2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:11–21
Conf Record:3–17
Head Coach:Mike Brey
Hc Year:23rd
Assoc Coach:Anthony Solomon
Asst Coach1:Antoni Wyche
Asst Coach2:Hamlet Tibbs
Stadium:Joyce Center

The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Brey, in his 23rd and final season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Irish finished the season 11–21, 3–17 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.

On January 20, 2023, Mike Brey announced he would step down as head coach following the season.[1] On March 22, the school named Penn State head coach Micah Shrewsberry the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

See main article: 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team.

The Fighting Irish finished the 2021–22 season 24–11, 15–5 in ACC Play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to No. 7 seed Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Rutgers in the First Four and then upset Alabama to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Texas Tech.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
20 F 6'9" 230 GS Graduated
3 G 6'3" 176 Senior Graduated
Elijah Morgan 31 G 6'1" 169 Junior Walk-on
transferred to The Citadel
Elijah Taylor 22 F 6'8" 242 Sophomore Transferred to Quinnipiac
0 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Declared for 2022 NBA draft; selected 25th overall by the San Antonio Spurs

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-01-20 . Mike Brey says time is right to leave Notre Dame after ‘we lost momentum’ . 2023-03-23 . Chicago Sun-Times . en.
  2. Web site: Notre Dame hires Micah Shrewsberry: Next Irish coach led Penn State to first NCAA Tournament win since 2001 . 2023-03-23 . CBSSports.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. September 23, 2021.