Everything you need to know about Notre Dame basketball opener vs. Stonehill

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

Ready or not, another college basketball season is here.

No more summer workouts or foreign tours. No more fall practices or exhibition games. It starts for real for Notre Dame men’s basketball Wednesday at home against Stonehill. That begins a run of 31 regular season games stretched over the next five months.

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Where’s it all headed for these Irish, who look to get back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021-22? There will be ups. There will be downs. Rarely will there be any (many?) dull moments.

Off we go …

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☘ When does the regular-season opener between Notre Dame and Stonehill start? Is it on TV? Are tickets available?

☘ WHO: Notre Dame (0-0) vs Stonehill (1-0)

☘ WHERE: Purcell Pavilion (9,149)

☘ WHEN: Wednesday at 7 p.m.

☘TV: None. Streaming on ACC Network Extra

☘ RADIO: WSBT (960 AM).

☘ TICKETS: Available.

☘ ONLINE: Follow every Notre Dame game with live updates from Tribune beat writer Tom Noie at X (formerly Twitter) at twitter.com/tnoieNDI.

☘ Three pressing questions for Notre Dame

Can the Irish be better with the ball Wednesday than they were in their lone exhibition game against Purdue Fort Wayne, when they committed 15 turnovers?

Will power forward Kebba Njie stay on the floor longer than last week when he committed five fouls and fouled out in a 7:19 cameo?

Notre Dame promises to play at a more up-tempo/fan-friendly pace, but will anyone around town notice before January?

☘ Scouting the Skyhawks

A school of 2,491 in North Easton, Massachusetts, Stonehill College continues its full transition as a Division I member in athletics. …The Skyhawks’ first season at Division I was 2022-23. Their first game was an 85-54 loss to Connecticut; their first win was 82-77 over Army. … Stonehill returns one starter off last year’s team that…

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Author : South Bend Tribune

Publish date : 2024-11-05 16:38:00

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