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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 5 8 32–6 14–4 Mike Brey 15th Anthony Solomon Rod Balanis Martin Ingelsby Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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. 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 2013 Bonzie Colson PF New Bedford, MA St. Andrew's School 6 6 195 2013-10-07 3 3 3 4 Martinas Geben PF Hagerstown, MD St. Maria Goretti High School 6 8 220 2013-09-06 4 3 3 3 Matt Farrell SG Point Pleasant, NJ Point Pleasant Beach High School 6 2 170 2013-11-03 2 3 3 2 2014 Notre Dame 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Notre Dame Commits 2014 Player Commitments – Notre Dame notredame 109 87 15 20 17 2013-11-01 yes Roster 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y y Austin Torres 1 F 6 7 218 FR y Granger, Indiana Penn V. J. Beachem 3 F 6 8 187 SO Fort Wayne, Indiana New Haven y Matt Farrell y 5 G 6 1 170 FR Point Pleasant, New Jersey Point Pleasant Beach Demetrius Jackson 11 G 6 1 195 SO Mishawaka, Indiana Marian y Eric Katenda 15 F 6 9 230 JR Paris, France Sunrise Academy (KS) Austin Burgett 20 F 6 9 227 JR Avon, Indiana Avon Matt Gregory 21 F 6 6 200 FR Avon, Indiana Cathedral W Jerian Grant 22 G 6 5 202 SR Bowie, Maryland DeMatha y Martinas Geben y 23 F 6 9 230 FR Vilnius, Lithuania St. Maria Goretti Pat Connaughton 24 G/F 6 5 206 SR Arlington, Massachusetts St. John's Prep C y Zach Auguste 30 F 6 10 230 JR Marlborough, Massachusetts New Hampton y Steve Vasturia y 32 G 6 5 211 SO Medford, New Jersey St. Joseph's Prep Bonzie Colson 35 F 6 5 225 FR 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 11/01/2014 2:00 pm yes Minnesota–Duluth Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 88–71 6,167 11/07/2014 7:00 pm yes Lewis Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 82–59 6,239 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 9:00 pm yes Binghamton Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Hall of Fame Tip Off 82–39 7,360 1–0 11/16/2014 2:00 pm yes Navy Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 92–53 7,049 2–0 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes Coppin State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 104–67 6,343 3–0 11/22/2014 12:00 pm yes yes Massachusetts Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 81–68 N/A 4–0 11/23/2014 2:30 pm yes yes Providence Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN2 74–75 6,513 4–1 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes Grambling State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 81–54 5,485 5–1 11/29/2014 12:00 pm yes Chicago State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 90–42 5,381 6–1 12/03/2014 7:15 pm yes Michigan State 19 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 79–78 OT 9,149 7–1 12/06/2014 8:00 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 75–57 6,991 8–1 12/09/2014 7:00 pm yes 25 Mount St. Mary's Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 93–67 6,647 9–1 12/13/2014 8:00 pm 25 Florida State Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 83–63 7,691 10–1 (1–0) 12/20/2014 5:15 pm yes yes 21 Purdue Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Crossroads Classic BTN 94–63 14,753 11–1 12/22/2014 7:00 pm yes 16 Northern Illinois Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 91–66 7,471 12–1 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes 14 Hartford Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN3 87–60 6,803 13–1 01/03/2015 2:30 pm no 14 Georgia Tech Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN 83–76 2OT 7,582 14–1 (2–0) 01/05/2015 7:00 pm yes 13 North Carolina 18 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN 71–70 20,604 15–1 (3–0) 01/10/2015 6:00 pm 13 Virginia 3 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 56–62 9,149 15–2 (3–1) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm yes 12 Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA RSN 62–59 7,282 16–2 (4–1) 01/17/2015 2:00 pm 12 Miami (FL) Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 75–70 9,149 17–2 (5–1) 01/22/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RSN 85–60 7,451 18–2 (6–1) 01/25/2015 6:30 pm yes 8 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPNU 81–78 OT 19,500 19–2 (7–1) 01/28/2015 7:30 pm 8 Duke 4 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 77–73 9,149 20–2 (8–1) 01/31/2015 12:00 pm yes 8 Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 72–76 12,508 20–3 (8–2) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm 10 Boston College Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN RSN 71–63 8,458 21–3 (9–2) 02/07/2015 1:00 pm yes 10 Duke 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 60–90 9,314 21–4 (9–3) 02/10/2015 7:00 pm yes 10 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPN2 60–58 8,965 22–4 (10–3) 02/17/2015 7:00 pm 10 Wake Forest Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPNU 88–75 8,421 23–4 (11–3) 02/21/2015 4:00 pm yes 10 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RSN 87–70 8,366 24–4 (12–3) 02/24/2015 8:00 pm 9 Syracuse Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN 60–65 9,149 24–5 (12–4) 03/04/2015 7:00 pm yes 12 Louisville 16 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN2 71–59 21,024 25–5 (13–4) 03/07/2015 4:00 pm 12 Clemson Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ACCN/RSN 81–67 9,149 26–5 (14–4) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| ACC Tournament 03/12/2015 9:00 pm 11 yes Miami (FL) Quarterfinals Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPN 70–63 22,026 27–5 03/13/2015 9:00 pm 11 yes Duke Semifinals 2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPN 74–64 22,026 28–5 03/14/2015 8:30 pm 11 yes North Carolina Championship Game 19 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPN 90–82 22,206 29–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 12:15 pm yes yes 8 3 MW Northeastern 14 MW Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second Round 15,818 CBS 69–65 30–5 03/21/2015 9:40 pm yes yes 8 3 MW Butler 24 6 MW Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Third Round 18,762 TBS 67–64 OT 31–5 03/26/2015 7:15 pm yes yes 8 3 MW Wichita State 14 7 MW Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Sweet Sixteen 19,465 CBS 81–70 32–5 03/28/2015 8:49 pm yes yes 8 3 MW Kentucky 1 1 MW Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Elite Eight 19,464 TBS 66–68 32–6 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest region Source:2014-15 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Schedule http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html und.com 13 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150728143712/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html 28 July 2015 dead Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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