsylvania (two wins) and Princeton (one) are the only Ivy League teams to earn a victory over the Irish.
Mike Brey is 8-0 at Notre Dame against Ivy League schools (Brown 2-0; Columbia 1-0; Cornell 2-0; Dartmouth 1-0; Harvard 1-0; Princeton 1-0).
VETERAN IRISH TEAM ACCEPTS SEVEN PRE-CONFERENCE ROAD CHALLENGES
Notre Dame plays seven of its first 13 games this season, all of those games occurring before Atlantic Coast Conference play begins, away from Purcell Pavilion. The seven away games before conference play this year marks the most since 2001-02, when Mike Brey’s second Notre Dame team played in the Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving tournament (three games), against DePaul in the United Center, at Indiana, at Miami (Ohio) and at Canisius (along with a neutral site game with Alabama in the New Orleans Arena).
Notre Dame finished 22-11 and 10-6 in the BIG EAST and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2001-02.
The Irish join North Carolina and Miami at the only ACC teams this season to play seven games away from their respective home courts before conference play begins.
NOTRE DAME vs. DARTMOUTH – BY THE NUMBERS
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1 |
Notre Dame has committed more than 10 turnovers just once this season (12 vs. Chicago State) and currently ranks fourth in the country in turnovers per game (8.9) and sixth in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (1.64). |
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2 |
Notre Dame has claimed back-to-back in-season tournament titles over the past two seasons – the 2016 Legend Classic in Barclays Center and the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Nov 22. Senior guard Matt Farrell was named Most Valuable Player of both tournaments, averaging 19.4 points in five games. See page 3 for more on Farrell’s career in-season tournament statistics. |
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4 |
Mike Brey is the fourth-longest tenured head coach among power five conference teams – now in his 18th season at Notre Dame. Jim Boeheim (42), Mike Krzyzewski (38) and Tom Izzo (23) are the only other power five conference head coaches with a longer tenure at their current institution. |
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6 |
Notre Dame and Dartmouth will be meeting for the sixth time on Tuesday evening. The Irish lead the all-time series 5-0, including 1-0 during the Mike Brey era (65-47 at Purcell Pavilion on Dec. 20, 2011). |
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14 |
Notre Dame will play its first home game in 14 days on Tuesday against Dartmouth, having played at Delaware and vs. Indiana at the Crossroads Classic the past two weekends. |
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28 |
Senior forward Bonzie Colson has scored in double figures in 28 consecutive games and leads all current ACC players in career double-doubles (29) and rebounds (795). |
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53.5 |
Career field goal percentage for Bonzie Colson (536-1002), which ranks 12th all-time at Notre Dame. |
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53.8 |
Three-point field goal percentage for sophomore guard T.J. Gibbs in 2017-18, currently the sixth-best in the country (53.8%). Gibbs has connected on three or more three-point field goals five times this season, including six against LSU in the Maui Invitational. |
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117.9 |
Adjusted offensive efficiency rating for the Irish, ninth-best in the country, as computed by kenpom.com. Notre Dame has finished in the top 10 of this rating in three of the last four seasons, including 2nd in 2015. |
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168 |
Points scored by T.J. Gibbs during his rookie season last year. Gibbs needs just nine points (he has 160 currently) to surpass his season total from last season in 2017-18. Gibbs has four 20-point scoring games this season, including 17 in his last outing against Indiana. |
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795 |
Career blocked shots for Bonzie Colson, which places him 14th in Notre Dame men’s basketball history. Should Colson grab five rebounds on Tuesday night, he will be the 14th Irish player to reach that career plateau. |