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

The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 17th-year head coach Mike Brey, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana as fourth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Virginia and Florida State to advance to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region. There they defeated No. 12 seed Princeton in the First Round before losing in the Second Round where they lost to No. 4 seed West Virginia.

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 14
Record	26–10 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Brey (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Balanis Ryan Ayers Ryan Humphrey
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4		.778			33	–	7		.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7		.611			28	–	9		.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
NC State	0	–	14		.000			0	–	17		.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2015–16 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 before losing in the semifinals 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. There they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina.

Offseason

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

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
T. J. Gibbs SG	Scotch Plains, NJ	Seton Hall Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 4, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Nikola Djogo SG	Stoney Creek, ON	Athlete Institute Basketball Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 15    Rivals: 20    ESPN: 17
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Notre Dame 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Notre Dame Commits". Scout. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

2017 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Notre Dame 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 17, 2015. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

Roster

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Rex Pflueger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Mater Dei Dana Point, California F 1 Austin Torres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Penn Granger, Indiana G 2 T. J. Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seton Hall Prep Scotch Plains, New Jersey C 3 V. J. Beachem 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr New Haven Fort Wayne, Indiana F 4 Matt Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Iona Preparatory Cortlandt Manor, New York G 5 Matt Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant, New Jersey F 12 Elijah Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Blair Academy Troy, New York G 13 Nikola Djogo  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Prep Hamilton, Ontario F 21 Matt Gregory (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Cathedral Avon, Indiana F 23 Martinas Geben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr St. Maria Goretti Vilnius, Lithuania F 30 Patrick Mazza (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Glenbard West Glen Ellyn, IL G 32 Steve Vasturia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep Medford, New Jersey F 33 John Mooney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Brantley Orlando, Florida F 35 Bonzie Colson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School New Bedford, Massachusetts	Head coach Mike Brey (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Rod Balanis (Georgia Tech) Ryan Ayers (Notre Dame) Ryan Humphrey (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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	W 107–53	8–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,801) South Bend, IN
Dec 6, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Fort Wayne	W 87–72	9–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,204) South Bend, IN
Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	vs. No. 1 Villanova Never Forget Tribute Classic	L 66–74	9–1	Prudential Center (18,722) Newark, NJ
Dec 17, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	vs. No. 15 Purdue Crossroads Classic	L 81–86	9–2	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 25	Colgate	W 77–62	10–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,817) South Bend, IN
Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 24	Saint Peter's	W 63–55	11–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,731) South Bend, IN
ACC Regular season
Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 24	at Pittsburgh	W 78–77 OT	12–2 (1–0)	Petersen Events Center (10,131) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 4, 2017 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. 23	No. 9 Louisville	W 77–70	13–2 (2–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,420) South Bend, IN
Jan 7, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Clemson	W 75–70	14–2 (3–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,311) South Bend, IN
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at Miami (FL)	W 67–62	15–2 (4–0)	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 20	at Virginia Tech	W 76–71	16–2 (5–0)	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	No. 15	at No. 10 Florida State	L 80–83	16–3 (5–1)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,535) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Syracuse	W 84–66	17–3 (6–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Jan 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 14	No. 12 Virginia	L 54–71	17–4 (6–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 14	at Georgia Tech	L 60–62	17–5 (6–3)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
Jan 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	No. 21 Duke	L 74–84	17–6 (6–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb 5, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 20	vs. No. 12 North Carolina	L 76–83	17–7 (6–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (17,051) Greensboro, NC
Feb 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Wake Forest	W 88–81	18–7 (7–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,851) South Bend, IN
Feb 11, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 14 Florida State	W 84–72	19–7 (8–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Boston College	W 84–76	20–7 (9–5)	Conte Forum (4,321) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at NC State	W 81–72	21–7 (10–5)	PNC Arena (16,602) Raleigh, NC
Feb 26, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Georgia Tech	W 64–60	22–7 (11–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Mar 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 19	Boston College	W 82–66	23–7 (12–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,028) South Bend, IN
Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 19	at No. 8 Louisville	L 64–71	23–8 (12–6)	KFC Yum! Center (22,612) Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	(3) No. 22	vs. (6) No. 21 Virginia Quarterfinals	W 71–58	24–8	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 10, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	(3) No. 22	vs. (2) No. 16 Florida State Semifinals	W 77–73	25–8	Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 11, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	(3) No. 22	vs. (5) No. 14 Duke Championship	L 69–75	25–9	Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2017* 12:15 pm, CBS	(5 W) No. 14	vs. (12 W) Princeton First Round	W 60–58	26–9	KeyBank Center (17,806) Buffalo, NY
Mar 18, 2017* 12:10 pm, CBS	(5 W) No. 14	vs. (4 W) No. 13 West Virginia Second Round	L 71–83	26–10	KeyBank Center (19,261) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[1]

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	23	21	25	24	23	20	15	14	20	RV	25	21	19	22	14	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	22	21	24	24	21	20	15	12	18	24	20	17	13	16	14	20

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings