By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure and Notre Dame will wake up the echoes on Long Island next season. The Bonnies and Irish will meet at Belmont Park's UBS Arena on Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, as part of the Gotham Classic, tournament organizers announced Tuesday. https://twitter.com/GothamClassic/status/1501226233463517184 Bona and Notre Dame met three times in the … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure and Notre Dame to meet in 2022 Gotham Classic
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
College Basketball Splinters | March 8, 2010
By Paul Gotham Dissection of a victory As the saying goes: "It's better to be lucky than good." Yeah, it doesn't hurt when you are lucky and good at the same time. That is the case with Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their recent victory over Marquette. Solid rebounding, gamesmanship, and being in the right place at the right time proved the recipe to … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | March 8, 2010
Burning Questions For This Final Weekend of Regular Season Play
By Paul Gotham In less than 48 hours, we will be fully immersed in conference tournaments. As the regular season of college basketball ends, here is a smattering of questions to consider. 1. Does Jim Boeheim have any voodoo is in his bag of tricks? Louisville is 11-4 against Syracuse, including a Cardinal win less than a month ago. Rick Pitino seems to have a hex on his … [Read more...] about Burning Questions For This Final Weekend of Regular Season Play
UConn-Notre Dame: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: Hot times tonight in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center when Jim Calhoun and his Connecticut Huskies (17-12/ 7-9) come a calling for a Big East battle with Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-10/ 8-8). Plot: A first round bye is at stake. The Irish possess eighth place and the final bye for the upcoming conference tournament. UConn is … [Read more...] about UConn-Notre Dame: Tale Of The Tape
College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
By Paul Gotham Here come the Irish What was once thought to be an aberration is looking more and more like reality. The Notre Dame Fightin' Irish knocked out a pair of Big East contenders: Pittsburgh 68-53 and Georgetown 78-64. A quick look at the box scores shows that the Irish are doing more with less. Notre Dame shot 22 of 44 from the field, including 10 of 18 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010