Notre Dame got a career-high 29 points from Cormac Ryan, double-digits from three other players and systematically dismissed Alabama in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64 Friday in San Diego

Paul Atkinson's offensive rebound and putback lifted No. 11 seed Notre Dame to a stirring victory against Rutgers Wednesday night in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Irish are bound for California and a date with No. 6 seed Alabama.

Plenty packed into this Notre Dame men's basketball notebook before the Irish host Syracuse Wednesday night

The Fighting Irish drilled 14 3-pointers but were bludgeoned on the interior, where host Wake Forest particularly dominated the offensive glass in its 79-75, come-from-behind win.

Prentiss Hubb had six points in the final 10 seconds, the Irish scored 33 points at the free-throw line and outlasted their guests in a key ACC tilt Wednesday at Purcell Pavilion

Notre Dame's Blake Wesley is among the best freshmen in the ACC -- or anywhere in college basketball. His fearless approach comes from a family dynamic that he shared with Irish Sports Daily

The Notre Dame men's basketball team again secured a road victory Saturday, this time at Clemson. It clinched a winning ACC slate for the Irish & helped them remain tied with Duke atop the ACC standings

In a game of inches, one or two plays going a different way could have completely changed the way we looked the performance by the Notre Dame offense

We discuss ND's loss on Saturday, and answer your questions.

Notre Dame couldn't handle Oklahoma State when they were in 10 personnel and that was the biggest difference in the game

Mike Frank offers his thoughts on Saturday's Fiesta Bowl loss, and the big picture.

It looked like a storybook start to the Freeman era, but a coming-of-age story turned into a horror

A disappointed Marcus Freeman, shortly after his first game as Notre Dame head coach ended in defeat, vowed to get quickly back to work and improve all elements of the Fighting Irish program -- a message he already had delivered in the locker room.

The Fighting Irish raced to a 28-7 lead, but unraveled both offensively and defensively the remainder of the game in a stunning, 37-35 loss to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl.

Marcus Freeman doesn't expect to be any more nervous than normal, despite his debut as a collegiate head coaching resting less than 24 hours away. Freeman also updates the health status of his Fighting Irish, from covid to injury news:

The ISD Staff offers their thoughts on Saturday's Fiesta Bowl.

Thoughts on big plays on offense being critical in the Fiesta Bowl, what we might see more of with Michael Mayer, what we need to see more of in the future with Jordan Botelho, and more

The Irish captain is aware of Notre Dame's previous slips on college football's larger stages while also joining his teammates in wishing to start the Marcus Freeman off with a win