The final homestand of a forgettable Notre Dame men's basketball season starts tonight.
Perhaps the Irish (12-17, 6-12 ACC) can salvage the end of the regular season with a couple of ACC wins in Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame will host Stanford (19-10, 11-7) tonight at 9 EST before California (13-16, 6-12) comes to town on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST.
If NC State (11-18, 4-14) loses to Pittsburgh (16-13, 7-11) tonight in Raleigh, N.C., the Irish will clinch a spot in the ACC Tournament regardless of their own result. But a Notre Dame win will also guarantee itself a spot even if NC State loses.
The top 15 teams in the conference qualify the for the ACC Tournament. Notre Dame is tied for 13th with California and a half game ahead of 15th-place Syracuse (12-18, 6-13).
Stanford is led by forward Maxime Raynaud. The 7-foot-1 senior is averaging 20.2 points and 10.9 rebounds while shooting 34.4% from 3 (54-of-157) and 47.2% from the field (218-462). Junior guard Oziyah Sellers, a 6-5 transfer from USC, is adding 13.9 points per game. Duke graduate transfer guard Jaylen Blakes (6-2) leads Stanford with 4.7 assists per game in addition to 13.2 points per game.
The Cardinal are one of the best free throw shooting teams in the country. Its free throw percentage of 78.9 ranks ninth in Division I.
Notre Dame season stats:
Tip: 9 p.m. EST
Watch: ESPNU
Listen: Notre Dame Radio Network
Perhaps the Irish (12-17, 6-12 ACC) can salvage the end of the regular season with a couple of ACC wins in Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame will host Stanford (19-10, 11-7) tonight at 9 EST before California (13-16, 6-12) comes to town on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST.
If NC State (11-18, 4-14) loses to Pittsburgh (16-13, 7-11) tonight in Raleigh, N.C., the Irish will clinch a spot in the ACC Tournament regardless of their own result. But a Notre Dame win will also guarantee itself a spot even if NC State loses.
The top 15 teams in the conference qualify the for the ACC Tournament. Notre Dame is tied for 13th with California and a half game ahead of 15th-place Syracuse (12-18, 6-13).
Stanford is led by forward Maxime Raynaud. The 7-foot-1 senior is averaging 20.2 points and 10.9 rebounds while shooting 34.4% from 3 (54-of-157) and 47.2% from the field (218-462). Junior guard Oziyah Sellers, a 6-5 transfer from USC, is adding 13.9 points per game. Duke graduate transfer guard Jaylen Blakes (6-2) leads Stanford with 4.7 assists per game in addition to 13.2 points per game.
The Cardinal are one of the best free throw shooting teams in the country. Its free throw percentage of 78.9 ranks ninth in Division I.
Notre Dame season stats:
Tip: 9 p.m. EST
Watch: ESPNU
Listen: Notre Dame Radio Network
