2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record 18–7 (9–4 ACC)
Head coach Mike Brey (16th year)
Assistant coach Anthony Solomon
Assistant coach Rod Balanis
Assistant coach Martin Ingelsby
Home arena Edmund P. Joyce Center
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 North Carolina 9 2   .818     20 4   .833
#7 Virginia 9 3   .750     20 4   .833
#13 Louisville* 8 3   .727     19 5   .792
#12 Miami (FL) 8 3   .727     19 4   .826
Notre Dame 8 4   .667     17 7   .708
Duke 7 4   .636     18 6   .750
Clemson 7 5   .583     14 10   .583
Pittsburgh 6 5   .545     17 6   .739
Florida State 6 5   .545     16 7   .696
Syracuse 6 5   .545     16 8   .667
Virginia Tech 5 7   .417     13 12   .520
Georgia Tech 2 8   .200     12 11   .522
NC State 3 9   .250     13 12   .520
Wake Forest 1 12   .077     10 15   .400
Boston College 0 11   .000     7 17   .292
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by sixteenth year head coach Mike Brey, play its home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana and are third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 32–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in third place. They defeated Miami (FL), Duke, and North Carolina to become champions of the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Northeastern in the second round, Butler in the third round, and Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen before losing in the Elite Eight to unbeaten Kentucky in a close game, 68–66.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Katenda 15 F 6'9" 230 Junior Paris, France Graduate transferred to North Texas
Jerian Grant 22 G 6'5" 202 Senior Bowie, MD Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Pat Connaughton 24 G/F 6'5" 206 Senior Arlington, MA Graduated/2015 NBA draft

Class of 2015 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rex Pflueger
SG
San Juan Capistrano, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 11, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Elijah Burns
PF
Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 19, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Matt Ryan
SF
Cortlandt Manor, NY Iona College Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 11, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15   Rivals: 20  ESPN: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2016 signees

Roster

2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Pflueger, RexRex Pflueger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Mater Dei Dana Point, California
F 1 Torres, AustinAustin Torres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Penn Granger, Indiana
F 3 Beachem, V. J.V. J. Beachem 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr New Haven Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 4 Ryan, MattMatt Ryan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Iona Preparatory Cortlandt Manor, New York
G 5 Farrell, MattMatt Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant, New Jersey
G 11 Jackson, DemetriusDemetrius Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Marian Mishawaka, Indiana
F 12 Burns, ElijahElijah Burns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Blair Academy Troy, New York
F 20 Burgett, AustinAustin Burgett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Avon Avon, Indiana
F 21 Gregory, MattMatt Gregory (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cathedral Avon, Indiana
F 23 Geben, MartinasMartinas Geben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So St. Maria Goretti Vilnius, Lithuania
F 30 Auguste, ZachZach Auguste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr New Hampton Marlborough, Massachusetts
G 32 Vasturia, SteveSteve Vasturia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr St. Joseph's Prep Medford, New Jersey
F 35 Colson, BonzieBonzie Colson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Andrew's School New Bedford, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Solomon
  • Rod Balanis
  • Martin Ingelsby

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2015*
7:00 PM
#19 St. Francis (IL) W 87–56 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,873)
South Bend, IN
Nov 5, 2015*
7:00 PM
#19 Caldwell W 81–56 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,585)
South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
#19 Saint Francis (PA) W 87–56[1]  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Nov 17, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
#18 Milwaukee W 86–78  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,464)
South Bend, IN
Nov 21, 2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
#18 UMass Lowell W 83–57  3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,888)
South Bend, IN
Nov 26, 2015*
6:30 PM, ESPNU
#17 vs. Monmouth
AdvoCare Invitational First Round
L 68–70  3–1
HP Field House (4,871)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 27, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
#17 vs. Iowa
Advocare Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
W 68–62  4–1
HP Field House (4,508)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 29, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
#17 vs. Alabama
Advocare Invitational 5th Place Game
L 73–74  4–2
HP Field House (4,633)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 2, 2015*
9:15 PM, ESPN2
at Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 84–79  5–2
State Farm Center (14,953)
Champaign, IL
Dec 8, 2015*
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Stony Brook W 86–61  6–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,537)
South Bend, IN
Dec 13, 2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 81–61  7–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,653)
South Bend, IN
Dec 19, 2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Indiana
Crossroads Classic
L 80–73  7–3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (19,156)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 21, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 87–78  8–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,313)
South Bend, IN
Dec 29, 2015*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
Liberty W 73–56  9–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,837)
South Bend, IN
ACC Regular season
Jan 2, 2016
5:00 PM, ESPN2
at Virginia L 77–66  9–4
(0–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,389)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 7, 2016
7:00 PM, RSN
at Boston College W 82–54  10–4
(1–1)
Conte Forum (4,165)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 9, 2016
4:00 PM, RSN
Pittsburgh L 86–82  10–5
(1–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,298)
South Bend, IN
Jan 13, 2016
9:00 PM, ACCN
Georgia Tech W 72–64  11–5
(2–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,795)
South Bend, IN
Jan 16, 2016
2:00 PM, ESPN2
at #9 Duke W 95–91  12–5
(3–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 20, 2016
7:00 PM, RSN
Virginia Tech W 83–81  13–5
(4–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,888)
South Bend, IN
Jan 23, 2016
12:00 PM, ACCN
Boston College W 76–49  14–5
(5–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Jan 28, 2016
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#25 at Syracuse L 81-66  14-6
(5-3)
Carrier Dome (22,861)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 31, 2016
1:00 PM, ACCN
#25 Wake Forest W 85-62  15-6
(6-3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 3, 2016
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at #17 Miami (FL) L 79-70  15-7
(6-4)
Bank United Center (6,819)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 6, 2016
7:00 PM, ESPN
#2 North Carolina W 80-76  16-7
(7-4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
Feb 8, 2016
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Clemson W 89-83  17-7
(8-4)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
Feb 13, 2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#13 Louisville W 71-66  18-7
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
Feb 20, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Georgia Tech   
Hank McCamish Pavilion
Atlanta, GA
Feb 24, 2016
9:00 PM, RSN
at Wake Forest   
LJVM Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 27, 2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at Florida State   
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 2, 2016
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Miami (FL)   
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
Mar 5, 2016
12:00 PM, CBS
NC State   
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2016*
vs.    
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre 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 Post Final
AP 19 18 17 RV RV RV N/A
Coaches 18 18 18 RV NR RV

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.