2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#9
2014–15 record	32–6 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Brey (15th year)
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon
Assistant coach	Rod Balanis
Assistant coach	Martin Ingelsby
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
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The 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by fifteenth year head coach Mike Brey, played its home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 32–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in third place. They defeated Miami (FL), Duke, and North Carolina to become champions of the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Northeastern in the second round, Butler in the third round, and Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen before losing in the Elite Eight to unbeaten Kentucky in a close game, 68–66.

Had Jerian Grant's three-point shot from the corner in the final seconds been on target instead of long the Irish would have pulled off the upset of the Wildcats.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2012–13 season 25–10, with an 11–7 record in Big East play. They then finished the 2013-14 season at 15–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for 11th place. In their first year as ACC members, they lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Wake Forrest.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eric Atkins	0	G	6'2"	182	Senior	Columbia, MO	Graduated
Cameron Biedscheid	1	F	6'7"	186	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Missouri
Patrick Crowley	4	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Los Gatos, CA	Graduated
Garrick Sherman	11	C	6'10"	246	RS Senior	Kenton, OH	Graduated
Tom Knight	25	F	6'9"	250	GS Senior	Dixfield, ME	Graduated

Class of 2014 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bonzie Colson Jr. PF	New Bedford, MA	St. Andrew's School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 7, 2013
Bonzie Colson Jr. PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Martin Geben PF	Hagerstown, MD	St. Maria Goretti High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 6, 2013
Martin Geben PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Farrell SG	Point Pleasant, NJ	Point Pleasant Beach High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 3, 2013
Matt Farrell SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 20 ESPN: 17
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Roster

2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	1	Austin Torres	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Penn	Granger, Indiana
F	3	V.J. Beachem	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	New Haven	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	5	Matt Farrell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Point Pleasant Beach	Point Pleasant, New Jersey
G	11	Demetrius Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Marian	Mishawaka, Indiana
F	15	Eric Katenda	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Academy (KS)	Paris, France
F	20	Austin Burgett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Avon	Avon, Indiana
G	22	Jerian Grant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	DeMatha	Bowie, Maryland
F	23	Martinas Geben	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	St. Maria Goretti	Vilnius, Lithuania
G/F	24	Pat Connaughton (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. John's Prep	Arlington, Massachusetts
F	30	Zach Auguste	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	New Hampton	Marlborough, Massachusetts
G	32	Steve Vasturia	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	So	St. Joseph's Prep	Medford, New Jersey
F	35	Bonzie Colson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. Andrew's School	New Bedford, Massachusetts

Head coach

Mike Brey

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon
Rod Balanis
Martin Ingelsby

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
11/01/2014* 2:00 PM		Minnesota–Duluth	W 88–71		Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,167) South Bend, IN
11/07/2014* 7:00 PM		Lewis	W 82–59		Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,239) South Bend, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014* 9:00 PM		Binghamton Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 82–39	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,360) South Bend, IN
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Navy Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 92–53	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,049) South Bend, IN
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM		Coppin State	W 104–67	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,343) South Bend, IN
11/22/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. Massachusetts Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 81–68	4–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
11/23/2014* 2:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. Providence Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 74–75	4–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM		Grambling State	W 81–54	5–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,485) South Bend, IN
11/29/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 90–42	6–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,381) South Bend, IN
12/03/2014* 7:15 PM, ESPN2		#19 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 79–78 ^OT	7–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
12/06/2014* 8:00 PM		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 75–57	8–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,991) South Bend, IN
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#25	Mount St. Mary's	W 93–67	9–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,647) South Bend, IN
12/13/2014 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#25	Florida State	W 83–63	10–1 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,691) South Bend, IN
12/20/2014* 5:15 PM, BTN	#21	vs. Purdue Crossroads Classic	W 94–63	11–1	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (14,753) Indianapolis, IN
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM	#16	Northern Illinois	W 91–66	12–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,471) South Bend, IN
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#14	Hartford	W 87–60	13–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,803) South Bend, IN
01/03/2015 2:30 PM, ACCN	#14	Georgia Tech	W 83–76 ^2OT	14–1 (2–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,582) South Bend, IN
01/05/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN	#13	at #18 North Carolina	W 71–70	15–1 (3–0)	Dean Smith Center (20,604) Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#13	#3 Virginia	L 56–62	15–2 (3–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/14/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	#12	at Georgia Tech	W 62–59	16–2 (4–1)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,282) Atlanta, GA
01/17/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	Miami (FL)	W 75–70	17–2 (5–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	#8	at Virginia Tech	W 85–60	18–2 (6–1)	Cassell Coliseum (7,451) Blacksburg, VA
01/25/2015 6:30 PM, ESPNU	#8	at NC State	W 81–78 ^OT	19–2 (7–1)	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
01/28/2015 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#8	#4 Duke	W 77–73	20–2 (8–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/31/2015 12:00 PM, ACCN	#8	at Pittsburgh	L 72–76	20–3 (8–2)	Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	#10	Boston College	W 71–63	21–3 (9–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,458) South Bend, IN
02/07/2015 1:00 PM, CBS	#10	at #4 Duke	L 60–90	21–4 (9–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
02/10/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	at Clemson	W 60–58	22–4 (10–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,965) Clemson, SC
02/17/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	Wake Forest	W 88–75	23–4 (11–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,421) South Bend, IN
02/21/2015 4:00 PM, RSN	#10	at Boston College	W 87–70	24–4 (12–3)	Conte Forum (8,366) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/24/2015 8:00 PM, ACCN	#9	Syracuse	L 60–65	24–5 (12–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
03/04/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	at #16 Louisville	W 71–59	25–5 (13–4)	KFC Yum! Center (21,024) Louisville, KY
03/07/2015 4:00 PM, ACCN/RSN	#12	Clemson	W 81–67	26–5 (14–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
03/12/2015 9:00 PM, ESPN	#11	vs. Miami (FL) Quarterfinals	W 70–63	27–5	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
03/13/2015 9:00 PM, ESPN	#11	vs. #2 Duke Semifinals	W 74–64	28–5	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
03/14/2015 8:30 PM, ESPN	#11	vs. #19 North Carolina Championship Game	W 90–82	29–5	Greensboro Coliseum (22,206) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015* 12:15 PM, CBS	(3 MW) #8	vs. (14 MW) Northeastern Second Round	W 69–65	30–5	Consol Energy Center (15,818) Pittsburgh, PA
03/21/2015* 9:40 PM, TBS	(3 MW) #8	vs. (6 MW) #24 Butler Third Round	W 67–64 ^OT	31–5	Consol Energy Center (18,762) Pittsburgh, PA
03/26/2015* 7:15 PM, CBS	(3 MW) #8	vs. (7 MW) #14 Wichita State Sweet Sixteen	W 81–70	32–5	Quicken Loans Arena (19,465) Cleveland, OH
03/28/2015* 8:49 PM, TBS	(3 MW) #8	vs. (1 MW) #1 Kentucky Elite Eight	L 66–68	32–6	Quicken Loans Arena (19,464) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	25	21	16	14	13	12	8	8	10	10	10	9	12	11	9	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	16	13	12	12	9	8	10	11	10	8	11	9	8	5

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2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
#4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
#8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
#17 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
#15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	13	.658
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll