2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record 7–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach Mike Brey (17th year)
Assistant coach Rod Balanis
Assistant coach Ryan Ayers
Assistant coach Ryan Humphrey
Home arena Edmund P. Joyce Center
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Notre Dame 0 0       7 0   1.000
No. 6 Virginia 0 0       7 0   1.000
No. 3 North Carolina 0 0       7 1   .875
No. 5 Duke 0 0       7 1   .875
Florida State 0 0       6 1   .857
Pittsburgh 0 0       6 1   .857
No. 14 Louisville 0 0       6 1   .857
Virginia Tech 0 0       6 1   .857
Miami (FL) 0 0       5 2   .714
NC State 0 0       5 2   .714
Wake Forest 0 0       5 2   .714
Georgia Tech 0 0       4 2   .667
No. 22 Syracuse 0 0       4 2   .667
Clemson 0 0       4 2   .667
Boston College 0 0       3 3   .500
2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by seventeenth year head coach Mike Brey, play its home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana and are fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, and Wisconsin to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Demetrius Jackson 11 G 6'1" 201 Junior Mishawaka, IN Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Austin Burgett 20 F 6'9" 232 Senior Avon, IN Graduated
Zach Auguste 30 F 6'10" 245 Senior Marlborough, MA Graduated

Class of 2016 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Temple Gibbs
SG
Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 4, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
John Mooney
#36 PF
Altamonte Springs, FL Lake Brantley High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nikola Djogo
SG
Stoney Creek, ON Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 14, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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 2017 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D.J. Harvey
SF
Bowie, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Pflueger, RexRex Pflueger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Mater Dei Dana Point, California
F 1 Torres, AustinAustin Torres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Penn Granger, Indiana
G 2 Gibbs, T. J.T. J. Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seton Hall Prep Scotch Plains, New Jersey
F 3 Beachem, V. J.V. J. Beachem 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr New Haven Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 4 Ryan, MattMatt Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Iona Preparatory Cortlandt Manor, New York
G 5 Farrell, MattMatt Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant, New Jersey
F 12 Burns, ElijahElijah Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Blair Academy Troy, New York
F 21 Gregory, MattMatt Gregory (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Cathedral Avon, Indiana
F 23 Geben, MartinasMartinas Geben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr St. Maria Goretti Vilnius, Lithuania
F 30 Mazza, PatrickPatrick Mazza 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Glenbard West Glen Ellyn, IL
G 32 Vasturia, SteveSteve Vasturia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep Medford, New Jersey
F 33 Mooney, JohnJohn Mooney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Brantley Orlando, Florida
F 35 Colson, BonzieBonzie Colson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School New Bedford, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Nov 1, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Mercy W 119–58 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,071)
South Bend, IN

Nov 7, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Catholic W 103–48 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,494)
South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season

Nov 12, 2016*
12:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Bryant
Legends Classic
W 89–64  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,064)
South Bend, IN

Nov 16, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Seattle
Legends Classic
W 92–49  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598)
South Bend, IN

Nov 18, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Loyola (MD) W 83-48  3-0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,894)
South Bend, IN

Nov 21, 2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Colorado
Legends Classic semifinals
W 89–83  4–0
Barclays Center (6,780)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov 22, 2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Northwestern
Legends Classic finals
W 70–66  5–0
Barclays Center (5,711)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov 26, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Chicago State W 91–60  6–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,804)
South Bend, IN

Nov 29, 2016*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 92–78  7–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,660)
South Bend, IN

Dec 4, 2016*
5:00 PM, ACCN Extra
North Carolina A&T   
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Dec 6, 2016*
9:00 PM, ESPNU
IPFW   
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Dec 10, 2016*
12:00 PM, CBS
vs. Villanova
Never Forget Tribute Classic
  
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ

Dec 17, 2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Purdue
Crossroads Classic
  
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Colgate   
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Dec 28, 2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Saint Peter's   
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
ACC Regular season

Dec 31, 2016
2:00 PM, ACCN
at Pittsburgh     
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

Jan 4, 2017
9:00 PM, ACCN
Louisville     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Jan 7, 2017
3:00 PM, ACCN
Clemson     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Jan 12, 2017
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at Miami (FL)     
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL

Jan 14, 2017
2:00 PM, ACCN
at Virginia Tech     
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA

Jan 18, 2017
7:00 PM, RSN
at Florida State     
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL

Jan 21, 2017
12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Syracuse     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Jan 24, 2017
8:00 PM, ACCN
Virginia     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Jan 28, 2017
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech     
Hank McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA

Jan 30, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPN
Duke     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Feb 4, 2017
 ESPN/ESPN2
at North Carolina     
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 7, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPNews
Wake Forest     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Feb 11, 2017
2:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Florida State     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Feb 14, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Boston College     
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA

Feb 18, 2017
12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at NC State     
PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC

Feb 26, 2017
6:30 PM, ESPNU
Georgia Tech     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Mar 1, 2017
8:00 PM, ACCN
Boston College     
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

Mar 4, 2017
2:00 PM, CBS
at Louisville     
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament

Mar 7–12, 2017*
  
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Ranking Movement
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References

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