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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
March 20, 2008
NCAA Tournament First Round
#13 Nicholls State @ #4 Notre Dame
Team 1st 2nd Final 
19 38 57 
47 31 78
Recap
Notre Dame made sure they weren't going to be bounced from the opening round of the tournament like they were last year by jumping on Nicholls State early and often. Luke Harangody scored 12 of Notre Dame's first 15 points, and Nicholls State had no answer in the post. Nicholls State was only able to shoot 7/28 in the 1st half while Notre Dame built a 28 point lead.
Luke Harangody finished the game with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Ryan Ayers contributed with 12. Kyle McAlarney had an off shooting night, only scoring 9 points while going 1/8 from deep. Ryan Bathie tried to fuel a comeback by hitting 7/11 shots, including 4/8 from 3.
Notre Dame advances and takes on 12th seeded Washington State who defeated Florida State 84-64 in their 1st round game.
Individual Stats Leaders
Nicholls State
Points: Ryan Bathie - 18
Rebounds: Joshua Johnson - 10
Assists: Justin Payne - 5
Notre Dame
Points: Luke Harangody - 28
Rebounds: Rob Kurz - 14
Assists: Tory Jackson - 4
Team Stats
FG FG 22/59
29/60
3-Pt FG 3-Pt FG 7/21
4/17
FT FT 6/6
16/20
REB REB 24
46
AST AST 17
6
TO TO 6
6
STL STL 6
6
BLK BLK 0
1
Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
East Region Results
#1 Kansas 94, #16 Manhattan 71
#8 Alabama 75, #9 Kentucky 53
#5 Clemson 81, #12 Utah St. 53
#4 Florida 70, #13 IUPUI 75
#6 Baylor 68, #11 S. Illinois 70
#3 Louisville 70, #14 Quinnipiac 59
#7 Oklahoma 60, #10 Syracuse 49
#2 UCONN 62, #15 Hartford 59
West Region Results
#1 Memphis 86, #16 Colgate 61
#8 Yale 72, #9 Oregon 89
#5 Florida St. 64, #12 Washington St. 84
#4 Notre Dame 78, #13 Nicholls St. 57
#6 Tennessee 100, #11 Georgia Tech 83
#3 Duke 84, #14 Akron 59
#7 Iowa St. 66, #10 Arizona St. 56
#2 Stanford 86, #15 Liberty 55
South Region Results
#1 Marquette 75, #16 UC Riverside 68
#8 Arkansas 52, #9 Texas Tech 88
#5 Butler 57, #12 San Diego St. 59
#4 Ohio St. 82, #13 Illinois St. 48
#6 Penn St. 77, #11 St. Mary's 75
#3 Texas 100, #14 E. Tennessee St. 77
#7 Virginia 82, #10 Boise St. 63
#2 North Carolina 84, #15 Texas Southern 74
Midwest Region Results
#1 UCLA 76, #16 Appalachian St. 58
#8 George Mason 79, #9 Xavier 78
#5 Georgetown 97, #12 New Orleans 58
#4 North Carolina St. 87, #13 Minnesota 66
#6 Houston 56, #11 Dayton 80
#3 Gonzaga 94, #14 UNC Wilmington 73
#7 Pittsburgh 86, #10 Austin Peay 54
#2 USC 75, #15 Northern Colorado 82
Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
March 22, 2008
NCAA Tournament Second Round
#4 Notre Dame @ #12 Washington State
Team 1st 2nd Final 29 40 69 
25 34 59
Recap
Both teams started off slow shooting the ball in the 1st half, but Notre Dame was able to hold a small lead at halftime behind 8 points and 8 rebounds from Luke Harangody. Derrick Low, who scored 23 points in Washington State's 1st round victory was held to just 5 points in the half, while the team shot just 8/25. Notre Dame's Kyle McAlarney and Ryan Ayers each picked up two fouls early in the game, so two of their best three points shooters were forced to sit the bench until the second half.
The first 6 minutes of the second half went back and forth between the two teams, until Notre Dame finally put a run together and built the lead to 17 points. Washington State chipped into the lead, and finally got it to within six, but Luke Harangody and Kyle McAlarney were able to ice the game by hitting all of their free throws. Harangody led all scorers with 22 points, and also grabbed 14 rebounds. Rob Kurz scored 13 points, Kyle McAlarney scored 12, and Jonathan Peoples had 10 big points off the bench.
On to the Sweet Sixteen to face... Memphis!
Individual Stats Leaders
Notre Dame
Points: Luke Harangody - 22
Rebounds: Luke Harangody - 14
Assists: Tory Jackson - 7
Washington State
Points: Taylor Rochestie - 16
Rebounds: Aron Baynes - 7
Assists: Taylor Rochestie - 3
Team Stats
FG FG 24/59
20/51
3-Pt FG 3-Pt FG 3/9
6/19
FT FT 18/23
13/19
REB REB 35
24
AST AST 12
11
TO TO 6
3
STL STL 2
5
BLK BLK 1
2
Last edited by windseer90; 03-18-2008, 09:10 PM.Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
East Region Results
#1 Kansas 99, #8 Alabama 80
#5 Clemson 73, #13 IUPUI 61
#11 S. Illinois 59, #3 Louisville 79
#7 Oklahoma 70, #2 UCONN 79
West Region Results
#1 Memphis 103, #9 Oregon 70
#12 Washington St. 59, #4 Notre Dame 69
#6 Tennessee 103, #3 Duke 110
#7 Iowa St. 82, #2 Stanford 58
South Region Results
#1 Marquette 79, #9 Texas Tech 68
#12 San Diego St. 64, #4 Ohio St. 74
#6 Penn St. 62, #3 Texas 80
#7 Virginia 84, #2 North Carolina 97
Midwest Region Results
#1 UCLA 74,#8 George Mason 66
#5 Georgetown 77, #4 North Carolina St. 74
#11 Dayton 73, #3 Gonzaga 80
#7 Pittsburgh 80, #15 Northern Colorado 55Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
March 27, 2008
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
#4 Notre Dame @ #1 Memphis
Team 1st 2nd Final 37 33 70 
42 44 86
Recap
A Memphis team without Derrick Rose and Joey Dorsey was still able to take down the Irish. Notre Dame only trailed by 5 at halftime behind 11 points from Rob Kurz. Notre Dame got within 1 at the start of the 2nd half, but Memphis went on a 10-0 run to distance themselves. Notre Dame never got closer than 7 the rest of the way.
Memphis was led by Willie Kemp who scored 22 points, while Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 16. 5 players for Memphis scored in double figures. Notre Dame was led once again by Luke Harangody with 24 points and 9 rebounds, while Rob Kurz had 14 points and 7 rebounds in his final game. Kyle McAlarney struggled from the field, scoring 12 points but going 0/8 from 3.
Individual Stats Leaders
Notre Dame
Points: Luke Harangody - 24
Rebounds: Luke Harangody - 9
Assists: Tory Jackson - 7
Memphis
Points: Willie Kemp - 22
Rebounds: Shawn Taggart - 12
Assists: 2 tied - 5
Team Stats
FG FG 31/64
34/60
3-Pt FG 3-Pt FG 2/18
4/9
FT FT 6/7
14/16
REB REB 27
29
AST AST 19
22
TO TO 9
6
STL STL 4
9
BLK BLK 0
3
Last edited by windseer90; 03-18-2008, 04:47 PM.Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
aww man, tough loss.
better luck next year!MEMPHIS TIGERS
Oakland Raiders
Memphis Grizzlies
Mizzou Tigers
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
East Region Results
#1 Kansas 96, #5 Clemson 76
#3 Louisville 81, #2 UCONN 58
West Region Results
#1 Memphis 86, #4 Notre Dame 70
#3 Duke 92, #7 Iowa St. 90
South Region Results
#1 Marquette 90, #4 Ohio St. 59
#3 Texas 91, #2 North Carolina 90
Midwest Region Results
#1 UCLA 82, #5 Georgetown 67
#3 Gonzaga 69, #7 Pittsburgh 81
East Regional Final
#1 Kansas 85, #3 Louisville 73
West Regional Final
#1 Memphis 110, #3 Duke 107
South Regional Final
#1 Marquette 100, #3 Texas 73
Midwest Regional Final
#1 UCLA 69, #7 Pittsburgh 68Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
FINAL FOUR
#1 Kansas 85, #1 Memphis 78
#1 Marquette 86, #1 UCLA 81
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 Kansas 81, #1 Marquette 90Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
'07-'08 NCAA Awards
National Champions: Marquette Golden Eagles
Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Tom Crean, Marquette
Mid-Major Player of the Year: Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro
Big Man of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year: OJ Mayo, USC
1st Team All-American
DJ Augustin, Texas
OJ Mayo, USC
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
2nd Team All-American
Sean Singletary, Virginia
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans
Chase Budinger, Arizona
Michael Beasley, Kansas State
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown
'07-'08 Big East Awards
Regular Season Champs: Marquette Golden Eagles
Tournament Champs: Connecticut Huskies
Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year: Tom Crean, Marquette
Freshman of the Year: Donte' Greene, Syracuse
1st Team All-Conference
Dominic James, Marquette
Alex Ruoff, West Virginia
Brian Laing, Seton Hall
Rob Kurz, Notre Dame
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
2nd Team All-Conference
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Donte' Greene, Syracuse
Jeff Adien, Connecticut
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown
Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
Recruiting Update
Notre Dame was only able to get one more recruit signed, that being 4-star SF Rob Acasio. Acasio is 6'6" and joins Moses Wafer as the two recruits signed this season.
Rob Acasio (4-star)
Shooting: B+
Skills: B-
Athleticism: A-
Rebounding: B
Intelligence: B
Potential: A-
Size: B
Moses Wafer (5-star)
Shooting: B+
Skills: B+
Defense: B+
Athleticism: A
Rebounding: B-
Intelligence: A-
Potential: A-
Size: B-Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
'08-'09 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH ROSTER
Starters
PG Tory Jackson, JR (79)
SG Kyle McAlarney, SR (82)
SG Moses Wafer, FR (76)
PF Zach Hillesland, SR (72)
C Luke Harangody, JR (83)
Bench
SF Ryan Ayers, SR (72)
SG Jonathan Peoples, JR (73)
SF Rob Acasio, FR (74)
C Luke Zeller, SR (65)
PF Carleton Scott, RS FR (67)
PG Ty Proffitt, SO (65)
PF Juan Pablo Vignale, FR (66)
I plan on running a 3-guard lineup to start off games. I think Moses Wafer can be a big factor on this team even though he's just a freshman, but if things don't work out well, I won't hesitate to start Ryan Ayers since he's the senior.
Last edited by windseer90; 03-19-2008, 03:27 PM. Reason: I keep putting "Josh" Peoples instead of "Jonathan"... lolVillanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
'08-'09 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH SCHEDULE
conference game
11/07 - @ Drake
11/15 - Bucknell
11/22 - Hampton
11/26 - Stephen F. Austin
12/03 - Air Force
12/06 - @ Texas A&M
12/10 - South Carolina
12/13 - Valparaiso
12/18 - Washington State
12/20 - @ Xavier
12/27 - @ Loyola (IL)
1/01 - Rutgers
1/03 - Cincinnati
1/06 - #1 Connecticut
1/10 - @ Seton Hall
1/14 - @ Rutgers
1/17 - DePaul
1/24 - @ #21 Georgetown
1/28 - St. John's
1/31 - @ #17 Pittsburgh
2/03 - Cincinnati
2/07 - #14 Villanova
2/10 - #8 Syracuse
2/17 - @ #7 Louisville
2/21 - @ Providence
2/25 - South Florida
3/01 - #17 Pittsburgh
3/05 - @ #6 Marquette
3/08 - @ West Virginia
Last edited by windseer90; 03-18-2008, 08:59 PM.Villanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
PRESEASON TOP 25
1. Connecticut
2. Duke
3. North Carolina
3. Memphis
5. UCLA
6. Marquette
7. Louisville
8. Syracuse
9. Texas
10. Michigan State
11. Notre Dame
12. Florida
13. Stanford
14. Villanova
15. Tennessee
16. USC
17. Pittsburgh
18. Arizona
19. North Carolina State
20. Kansas
21. Georgetown
22. LSU
23. California
24. Clemson
25. BaylorVillanova Class of 2012
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Re: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CH 2K8)
1st Team Preseason All-Americans
PG Derrick Rose, Memphis
SG Josh Shipp, UCLA
SF Terrence Williams, Louisville
PF Darrell Arthur, Kansas
C Kevin Love, UCLA
2nd Team Preseason All-Americans
PG Dominic James, Marquette
SG Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
SF Sam Young, Pittsburgh
PF DJ White, Indiana
C Kosta Koufos, Ohio StateVillanova Class of 2012
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