Men's Basketball

No. 5 Notre Dame


Record: 22-9. Last 10: 4-6.

Location, conference: South Bend, Ind.; Big East.

Web site: www.und.com.

Conference finish: Tied for third in West; lost in first round of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 27-30.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Mike Brey (third season, 64-30).

Starters:
F Dan Miller, 6-8, Sr., 13.8 ppg., 5.7 rpg.
C Torin Francis, 6-10, Fr., 10.5 ppg., 7.9 rpg.
G Torrian Jones, 6-4, Jr., 5.2 ppg., 3.4 rpg.
G Matt Carroll, 6-6, Sr., 20.6 ppg., 5.2 rpg.
G C. Thomas, 6-1, Soph., 18.5 ppg., 7.2 apg.

Key reserves: G Chris Quinn, 6-2, Fr., 3.9 ppg., 1.5 rpg.; F Jordan Cornette, 6-9, Soph., 3.1 ppg., 4.1 rpg.; C Tom Timmermans, 6-11, Jr., 3.5 ppg., 2.9 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 80.1; OPPG.: 71.2; FG.: 44.9 percent; OFG.: 41.3 percent; 3-PT.: 38.1 percent; FT.: 76.0 percent.

Scouting report: Losers of four of their last five games, including an opening-round upset loss to St. John's in the Big East tournament, the Fighting Irish enter the NCAAs without much momentum. ... They were ranked as high as fifth during the season, and their record stood at 18-3 at the beginning of February. ... They went 4-1 against opponents that were in the top 10 at the time they played them. ... Carroll, a Hatboro-Horsham High graduate who made first-team all-conference, shot 41 percent from three-point range and 85 percent from the free-throw line. He connected on 91 three-point baskets.

—Statistics through conference tournament.

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