🤝 Nothing but respect, @NDmbb!#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/XDMVHVSfRs
— Virginia Men's Basketball (@UVAMensHoops) February 18, 2023
Thank You, Coach Brey
Take a look at some of the notes and well-wishes sent to Coach Brey from all across the sports world.
🤝 @NDMikeBrey pic.twitter.com/UdZ2HFZV36
— Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) February 11, 2023
My coach. ✊🏾@NDmbb https://t.co/aAvTDsQYln
— jordan cornette (@jordancornette) January 23, 2023
"You are what every coach should strive to be in this profession." — @jordancornette
Mike Brey's impact reaches far beyond the court 👏 @NDmbb pic.twitter.com/mPl5hRoNPV
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) January 23, 2023
Love you Coach!! Appreciate all you have done for me💪🏽 helped me in not only basketball but in life❤️☘️ https://t.co/mgftBTgziT
— Prentiss Hubb (@PHubb_3) January 22, 2023
“He’s one of the great human beings I’ve ever known.”@JayBilas shares a story on Mike Brey ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/u00r1yasAw
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) January 21, 2023
Thank you @NDMikeBrey It was a pleasure playing for you, you put your players in a position to excel and will always be a highlight of my life playing at @ndmbb under you. Thank you Coach! pic.twitter.com/cWbxxIZZsn
— Ben Hansbrough (@bhans23) January 21, 2023
🤝 @NDMikeBrey pic.twitter.com/5bVyQgWj5m
— Rex Pflueger (@rexpflueger) January 20, 2023
Congratulations @NDMikeBrey on an amazing career! I’m thankful for our friendship and I’m thankful for the support you’ve shown me! Your impact here will last forever! #respect 🍀👏🏾 https://t.co/9lgbtdSFza
— Niele Ivey (@IrishCoachIvey) January 20, 2023
Mike Brey’s got jokes 😂
(via @NDmbb) pic.twitter.com/yFT8LadvFA
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) January 20, 2023
Congrats to Mike Brey. He graciously spent extra time with our crew when I was working on features with @NDmbb @bhans23 and Tyler Zeller years ago. A class act.
— Chris Widlic (@Chris_Widlic) January 20, 2023
Congratulations on an amazing career @NDMikeBrey! @NDmbb pic.twitter.com/kNR8jtDuao
— Seth Greenberg (@SethOnHoops) January 20, 2023
Grateful for @NDMikeBrey who changed my life by choosing me to share in the @NDmbb family
1 of the most incredible experiences of my life was/is & always will be, being a “Notre Dame man”
One of the best coaches to ever do it, love you alway coach! pic.twitter.com/qu9mOHDoEj
— LJB 2+2 (@JBrooksLovesU) January 20, 2023
Mike Brey is one of the true good guys in the game. We worked together for three years as assistants at Duke, and I spent countless hours in his office, learning from him. He is a great friend and mentor, and a fabulous coach and leader. Congrats Mike, and THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/dhjcq7UHdw
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) January 19, 2023
An incredible imprint on the Notre Dame basketball legacy. A great educator-coach in our industry.
— Yulander Wells, Jr. (@YulanderJr) January 20, 2023
I love @NDMikeBrey like a brother. I have never worked with a finer human being. One of the great joys of my life was having the honor of calling @NDmbb games on the radio during the first 21 years of Mike’s tenure. pic.twitter.com/A3ssbcOMdG
— Jack Nolan (@NDJackNolan) January 20, 2023
One of the brightest, most competitive and most integrous Coaches of all time . Deep respect for @NDMikeBrey ! https://t.co/GPH5zRa7wx
— Jay Wright (@CoachJayWright) January 19, 2023
Coach’s legacy lies in his achievements as an educator and mentor of the young men who played for him. In that sense, he represents this University as well as any coach I have worked with during my time at Notre Dame.
Appreciate all you have and will do for Notre Dame, Coach. https://t.co/F0zJ1dznTl
— Jack Swarbrick (@NotreDameAD) January 19, 2023
Coach @NDMikeBrey THANK YOU for the memories. We’ll never forget your squad painting Tobacco Road blue & gold. Here’s wishing you countless years of good health to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
The loosest coach in🇺🇸is playing with 🏡💰! @NDmbb let’s finish the last🕺strong. pic.twitter.com/PVa3jZVMXE— Holtz's Heroes Foundation (@HoltzHeroes) January 19, 2023
Thank you Coach Brey.
22 years of coaching me….and counting. pic.twitter.com/Qcm3XNy7t0
— jordan cornette (@jordancornette) January 19, 2023
My Coach.
Love that man. @NDmbb has been blessed beyond belief for 23 years.
— jordan cornette (@jordancornette) January 19, 2023
☘️ … picture worth a million words pic.twitter.com/mAsPRESgkT
— Pat Connaughton (@pconnaughton) January 19, 2023
We love our ND family!💚☘️
— Leslie Ann Wesley (@LeslieAWesley) January 19, 2023
full circle moment.
Coach Brey x Coach K pic.twitter.com/84gmIWYkkX
— Notre Dame Men's Basketball (@NDmbb) February 14, 2023
Jon Scheyer: “It’s an honor to coach against Mike Brey — for what he did here.”
He noted that the team photos of Final Four teams hang in the hallway at Cameron and Brey was an assistant for six Final-Four teams at Duke. pic.twitter.com/FPj0DFafoD
— Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamRadio) February 15, 2023
I have nothing but great respect for Mike Brey. Need more guys like him in the game.
— Jerry Ratcliffe (@JerryRatcliffe) February 18, 2023
Under Mike Brey, Notre Dame has played in either the NCAA Tournament or the Postseason NIT in 18 of the last 21 years where there has been postseason play.
That's a tough act to follow.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 20, 2023
Cheers to Mike Brey. pic.twitter.com/6vDWDgEKqt
— Mike Monaco (@MikeMonaco_) January 19, 2023
At the end of the season, Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey will step away from the program.
The winningest coach in @NDmbb history has left his mark on college basketball. 👏 pic.twitter.com/JpJ4eu8QDX
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 19, 2023
Coach Mike Brey gave young Gojo crucial life advice back in the day 😅 https://t.co/jOmHB4PXXx pic.twitter.com/Qnojz3L06n
— GoJo Show (@GoJoShow) January 21, 2023
Love Mike Brey. The sustained success he had at ND was remarkable.
Next stop… Television (with a pit stop at Dewey Beach)
Brey will be a rockstar on TV https://t.co/Ggcl1P87u7
— Tim Murray (@1TimMurray) January 19, 2023
Mick Cronin: "A close friend of mine retired today, so I’m not a big drinker but I have to try to find something so I can have toast to Mike Brey. I know he’s going to finish the year but a big loss for our game—a big loss."
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) January 20, 2023
For over two decades Mike Brey’s program has maintained the highest integrity, graduated its student athletes, and achieved tremendous success on the court. We thank him for representing @NotreDame so well. https://t.co/1JWK3tIgaL
— Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. (@FatherJenkinsND) January 20, 2023
One more Mike Brey story, and this, to me, is the essence of Mike Brey.
Shared with permission of a college roommate (and one of my best friends) pic.twitter.com/WStXSwPkir
— Mike Monaco (@MikeMonaco_) January 19, 2023
Heck of a run for Mike Brey in South Bend. One of the game's best characters. https://t.co/b3UU13TUaA
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 19, 2023
After a legendary career, Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey is retiring after this season 🍀🏀@GoodmanHoops and @GottliebShow share their thoughts on Brey as a coach and a person. pic.twitter.com/4yqIYCsZVc
— Stadium (@Stadium) January 20, 2023
He probably wouldn’t do it, but Mike Brey should be targeted by new NCAA president @CharlieBakerMA as the CZAR of college hoops. Let him work with Dan Gavitt and make the sport and the college game better.
Brey is and has been all about what’s good for college basketball.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) January 20, 2023
I, along with every other writer in the ACC, will be very sad to see Mike Brey go.
He’s a class act and an absolute pleasure to talk to. https://t.co/KYzKYlEt31— Mike Waters (@MikeWatersSYR) January 19, 2023
"Does it the right way — I know that firsthand. I'm a huge fan. He's one of my favorite guys in terms of as a younger coach, who do you admire in this profession?"
Mike White praised Notre Dame's Mike Brey with Brey now set to step down later this year https://t.co/yIJcytKykT
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) January 20, 2023
After the Notre Dame/Pittsburgh game on March 1, 2023:
Mike Brey sings the alma mater and salutes the crowd after winning his final game in Purcell Pavilion. pic.twitter.com/5mtek1jle7
— Pete Byrne WSBT (@PeteByrneSports) March 2, 2023
The Fighting Irish get the win in Mike Brey’s final home game ☘️ @NDmbb pic.twitter.com/MEqSYke8cn
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) March 2, 2023
I met Mike Brey in ~2009. I was still a full time bartender. He came in for lunch. I told him I knew @timabro21, we talked for 20 minutes, wtv. It happens to him daily.
Next time we spoke I doing a story for SI's blog four years later.
"What's up, Rob? You talk to Tim lately?" https://t.co/q12UDpCpFl
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) March 2, 2023
A victory lap.
An ovation.
One last time at home for #NotreDame Head Coach Mike Brey. pic.twitter.com/Fup0wCp6kT
— Bennett Wise WSBT (@bennettmwise) March 2, 2023
No one will have a better night tonight — and worse morning tomorrow — than Mike Brey.
Cheers to an amazing run in South Bend 🍻
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 2, 2023
Thank you, Coach! https://t.co/sJ9XxDFCr2
— University of Notre Dame (@NotreDame) March 2, 2023
Last game at ND, congratulations Dad! Great way to finish 23 years!
Felt like an old @BIGEAST game! @NDMikeBrey @NDmbb https://t.co/gdloeNdhue
— Kyle Brey (@CoachKyleBrey) March 2, 2023
Mike Brey completes me https://t.co/ImFhPDe9IF
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 2, 2023
Mike Brey is a National Treasure. @emacSNY https://t.co/lRZLLJoX3I
— John Jastremski (@john_jastremski) March 2, 2023
Mike Brey at The Linebacker after @ndmbb’s win over No. 25 Pitt.
On Feb. 28, he said he was going to the Linebacker for the first time after the game on March 1.
🎥: @tbhorkapic.twitter.com/iUeRfsJBoX
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 2, 2023
One last victory lap at home. Mike Brey wins his final home game as @NDmbb head coach. pic.twitter.com/OWUxtE0liC
— Anish Shroff (@AnishESPN) March 2, 2023
Mike Brey has not turned away one conversation or photo opportunity at The Linebacker tonight. He’s initiating some of the convos himself. Total class and nothing but gratitude from the 23-year Notre Dame head coach. pic.twitter.com/oUiigqzqc5
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) March 2, 2023