There’s no question Notre Dame has a bright future, and that’s evidenced by how well it played late in the season. As of right now though, the Irish are too inexperienced and lacking in talent to pose a serious threat to the ACC. Wake Forest made sure of that by beating them, 72-59, in the second round of the conference tournament.
Not only did this team exceed expectations with a 13-20 record, but it also won more games than last year’s veteran-laden Irish that was one season removed from an NCAA Tournament appearance. That [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] was able to take over the program this season and squeeze this much out of this particular roster is impressive, and he deserves all the time and resources required to make the Irish a winner again.
With [autotag]Matt Zona[/autotag] the only rotational player to be gone next year barring someone transferring, the Irish’s final game of the season provided one last preview of the future. Here are some photos that captured that: