•Brey said mid-January is the realistic timeline for Robby Carmody to return to 5-on-5, and he could play in games by the end of January.
•On Trey Wertz: “My goal yesterday and today was to get him in a white shirt more. We’ve been doing that anyway over the last couple weeks because we felt this was trending in the right direction. The finality will be sometime tomorrow...I told him to be mentally ready to play.”
•Not sure when the NCAA Division I Council will wrap up its vote and announce it, but it helps ND to have a 9 pm tip in case it takes a while, as these things sometimes do. Brey: “The momentum I’m hearing is that the odds are good.”
•More on Carmody's rehab: “I’m so encouraged. He’s really lean. He’s lost 20 pounds. He got heavy after the fracture of the kneecap. Rightfully so, he couldn’t work out and exercise. He’s still not able to really run and burn a lot of calories. But he completely changed his diet. He looks great. He’s not on crutches anymore.
•On Matt Zona: “He knows who he is. He rebounds, sticks his nose in there, screens for people. There’s a toughness about him. He’s not afraid of the big moments. Ohio State game, Kentucky game, he’s just battling. It does give us another front-line body for Juwan or Nate we have to keep developing. I’m very confident in him.”
•On Trey Wertz: “My goal yesterday and today was to get him in a white shirt more. We’ve been doing that anyway over the last couple weeks because we felt this was trending in the right direction. The finality will be sometime tomorrow...I told him to be mentally ready to play.”
•Not sure when the NCAA Division I Council will wrap up its vote and announce it, but it helps ND to have a 9 pm tip in case it takes a while, as these things sometimes do. Brey: “The momentum I’m hearing is that the odds are good.”
•More on Carmody's rehab: “I’m so encouraged. He’s really lean. He’s lost 20 pounds. He got heavy after the fracture of the kneecap. Rightfully so, he couldn’t work out and exercise. He’s still not able to really run and burn a lot of calories. But he completely changed his diet. He looks great. He’s not on crutches anymore.
•On Matt Zona: “He knows who he is. He rebounds, sticks his nose in there, screens for people. There’s a toughness about him. He’s not afraid of the big moments. Ohio State game, Kentucky game, he’s just battling. It does give us another front-line body for Juwan or Nate we have to keep developing. I’m very confident in him.”
