Английская Википедия:2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings The 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2008-09 college basketball season, competing in the Big East Conference. The team is led by ninth-year head coach, Mike Brey, and plays their home games in the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Preseason

Roster changes and recruiting

Notre Dame lost senior forward and team captain Rob Kurz to graduation. Freshman guard Ty Proffit left Notre Dame and transferred to another school Notre Dame had two players transfer in and they will sit out this season per NCAA rules for transfer students.

• Scott Martin, a 6-8 swingman, transferred after his freshman season at Purdue. Playing mainly off the bench, he averaged 8.5 points and 3.8 rebounds. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
• Ben Hansbrough, a 6-3 guard, transferred after his sophomore season at Mississippi State, and will have two years of eligibility remaining. The younger brother of North Carolina superstar Tyler Hansbrough, he comes off a sophomore season in which he averaged 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists as a regular starter.

Notre Dame did not sign any recruits from high school for the 2008-09 class.

Preseason outlook

With returning Big East Player of The Year Luke Harangody, the Irish were picked to finish fourth in the Big East conference by the Big East coach's poll. Harangody was also a unanimous first-team all-Big East selection and was picked to repeat as player of the year. Senior point guard Kyle McAlarney also made first-team all-Big East selection. Notre Dame is also looking to keep its 37 consecutive home game win streak alive.

Notre Dame was selected as the pre-season No. 9 team in the country in the USAToday/ESPN preseason coaches poll, the program's highest ever preseason ranking in that poll. The Irish also debuted at No. 9 in the AP preseason poll, the fifth time Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of that poll and its first top 10 ranking since the 1980–81 season.

Regular season

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Year	Home Town
Tim Abromaitis	21	F	Sophomore	Farmington, CT
Tim Andree	41	F	Junior	Colts Neck, NJ
Ryan Ayers	42	F/G	Senior	Blue Bell, PA
Ben Hansbrough	22	G	Junior	Poplar Bluff, MO
Luke Harangody	44	F	Junior	Schererville, IN
Zach Hillesland	33	F	Senior	Toledo, OH
Tory Jackson	2	G	Junior	Saginaw, MI
Tom Kopko	5	G	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Scott Martin	14	G	Sophomore	Valparaiso, IN
Kyle McAlarney	23	G	Senior	Staten Island, NY
Tyrone Nash	1	G/F	Sophomore	Queens, NY
Jonathan Peoples	20	G	Junior	Bellwood, IL
Carleton Scott	34	F	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX
Luke Zeller	40	F/C	Senior	Washington, IN
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Hansbrough and Martin are not eligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules.

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame	Alma Mater (Year)
Mike Brey	Head coach	9th	George Washington (1982)
Sean Kearney	Assistant head coach	9th	Scranton (1981)
Rod Balanis	Assistant coach	9th	Georgia Tech (1993)
Anthony Solomon	Assistant coach	4th *	Virginia (1987)
Martin Ingelsby	Coordinator of basketball operations	4th	Notre Dame (2001)

*Solomon returns to the staff for his fourth year after a previous stint from 2000 to 2003.

Schedule and Results

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	9	8	8	7	12	12	8	7	13	NR
Coaches	9	9	8	7	13	14	11	10	13	NR