2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by 22nd-year head coach Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana as ninth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–5 in ACC Play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Rutgers in the First Four and then upset Alabama to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Texas Tech.

2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	24–11 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Brey (22nd season)
Associate head coach	Anthony Solomon
Assistant coaches	Ryan Humphrey Antoni Wyche
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4		.800			32	–	7		.821
North Carolina	15	–	5		.750			29	–	10		.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5		.750			24	–	11		.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6		.700			26	–	11		.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7		.650			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	12	–	8		.600			21	–	14		.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9		.550			23	–	13		.639
Florida State	10	–	10		.500			17	–	14		.548
Syracuse	9	–	11		.450			16	–	17		.485
Clemson	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
Louisville	6	–	14		.300			13	–	19		.406
Boston College	6	–	14		.300			13	–	20		.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14		.300			11	–	21		.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15		.250			12	–	20		.375
NC State	4	–	16		.200			11	–	21		.344
† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Fighting Irish finished the 2020–21 season 11–15, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in 11th place.^[1] In the ACC tournament they defeated Wake Forest^[2] before losing to North Carolina in the second round.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Juwan Durham	11	F	6'11"	223	GS	Tampa, FL	Graduated
Nikola Djogo	13	G	6'8"	230	GS	Hamilton, ON	Graduate transferred to Northeastern

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Paul Atkinson	20	F	6'9"	230	GS	West Palm Beach, FL	Yale

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
J.R. Konieczny #42 SF	South Bend, IN	St. Joseph	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 18, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Blake Wesley #31 CG	South Bend, IN	Riley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 20, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. "Notre Dame 2021 Basketball Commits". 247Sports.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dom Campbell #31 C	Exeter, NH	Phillips Exeter Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. "Notre Dame 2022 Basketball Commits". 247Sports.

Roster

2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Blake Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riley South Bend, IN G 1 J.R. Konieczny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Joseph South Bend, IN G 2 Trey Wertz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Providence Day Charlotte, NC G 3 Prentiss Hubb 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Gonzaga Upper Marlboro, MD G 4 Alex Wade (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic San Diego, CA G 5 Cormac Ryan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Milton Academy Stanford New York City, NY G 12 Tony Sanders Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gulliver Prep Miami, FL F 14 Nate Laszewski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Jupiter, FL F 20 Paul Atkinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Westminster Academy Yale West Palm Beach, FL F 22 Elijah Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So Imhotep Philadelphia, PA G 23 Dane Goodwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Upper Arlington Upper Arlington, OH G 24 Robby Carmody 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Mars Area Mars, PA F 25 Matt Zona 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So Bergen Catholic Blauvelt, NY G 31 Elijah Morgan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Jesuit High School New Orleans, LA	Head coach Mike Brey (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Solomon (Virginia) Ryan Humphrey (Notre Dame) Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Nazareth College	W 87–37	–	16 – Ryan	10 – Atkinson	7 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,039) South Bend, IN
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		St. Norbert	W 78–44	–	15 – Tied	15 – Laszewski	4 – Tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,231) South Bend, IN
Regular season
November 13, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Cal State Northridge	W 68–52	1–0	21 – Wesley	8 – Laszewski	6 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,062) South Bend, IN
November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN		High Point	W 70–61	2–0	19 – Atkinson	16 – Laszewski	5 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,124) South Bend, IN
November 22, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Saint Mary's Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals	L 59–62	2–1	16 – Ryan	7 – Laszewski	5 – Wertz	Michelob Ultra Arena (0) Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 90–64	3–1	17 – Goodwin	15 – Laszewski	3 – Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena (0) Paradise, NV
November 24, 2021* 11:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Texas A&M Maui Invitational Tournament	L 67–73	3–2	18 – Goodwin	8 – Goodwin	6 – Wertz	Michelob Ultra Arena (0) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 72–82	3–3	24 – Wesley	7 – Ryan	2 – Tied	State Farm Center (14,907) Champaign, IL
December 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	L 57–73	3–4 (0–1)	15 – Hubb	8 – Laszewski	3 – Wesley	Conte Forum (6,023) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 11, 2021* 5:15 p.m., ESPN		No. 10 Kentucky	W 66–62	4–4	14 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Ryan	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,283) South Bend, IN
December 18, 2021* 2:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Indiana Crossroads Classic	L 56–64	4–5	15 – Goodwin	11 – Atkinson	2 – Tied	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,905) Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Western Michigan	W 85–52	5–5	18 – Goodwin	8 – Wesley	5 – Wertz	Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,903) South Bend, IN
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 83–73	6–5	21 – Goodwin	7 – Ryan	9 – Wesley	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,970) South Bend, IN
December 28, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 68–67	7–5 (1–1)	16 – Atkinson	8 – Atkinson	4 – Goodwin	Petersen Events Center (8,656) Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		North Carolina	W 78–73	8–5 (2–1)	20 – Laszewski	8 – Laszewski	6 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,259) South Bend, IN
January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech	W 72–68 OT	9–5 (3–1)	22 – Wesley	9 – Laszewski	9 – Hubb	McCamish Pavilion (5,813) Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Clemson	W 72–56	10–5 (4–1)	21 – Goodwin	8 – Laszewski	3 – Tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,618) South Bend, IN
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 73–79	10–6 (4–2)	19 – Atkinson	9 – Atkinson	4 – Wesley	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
January 17, 2021* 2:30 p.m., FOX		at Howard MLK Day Classic	W 71–68	11–6	17 – Tied	13 – Laszewski	2 – Tied	Burr Gymnasium (1,315) Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at Louisville	W 82–70	12–6 (5–2)	22 – Wesley	6 – Laszewski	5 – Hubb	KFC Yum! Center (16,175) Louisville, KY
January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN		NC State	W 73–65[dead link]	13–6 (6–2)	18 – Laszewski	11 – Laszewski	5 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,120) South Bend, IN
January 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	W 69–65	14–6 (7–2)	16 – Tied	9 – Atkinson	7 – Wesley	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,495) South Bend, IN
January 31, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 9 Duke Rescheduled from January 1	L 43–57	14–7 (7–3)	14 – Atkinson	9 – Atkinson	3 – Ryan	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Miami (FL)	W 68–64	15–7 (8–3)	23 – Atkinson	11 – Atkinson	7 – Wesley	Watsco Center (6,363) Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State	W 69–57	16–7 (9–3)	15 – Atkinson	10 – Tied	4 – Hubb	PNC Arena (13,690) Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Louisville	W 63–57	17–7 (10–3)	17 – Atkinson	15 – Atkinson	5 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,260) South Bend, IN
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	W 76–61	18–7 (11–3)	21 – Wesley	6 – Wesley	4 – Atkinson Jr.	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,524) Clemson, SC
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Boston College	W 99–95 OT	19–7 (12–3)	23 – Goodwin	7 – Hubb	4 – Wesley	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,700) South Bend, IN
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	L 74–79	19–8 (12–4)	24 – Wesley	7 – Goodwin	6 – Hubb	LJVM Coliseum (8,355) Winston-Salem, NC
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNews		Syracuse	W 79–69	20–8 (13–4)	20 – Atkinson	17 – Atkinson	10 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,838) South Bend, IN
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech	W 90–56	21–8 (14–4)	17 – Goodwin	10 – Ryan	6 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida State	L 70–74	21–9 (14–5)	21 – Wesley	10 – Atkinson	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,401) Tallahassee, FL
March 5, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPNews		Pittsburgh	W 78–54	22–9 (15–5)	17 – Laszewski	9 – Laszewski	6 – Hubb	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,555) South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	vs. (7) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	L 80–87	22–10	23 – Hubb	10 – Laszewski	5 – Hubb	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2022* 9:10 pm, TruTV	(11 W)	vs. (11 W) Rutgers First Four	W 89–87 2OT	23–10	26 – Atkinson	6 – Tied	7 – Hubb	UD Arena (12,516) Dayton, OH
March 18, 2022* 4:15 pm, TNT	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Alabama First Round	W 78–64	24–10	29 – Ryan	8 – Atkinson Jr.	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena (11,328) San Diego, CA
March 20, 2022* 7:10 pm, TBS	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Second Round	L 53–59	24–11	14 – Goodwin	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4][5][6]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings