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2002 ESPN highlight of Notre Dame’s upset win over Pittsburgh

Remember this game?

Notre Dame had a pretty good 2001-02 season. [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] was in his second year at the helm and on his way to coaching the Irish to their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. One reason they got that far came when they visited Pittsburgh, then a Big East rival.

The Irish were down five late before scoring the game’s final eight points and winning, 56-53, thanks to a late 3-pointer by [autotag]David Graves[/autotag], whose 12 points tied [autotag]Ryan Humphrey[/autotag] for the second-most on the team. [autotag]Matt Carroll[/autotag] was the Irish’s big player with game highs of 15 points and nine rebounds.

ESPN recapped the game after it was over as such:

The loss temporarily knocked the Panthers out of the rankings, but they bounced back to where they became co-Big East champions and ultimately placed ninth in the season’s final poll. Needless to say, this was a highlight for the Irish in a season full of them.

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Antoni Wyche returns to Notre Dame as assistant coach

A familiar face is coming back to South Bend.

Notre Dame continues to shake up its coaching staff ahead of what many expect to be a big season. The Irish have hired Siena assistant coach Antoni Wyche to be in the same role under Mike Brey. This is the second time Brey’s staff has been shaken up after adding Anthony Solomon earlier in the offseason. As Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune points out, this move affects longtime Irish assistant Rod Balanis:

Longtime Irish fans will remember Wyche as a four-year player for the program at the end of the 1990s. During his career, he averaged 7.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game on 40.4 percent shooting from the field. After serving as a regular bench player during his first two years, he started all but one game for his final two years. He saved his best for last as his 11.2 scoring average his senior season was behind only Troy Murphy and David Graves on the team.

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