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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team University University of Notre Dame Conference Big East Location Notre Dame, IN Head coach Mike Brey (11th year) Arena Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center
(Capacity: 9,800)Nickname Fighting Irish Colors Blue and Gold Uniforms Pre-tournament era champions 1927, 1936 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1978 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1953, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1979 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2003 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011 NCAA Tournament appearances 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Conference regular season champions 2001 (west) The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The program competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. The school holds two national championships in basketball. They were named the 1927 (with a record of 19-1) and 1936 (with a record of 22-2-1) national champions by the Helms Foundation.[1] They have also played in the NCAA Tournament 31 times, good for 9th all time,[2] and reached the Final Four in 1978. They play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center. They are also the first Big East team to go undefeated at home two straight seasons. [3] Jeff Sagarin and ESPN listed the program 12th in the college basketball all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[4] The Fighting Irish are currently coached by Mike Brey.
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Early-season tournaments
Dates Name Venue(s) Location(s) Result Record Jan. 1-2, 1948 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 27-28, 1948 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 29-30, 1949 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 22-23, 1950 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 28-29, 1951 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 19-20, 1952 Michigan State Classic Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 1-1 Dec. 26-29, 1956 ECAC Holiday Festival Madison Square Garden New York, NY Runner-up 2-1 Dec. 22-23, 1957 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 2-0 Dec. 19-20, 1958 Bluegrass Festival Louisville, KY 3rd 1-1 Dec. 22-23, 1959 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 27-28, 1966 Rainbow Classic Honolulu, HI 4th 0-2 Dec. 19-20, 1958 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 22-23, 1959 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 27-28, 1960 Hoosier Classic Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 1-1 Dec. 29-30, 1969 Sugar Bowl Tournament New Orleans, LA Runner-up 1-1 Nov. 21, 1986 Coca-Cola NIT Classic Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN First Round 0-1 Nov. 15-23, 1990 Dodge/NIT Classic Joyce Center & Madison Square Garden Notre Dame, IN & New York, NY 4th 2-2 Dec. 28-29, 1992 Sugar Bowl Tournament New Orleans, LA Champion 2-0 Dec. 21-23, 1993 Maui Classic Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI 6th 1-2 Dec. 27-28, 1994 Far West Classic Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR 1-1 Nov. 26-28, 1998 Great Alaska Shootout Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK 1-2 Nov. 16-26, 1999 NIT Season Tip-Off Value City Arena, Joyce Center, & Madison Square Garden Columbus, OH; Notre Dame, IN; & New York, NY 4th 2-2 Nov. 23-25, 2001 Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving Classic Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Champion 3-0 Nov. 17-26, 2002 Guardians Classic Joyce Center & Municipal Auditorium Notre Dame, IN & Kansas City, MO Champion 4-0 Dec. 7-8, 2002 BB&T Classic MCI Center Washington, DC Champion 2-0 Nov. 13-14, 2006 NIT Season Tip-Off Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 3rd 1-1 Nov. 16-19, 2007 Paradise Jam Tournament Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI 4th 1-2 Nov. 24-26, 2008 EA Sports Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Runner-Up 2-1 Nov. 22-28, 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge Joyce Center & UIC Pavilion Notre Dame, IN & Chicago, IL 3rd 3-1 Nov. 25-28, 2010 Old Spice Classic ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, FL Champion 3-0 Nov. 13-17 & 21-22, 2011 Progressive CBE Classic Purcell Pavilion & Sprint Center Notre Dame, IN & Kansas City, MO 2-1 Post season
NCAA tournament
The Fighting Irish have appeared in 31 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 31-36.[7]
Year Result 1953 Elite Eight 1954 Elite Eight 1957 Regional Third Place 1958 Elite Eight 1960 First Round 1963 First Round 1965 First Round 1969 First Round 1970 Regional Fourth Place 1971 Regional Fourth Place 1974 Regional Third Place 1975 Regional Fourth Place 1976 Sweet Sixteen 1977 Sweet Sixteen 1978 Fourth Place 1979 Elite Eight 1980 Second Round 1981 Sweet Sixteen 1985 Second Round 1986 First Round 1987 Sweet Sixteen 1988 First Round 1989 Second Round 1990 First Round 2001 Second Round 2002 Second Round 2003 Sweet Sixteen 2007 First Round 2008 Second Round 2010 First Round 2011 Round of 32 NCAA Tournament Seeding History
The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
Years → '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 Seeds → 1 4 2 - - - 7 3 5 10 9 10 - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 5 - - - 6 5 - 6 2 Single-Game scoring performances:[8]
Rank Player Year Game Points 1. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Ohio 61 4. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Kentucky 52 5. Austin Carr 1971 Notre Dame vs. Texas Christian 52 9. Austin Carr 1971 Notre Dame vs. Houston 47 12. Austin Carr 1970 Notre Dame vs. Iowa 45 NIT
Year Result 2009 Semifinals 2006 Second Round 2005 First Round 2004 Quarterfinals 2000 Runner-Up 1997 Quarterfinals 1992 Runner-Up 1984 Runner-Up 1983 First Round 1973 Runner-Up 1968 Third Place NIT MVP
1973 - John Shumate
Traditions
Tradition Number National Rank All-time NCAA Tournament bids 31 T-9th All-time NCAA Tournament wins 30 T-26th All-time wins 1629 11th All-time winning percentage 64.6% 13th Source: [2]
Notable History
Upsets of #1's and unbeatens
Date Opponent Score Streak before ND loss February 2, 1948 Kentucky 64-55 March 1, 1948 NYU 64-59 March 12, 1954 Indiana 65-64 January 23, 1971 #1 UCLA 89-82 January 19, 1974 #1 UCLA 71-70 88 March 5, 1977 #1 San Francisco 93-82 29 February 26, 1978 #1 Marquette 65-59 February 27, 1980 #1 DePaul 76-74 (2OT) 26[9] December 27, 1980 Kentucky 67-61 February 22, 1981 #1 Virginia 57-56 28[10] February 1, 1987 #1 North Carolina 60-58 February 8, 2005 #4 Boston College[11] 68-65 20 Coaches
All-time coaching records
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