Whenever an honorary society is created, timing becomes important. Yes, everyone invited to join is being honored, but there’s an unspoken hierarchy created by the order in which people are asked. Notre Dame is running into this issue with the basketball Ring of Honor created last year. A capacity crowd at the Purcell Pavilion this…
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Irish Tame Wildcats
Notre Dame beat Villanova by 21 points, and the game wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might indicate. Carleton Scott hit a three point basket 28 seconds into the game, and the Irish never trailed the rest of the way Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis led a 93 point scoring outburst with 30…
Preview – Villanova at Notre Dame
Most ND fans looked at the last two games as potential stumbles to avoid, and that pretty well sums up how those games unfolded. This game is different. A good team is coming to South Bend, the game is featured on national television, and the Fighting Irish have a path to a first place finish…
Seton Pretty
The game… not pretty. Notre Dame’s position in the Big East standings and its chances to earn a double bye into the conference tournament after Saturday’s victory over Seton Hall… very pretty. Led by Tim Abromaitis’ 22 points and his excellent defense against SHU star guard Jeremy Hazell, the Irish recovered from 32% shooting in…
Preview – Seton Hall at Notre Dame
If you enjoyed Marshon Brooks’ scoring outburst against Notre Dame last Wednesday, there’s a chance you’ll see Act 2 when Jeremy Hazell leads the Seton Hall Pirates into Purcell Pavilion to play the #9 Fighting Irish on Saturday evening. Like Brooks, Hazell is a tall, athletic guard who never eschews a shot. He is capable…