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


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, 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Eric Atkins0G6'2"182SeniorColumbia, MOGraduated
Cameron Biedscheid1F6'7"186SophomoreSt. Louis, MOTransferred to Missouri
Patrick Crowley4G6'3"195SeniorLos Gatos, CAGraduated
Garrick Sherman11C6'10"246RS SeniorKenton, OHGraduated
Tom Knight25F6'9"250GS SeniorDixfield, MEGraduated

Class of 2014 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#002649; color:white;"| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
APRVRVNRRV25211614131288101010912119N/A
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV211613121298101110811985