2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17 24–12 11–7 Mike Brey 16th Anthony Solomon Rod Balanis Martin Ingelsby Edmund P. Joyce Center NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by sixteenth year head coach Mike Brey, played its home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana and were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, and Wisconsin to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina. Previous season The Fighting Irish 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. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eric Katenda 15 F 6'9" 230 Junior Paris, France Graduate transferred to North Texas Jerian Grant 22 G 6'5" 202 Senior Bowie, MD Graduated/2015 NBA draft Pat Connaughton 24 G/F 6'5" 206 Senior Arlington, MA Graduated/2015 NBA draft 2015 recruiting class 2015 Rex Pflueger SG Dana Point, CA Mater Dei High School 6 5 180 09/11/2014 3 4 4 4 Elijah Burns PF Troy, NY Blair Academy 6 8 230 07/19/2014 3 3 3 4 Matt Ryan SF Cortlandt Manor, NY Iona College Prep 6 5 185 07/11/2014 4 3 4 4 2015 Notre Dame 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Notre Dame Commits 2015 Player Commitments – Notre Dame notredame 109 87 15 20 17 2015-07-17 yes 2016 Recruiting class yes 2016 T. J. Gibbs SG Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep 6 2 180 05/04/2015 4 4 4 4 2016 Notre Dame 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Notre Dame Commits 2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame notredame 109 87 15 20 17 2015-07-17 yes Roster 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y y Rex Pflueger 0 G 6 6 198 FR Dana Point, California Mater Dei Austin Torres 1 F 6 7 234 SO y Granger, Indiana Penn V. J. Beachem 3 F 6 8 200 JR Fort Wayne, Indiana New Haven y Matt Ryan y basketball 4 F 6 8 217 FR Cortlandt Manor, New York Iona Preparatory Matt Farrell y 5 G 6 1 175 SO Point Pleasant, New Jersey Point Pleasant Beach Demetrius Jackson 11 G 6 1 201 JR Mishawaka, Indiana Marian y Elijah Burns 12 F 6 9 234 FR yes Troy, New York Blair Academy Austin Burgett 20 F 6 9 232 SR Avon, Indiana Avon Matt Gregory 21 F 6 6 200 SO Avon, Indiana Cathedral W Martinas Geben y 23 F 6 10 253 SO Vilnius, Lithuania St. Maria Goretti Zach Auguste 30 F 6 10 245 SR Marlborough, Massachusetts New Hampton y Steve Vasturia y 32 G 6 5 212 JR Medford, New Jersey St. Joseph's Prep Bonzie Colson 35 F 6 5 225 SO New Bedford, Massachusetts St. Andrew's School y Mike Brey Anthony Solomon Rod Balanis Martin Ingelsby http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nd-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| Exhibition Oct 30, 2015 7:00 pm yes 19 St. Francis (IL) Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 87–56 5,873 Nov 5, 2015 7:00 pm yes 19 Caldwell Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 81–56 5,585 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:30 pm yes 19 Saint Francis (PA) Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 87–56Jackson scores career-high 27 for No. 19 Notre Dame https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400839231 ESPN.com 14 November 2015 9,149 1–0 Nov 17, 2015 7:00 pm yes 18 Milwaukee Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 86–78 7,464 2–0 Nov 21, 2015 2:00 pm yes 18 UMass Lowell Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 83–57 8,888 3–0 Nov 26, 2015 6:30 pm yes yes 17 Monmouth HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL AdvoCare Invitational First Round ESPNU 68–70 4,871 3–1 Nov 27, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes 17 Iowa HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Advocare Invitational Consolation 2nd Round ESPN3 68–62 4,508 4–1 Nov 29, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes 17 Alabama HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Advocare Invitational 5th Place Game ESPNU 73–74 4,633 4–2 Dec 2, 2015 9:15 pm yes yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 84–79 14,953 5–2 Dec 8, 2015 9:00 pm yes Stony Brook Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPNU 86–61 7,537 6–2 Dec 13, 2015 2:00 pm yes Loyola–Chicago Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 81–61 8,653 7–2 Dec 19, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Crossroads Classic ESPN2 73-80 19,156 7–3 Dec 21, 2015 7:00 pm yes Youngstown State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 87–78 7,313 8–3 Dec 29, 2015 5:00 pm yes Liberty Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPNU 73–56 8,837 9–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| ACC Regular season Jan 2, 2016 5:00 pm yes Virginia 5 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 66–77 14,389 9–4 0–1 Jan 7, 2016 7:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RSN 82–54 4,165 10–4 1–1 Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm Pittsburgh 24 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN RSN 82–86 8,298 10–5 1–2 Jan 13, 2016 9:00 pm Georgia Tech Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN 72–64 7,795 11–5 2–2 Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm yes Duke 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 95–91 9,314 12–5 3–2 Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm Virginia Tech Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN RSN 83–81 7,888 13–5 4–2 Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm Boston College Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN 76–49 9,149 14–5 5–2 Jan 28, 2016 7:00 pm yes 25 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 66–81 22,861 14–6 5–3 Jan 31, 2016 1:00 pm 25 Wake Forest Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN 85–62 9,149 15–6 6–3 Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm yes Miami (FL) 17 Bank United Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 70–79 6,819 15–7 6–4 Feb 6, 2016 7:00 pm North Carolina 2 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN College GameDay ESPN 80–76 9,149 16–7 7–4 Feb 8, 2016 9:00 pm yes Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC ESPNU 89–83 8,195 17–7 8–4 Feb 13, 2016 4:00 pm Louisville 13 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 71–66 9,149 18–7 9–4 Feb 20, 2016 8:00 pm yes 19 Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN2 62–63 8,600 18–8 9–5 Feb 24, 2016 9:00 pm yes 23 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC RSN 69–58 8,498 19–8 10–5 Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm yes 23 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 56–77 7,819 19–9 10–6 Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm Miami (FL) 7 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 50–68 9,149 19–10 10–7 Mar 5, 2016 12:00 pm NC State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN CBS 89–75 8,715 20–10 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| ACC Tournament Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm yes 4 Duke 19 5 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN 84–79 OT 18,561 21–10 Mar 11, 2016 7:00 pm yes 4 North Carolina 7 1 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Semifinals ESPN 47–78 20,719 21–11 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2016 9:40 pm yes yes 6 E Michigan 11 E Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First Round CBS 70–63 17,502 22–11 Mar 20, 2016 2:40 pm yes yes 6 E Stephen F. Austin 14 E Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second Round CBS 76–75 17,401 23–11 Mar 25, 2016 7:27 pm yes yes 6 E Wisconsin 7 E Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Sweet Sixteen TBS 61–56 20,686 24–11 Mar 27, 2016 8:49 pm yes no 6 E North Carolina 1 E 3 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Elite Eight TBS 74–88 20,743 24–12 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region Source:2015-16 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Schedule http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html und.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150728143712/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-07-28 dead Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. 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