2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

National Invitational Tournament, Semifinals, L, 59-67
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2008–09 record	18–14 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey
Assistant coach	Sean Kearney
Assistant coach	Rod Balanis
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center

{{2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2008-09 college basketball season, competing in the Big East Conference. The team is led by ninth-year head coach, Mike Brey, and plays their home games in the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Preseason

Roster changes and recruiting

Notre Dame lost senior forward and team captain Rob Kurz to graduation. Freshman guard Ty Proffit left Notre Dame and transferred to another school^[1] Notre Dame had two players transfer in and they will sit out this season per NCAA rules for transfer students.^[2]

Scott Martin, a 6-8 swingman, transferred after his freshman season at Purdue. Playing mainly off the bench, he averaged 8.5 points and 3.8 rebounds. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Ben Hansbrough, a 6-3 guard, transferred after his sophomore season at Mississippi State, and will have two years of eligibility remaining. The younger brother of North Carolina superstar Tyler Hansbrough, he comes off a sophomore season in which he averaged 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists as a regular starter.

Notre Dame did not sign any recruits from high school for the 2008-09 class.^[3]

Preseason outlook

With returning Big East Player of The Year Luke Harangody, the Irish were picked to finish fourth in the Big East conference by the Big East coach's poll.^[4] Harangody was also a unanimous first-team all-Big East selection and was picked to repeat as player of the year.^[4] Senior point guard Kyle McAlarney also made first-team all-Big East selection.^[4] Notre Dame is also looking to keep its 37 consecutive home game win streak alive.

Notre Dame was selected as the pre-season No. 9 team in the country in the USAToday/ESPN preseason coaches poll, the program's highest ever preseason ranking in that poll.^[5] The Irish also debuted at No. 9 in the AP preseason poll, the fifth time Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of that poll and its first top 10 ranking since the 1980-81 season.^[6]

Regular season

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Year	Home Town
Tim Abromaitis	21	F	Sophomore	Farmington, CT
Tim Andree	41	F	Junior	Colts Neck, NJ
Ryan Ayers	42	F/G	Senior	Blue Bell, PA
Ben Hansbrough	22	G	Junior	Poplar Bluff, MO
Luke Harangody	44	F	Junior	Schererville, IN
Zach Hillesland	33	F	Senior	Toledo, OH
Tory Jackson	2	G	Junior	Saginaw, MI
Tom Kopko	5	G	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Scott Martin	14	G	Sophomore	Valparaiso, IN
Kyle McAlarney	23	G	Senior	Staten Island, NY
Tyrone Nash	1	G/F	Sophomore	Queens, NY
Jonathan Peoples	20	G	Junior	Bellwood, IL
Carleton Scott	34	F	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX
Luke Zeller	40	F/C	Senior	Washington, IN
Source:^[7]

Hansbrough and Martin are not eligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules.

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame	Alma Mater (Year)
Mike Brey	Head coach	9th	George Washington (1982)
Sean Kearney	Assistant head coach	9th	Scranton (1981)
Rod Balanis	Assistant coach	9th	Georgia Tech (1993)
Anthony Solomon	Assistant coach	4th *	Virginia (1987)
Martin Ingelsby	Coordinator of basketball operations	4th	Notre Dame (2001)

*Solomon returns to the staff for his fourth year after a previous stint from 2000-2003.

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
November 16, 2008* 7:30 pm	#9	USC Upstate	W 94–58	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,282) Notre Dame, IN
November 21, 2008* 10:00 pm, FSN	#8	at Loyola Marymount	W 65–54	2–0	Gersten Pavilion (4,534) Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2008* 5:30 pm, ESPN2	#8	vs. Indiana Maui Invitational First Round	W 88–50	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#8	vs. #6 Texas Maui Invitational Semi-Final	W 81–80	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2008* 10:00 pm, ESPN	#8	vs. #1 North Carolina Maui Invitational Final	L 87–102	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
November 30, 2008* 2:00 pm	#8	Furman	W 93–61	5–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,037) Notre Dame, IN
December 2, 2008* 7:30 pm	#7	South Dakota	W 102–76	6–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,753) Notre Dame, IN
December 6, 2008* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	#7	vs. Ohio State The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase	L 62–67	6–2	Lucas Oil Stadium (17,007) Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2008* 7:00 pm	#12	Boston University	W 74–67	7–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,515) Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 2008* 7:00 pm	#12	Delaware State	W 88–50	8–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,350) Notre Dame, IN
December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm	#8	Savannah State	W 81–49	9–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,260) Notre Dame, IN
December 31, 2008 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#7	at DePaul	W 92–82	10–2 (1–0)	Allstate Arena (9,881) Rosemont, IL
January 3, 2009 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#7	at St. John's	L 65–71	10–3 (1–1)	Madison Square Garden (9,807) New York, NY
January 5, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	#13	#10 Georgetown	W 73–67	11–3 (2–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
January 10, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network	#13	Seton Hall	W 88–79	12–3 (3–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,079) Notre Dame, IN
January 12, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	#12	at #20 Louisville	L 87–73	12–4 (3–2)	Freedom Hall (19,865) Louisville, KY
January 17, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN	#12	at #8 Syracuse	L 93–74	12–5 (3–3)	Carrier Dome (30,021) Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	#19	#3 Connecticut	L 69–61	12–6 (3–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
January 26, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN		#8 Marquette	L 71–64	12–7 (3–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
January 31, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN		at #3 Pittsburgh	L 93–80	12–8 (3–6)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2009 12:00 pm, Big East Network		at Cincinnati	L 93–83	12–9 (3–7)	Fifth Third Arena (7,692) Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2009* 1:00 pm, CBS		at #15 UCLA	L 89–63	12–10 (3–7)	Pauley Pavilion (11,492) Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN		#5 Louisville	W 90–57	13–10 (4–7)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
February 15, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network		South Florida	W 67–57	14–10 (5–7)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
February 18, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at West Virginia	L 79–68	14–11 (5–8)	WVU Coliseum (13,126) Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2009 12:00 pm, Big East Network		at Providence	W 103–84	15–11 (6–8)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,600) Providence, RI
February 25, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers	W 70–65	16–11 (7–8)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,203) Notre Dame, IN
February 28, 2009 4:00 pm, CBS		at #2 Connecticut	L 72–65	16–12 (7–9)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
March 2, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN		#11 Villanova	L 77-60	16–13 (7–10)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
March 6, 2009 7:00 pm, Big East Network		St. John's	W 74-55	17–13 (8–10)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,028) Notre Dame, IN
Big East Tournament
March 10, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Rutgers	W 61-50	18–13	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
March 11, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. West Virginia	L 74-62	18–14	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
2009 NIT Tournament
March 17, 2009* 9:00 pm, ESPN		UAB	W 70–64	19–14	Edmund P. Joyce Center (2,039) Notre Dame, IN
March 19, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN		New Mexico	W 70–68	20–14	Edmund P. Joyce Center (3,013) Notre Dame, IN
March 25, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Kentucky	W 77–67	21–14	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,636) Notre Dame, IN
March 31, 2009* 9:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Penn State NIT Final Four	L 59–67	21–15	Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	9	8	8	7	12	12	8	7	13
Coaches	9	9	8	7	13	14	11	10	13

References

↑ "Ty Proffitt Leaves Notre Dame Basketball Program". und.com. 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
↑ "Ben Hansbrough And Scott Martin Join Irish Basketball Program". University of Notre Dame Athletic Department. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
↑ "Notre Dame Men's Basketball Recruiting". scout.com. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
1 2 3 "Notre Dame Projected To Finish Fourth In Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll". und.com. 2008-10-22. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
↑ "Irish Debut At No. 9 In USA Today/ESPN Preseason Coaches' Poll". und.com. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
↑ "Fighting Irish Ranked Ninth In AP Preseason Poll". und.com. 2008-10-31. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
↑ "2008-09 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Roster." und.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic Accomplishments

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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