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Notre Dame opens six-game homestand with overtime loss to Georgetown

This one slipped away.

Notre Dame likely won’t have many more wins this season, so any close loss will feel like a missed opportunity. Beginning a six-game homestand against former Big East rival Georgetown, the Irish had a few opportunities for the game to end in their favor. Instead, it was the Hoyas celebrating a 72-68 victory in overtime.

A game in which both the Irish (4-6) and Hoyas (7-4) had earlier nine-point leads was tied at 60 in the final minute of the second half. [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] made a go-ahead layup with 8.7 seconds left, but that was enough time for Rowan Brumbaugh to make a basket with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Burton nearly made one of the most incredible buzzer beaters of all time from three-quarter court, but instead, free basketball was needed to decide this one:

An Ismael Massoud 3-pointer with 1:16 left put the Hoyas up, 70-68. Burton was fouled on the next possession but missed two free throws. The Irish made a defensive stop on the other end and called a timeout with nine seconds left to try and either tie or win the game.

Burton drove and dished out to [autotag]Kebba Njie[/autotag], whose game-winning 3-point attempt was blocked by Supreme Cook. [autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] was forced to foul Brumbaugh with 0.4 seconds on the clock, and Brumbaugh made two free throws to ice it for the Hoyas.

Drew Fielder came off the bench to lead the Hoyas with 16 points, most of which came on four 3-pointers. Brumbaugh scored 15 while making all six of his free throws, and Massoud had 13 points. Jay Heath and Dontrez Styles scored 10 points apiece

Burton was the game’s high scorer with 17 points despite making only six of 20 field-goal attempts. [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag] flirted with a double-double of 13 points and eight rebounds, and [autotag]Julian Roper II[/autotag] had a couple of highlight-reel moments while also scoring 13. Shrewsberry came off the bench to score 10.

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Micah Shrewsberry speaks after Notre Dame loss to Marquette

Here from the coach after the Irish were blown out.

MILWAUKEE – [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] knew Notre Dame had its work cut out for it against Marquette. That doesn’t make the Irish’s 78-59 road loss to the eighth-ranked team in the country any easier to take. While he certainly acknowledges that the Eagles are far and away better than the Irish, there has to be a feeling in the back of his mind that things could and should have gone better.

The competition doesn’t get any easier with former Big East foe Georgetown coming to South Bend right after final exams at Notre Dame are over. A little bit further out is the beginning of ACC play, and that’s when things really could get dicey. This game might have served as a dreary preview of what’s to come.

Fighting Irish Wire was on site for this game, and Shrewsberry spoke to the assembled media, which included other folks who cover the team regularly that made the trip to Milwaukee. Here is Shrewsberry’s opening statement and his answers to the two questions we asked him:

Rutgers set to face Georgetown in Gavitt Games

Rutgers basketball faces a big game on Wednesday against Georgetown.

On Wednesday night, Rutgers basketball will be looking to extend their winning streak to three games when they welcome Georgetown to Jersey Mike’s Arena. After losing to Princeton on opening night, Rutgers has recorded victories against Boston University and Bryant. However, they will be facing a Georgetown team eager to prove themselves.

Through two games, the Hoyas have posted a 1-1 record and struggled at times defensively. They will be tasked with stopping Rutgers stars Clifford Omuruyi and Aundre Hyatt, who are off to impressive starts. This game also has special meaning as it marks the beginning of the Gavitt Games.

 

Georgetown’s head coach, Ed Cooley, has been part of the Gavitt Game five times during his career and posted a 2-3 record. His only wins came over Wisconsin in 2021 and Illinois in 2015. As Cooley looks to add another Gavitt win to his resume, Georgetown will look to build on their past success against Rutgers.

In the all-time series, Georgetown holds a 29-16 edge. The Hoyas have also won 12 of the last 13 matchups between these two programs. However, this Rutgers team is eager to change the narrative.

So far this season, Rutgers is 2-0 at home and they are favored heading into this matchup. If the Scarlet Knights matchup continues to produce, it could be a long night for Georgetown.

Notre Dame offers four-star 2025 North Carolina recruit

Hope he picks the Irish.

As of this moment, Notre Dame does not have any commits for its 2025 class. While that seems like a long way off, that doesn’t mean [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and his staff aren’t looking that far ahead.

To that end, Jackson Keith, a four-star small forward recruit and the third-ranked 2025 recruit from North Carolina according to 247Sports, has received an offer from the Irish. Keith himself announced the news on social media:

As one can see by this tweet, Shrewsberry had some assistance in recruiting Keith from associate head coach [autotag]Kyle Getter[/autotag]. Keith has gotten numerous offers from Division I programs over the past 15 months. Among them are Wake Forest, NC State, Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Xavier, Villanova, Georgetown, Illinois, Texas A&M and Tennessee.

Keith most definitely is going to be playing college basketball for a very prominent program. Hopefully, he eventually decides that the Irish are the way to go.

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Tennessee mourns passing of Tasha Butts

Tennessee mourns the passing of LVFL Tasha Butts.

Tasha Butts, former Tennessee basketball player and Georgetown women’s basketball head coach, passed away after a battle with cancer.

Butts was 41. Georgetown announced her passing on Monday.

“Our program is heartbroken to lose a member of our Lady Vol sisterhood much, much too soon,” Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper said. “Tasha was the type of person who connected with people everywhere she went. She had such a positive impact not only on our Tennessee family but on women’s basketball as a whole. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of her family and friends during this extremely difficult time.”

Butts, who was named Georgetown’s head coach in April, played at Tennessee from 2000-04 for head coach Pat Summitt. She appeared in 141 career games for the Lady Vols.

Notre Dame will not play Kentucky in 2023-24 after all

Bummer.

We previously wrote about some unofficial reports that Kentucky would be one of Notre Dame’s nonconference opponents in 2023-24. One day later, the Irish released their official nonconference schedule for the season.

Kentucky was nowhere to be found on the schedule. Therefore, the only conclusion to come to is that the Irish and Wildcats will not face each other during the year unless they meet in one of the postseason tournaments, which is unlikely given how bad this year’s Irish are expected to be.

It’s unknown why this game, which would have happened at a neutral site, won’t be played. Assuming one was supposed to be scheduled, this has to be disappointing for the players who were hoping for a shot against a blue blood. The closest they have to one on their released schedule probably is Georgetown, but that program has fallen on hard times like Notre Dame has.

All the Irish can do now is focus on the programs they do have scheduled. You only can beat who’s on the same court as you. After that, life goes on.

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Notre Dame releases nonconference schedule for 2023-24

Make your plans accordingly.

Notre Dame is in a transitional period for sure. There’s a new coach in [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag]. Almost the entire roster is different, and the few returning players barely have seen the floor in their careers.

Needless to say, this does not stand to be a winning season in South Bend. However, games still need to be played because how else are you going to gain experience?

To that end, the Irish have released their nonconference schedule for the 2023-24 season. They should earn a few wins simply because some of their opponents don’t come from power conferences. Such is typical in the early days of the college basketball season. The only way the Irish could lose out is if they have absolutely no talent, and these players are with an ACC program for a reason.

Here are the nonconference games for the season, not including the Legends Classic on Nov. 16 and 17 in Brooklyn that will feature the Irish, Auburn, Oklahoma State and St. Bonaventure. The first-round matchups for that will be determined at a later date. For everything else though, mark your calendar:

Notre Dame’s last game against Georgetown

Between 1996 and 2013, Notre Dame and Georgetown played each other at least once ever year as Big East rivals.

Between 1996 and 2013, Notre Dame and Georgetown played each other at least once ever year as Big East rivals. When the programs, who will play a home-and-home series the next two seasons, met Jan. 21, 2013 at Purcell Pavilion, the conference series was tied at 11. With the Irish about to move to the ACC, the game decided who had perpetual conference bragging rights. That turned out to be the Hoyas, who upset the No. 24 Irish, 63-47, en route to winning a share of the Big East title.

Future NBA journeyman Otto Porter Jr. led all scorers with 19 points and came within a rebound of a double-double. D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 14 off the bench for the Hoyas. Moses Abraham, another Hoyas reserved, had 10 boards.

[autotag]Jerian Grant[/autotag] led the Irish with 13 points and had a game-high three steals. [autotag]Pat Connaughton[/autotag] scored 12, and [autotag]Jack Cooley[/autotag] achieved a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. However, the team shooting an overall 34.7% from the field proved too much to overcome. Not even Red Panda’s halftime performance could inspire the Irish enough.

As we prepare for the upcoming home-and-home, here are the images of this game Irish fans probably would rather forget:

Rutgers men’s basketball to host Georgetown in 2023 Gavitt Games

Rutgers men’s basketball will be one of eight Big Ten teams participating in the 2023 Gavitt Games as they host the Georgetown Hoyas.

Rutgers men’s basketball will be one of eight Big Ten teams participating in the 2023 Gavitt Games. The Gavitt Games is a series of matchups involving Big East teams against Big Ten teams in honor of former Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt.

Rutgers will join Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Iowa, and Wisconsin, representing the Big Ten Conference in the 2023 Gavitt Games.

According to Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today, the Scarlet Knights will host the Georgetown Hoyas in the 2023 Gavitt Games. The announcement marks Rutgers’ fifth appearance in the Gavitt Games, with the Scarlet Knights holding a 1-3 record. In their four previous appearances, Rutgers had two losses against St. John’s and split two matchups against DePaul. The 2023 Gavitt Game will be Georgetown’s first appearance under new head coach Ed Cooley.

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Rutgers and Georgetown have met 43 times as former Big East rivals, with Georgetown holding a 28-15 series lead. The two schools haven’t squared off since 2013, over ten years ago. The last time Scarlet Knights defeated Georgetown was in 2010 when Rutgers captured a 71-68 victory.

The most famous Rutgers victory over the Hoyas was in the 1998 Big East East Tournament. Geoff Billet’s game-winning shot sent the Scarlet Knights to the semifinals for the first and only time the program was in the Big East conference.

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Watch: Georgetown gets commitment from 4-star center Thomas Sorber

However, this week the Hoyas finally earned a significant victory in the recruiting department.

Historic college basketball powerhouse Georgetown has been lagging behind the competition for the last couple of seasons, winning just 13 total games and losing 50. However, this week the Hoyas finally earned a significant victory in the recruiting department.

In this video, Archbishop Ryan (Pa.) four-star center Thomas Sorber announced his commitment to Georgetown on Wednesday.

Sorber (6-foot-9, 250 pounds) had offers from eight other schools, including La Salle, Maryland, Miami, Penn State, Providence, Richmond, Syracuse and Villanova.

Going by the 247Sports composite rankings, Sorber is the No. 13 center in the class of 2024. He also ranks fifth overall in the state of Pennsylvania and No. 68 nationally.

Sorber is Georgetown’s second hard commit of the 2024 cycle. The other is Worcester Academy (Mass.) four-star shooting guard Kayvaun Mulready. Together they rank No. 8 in the country.

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