Patrick Connaughton | SF ESPN Grade 96 | Scout: **** | Rivals:*** Hometown: Danvers, MA | St. Johns Prep Height 6’5″ | Weight 185 lbs. ESPN Connaughton is a wing player with a good skill set, great length, deceptive athleticism, and incredible intangibles. He is a major mismatch problem because of his ability to…
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Irish DeFeat DePaul
Carleton Scott made a jump shot on Notre Dame’s first possession, and the Irish never relinquished the lead en route to a 83-58 victory. Ben Hansbrough led the way with 24 points, and Scott Martin added 15. Freshman guard Brandon Young scored 16 points for DePaul. Cleveland Melvin, who entered the game with a 21.5…
Recapping Notre Dame’s 2011 Recruiting Class
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – Brian Kelly’s first full class ended up ranked 8th, 9th, 9th and 1st by different recruiting sites, but for Notre Dame’s needs it was a class that will likely have greater impact than the rankings due to the talent of the defensive front seven. This class…
DePaul Preview
After a nine-day layoff, the Fighting Irish will start the second half of their Big East schedule with a scrimmage … at least it better seem like a scrimmage against the winless DePaul Blue Demons. After a 6-3 record playing the conference’s most difficult first-half schedule, a loss to one of the bottom five teams…
Halftime
Most Big East teams have played nine conference games, including Notre Dame. All have played at least eight games. It’s halftime in the conference season. It’s time to cue The Amazing Christopher and take a look at the stats. It’s hard to imagine that there has ever been a more interesting, competitive and entertaining Big…
