Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME 12 APRIL 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED ✦ NUMBERS & QUOTES 483 Career victories for MIKE BREY at Notre Dame as of March 6, the most in program history. He also is tied with Digger Phelps for the most wins by an Irish coach in the NCAA Tournament with 15, doing so in one less appearance (13 to 14). NOTRE DAME MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS Rk. Name (Years) W L T Pct. 1. Mike Brey (2000-23) 483 279 0 .634 2. Digger Phelps (1971-91) 393 197 0 .666 3. George E. Keogan (1923-43) 332 100 0 .767 4. John Jordan (1951-64) 199 131 0 .603 5. John Dee (1964-71) 116 80 0 .592 Twenty years ago, [Stanford head coach Tara] VanDerveer and [Connecticut head coach Geno] Auriemma were leading programs that had won a few national titles and been regulars in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Notre Dame isn't com- pletely unlike those programs, and while Ivey hasn't been the sole architect of Notre Dame in the way VanDerveer and Auriemma have been at Stanford and UConn, Ivey has the potential to lead this storied program into the next iteration of its legacy. "At 45 and at the helm of one of the most recognizable brands in women's college hoops, she has an opportunity to influ- ence the game and build the sport in the next two decades." — Chantel Jennings of The Athletic on including Notre Dame head coach NIELE IVEY on her women's college basketball 20 for 20, a list of 20 people who have a chance to greatly influence how the game is played, perceived and run over the next 20 years 2 Years of Power Five experience as an offensive coordinator for Gerad Parker, who was tabbed as Tommy Rees' successor. The previous eight Fight- ing Irish offensive coordinators combined for just one game of Power Five OC experience when they were hired for that role. Rees (2020-22) received an audi- tion as OC during Notre Dame's 33-9 Camping World Bowl victory over Iowa State in December 2019. Prior to Rees, Chip Long (2017-19), Mike Sanford (2015-16), Mike Denbrock (2014), Chuck Martin (2012-13), Charley Molnar (2010-11) and Mike Hay - wood (2005-08) had zero experience as a Power Five offensive coordinator. (Note: Irish head coach Charlie Weis also served as offensive coordinator in 2009.) Notre Dame hasn't hired a coordinator with Power Five experience in that role since 2002, when Bill Died - rick brought eight years (two at Washington State, two at Washington and four at Stanford) to head coach Tyrone Willingham's first Irish coaching staff. 39 Goals scored by the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame men's lacrosse team in its first two games of the 2023 season — 21-10 and 18-8 victories versus Marquette and Cleveland State, respectively. That is the second most in program history in consecutive contests, just one shy of the record 40 set during the 1992 season (a 15-10 win over Air Force and a 25-4 triumph versus Denver). In this year's victory over Cleveland State, brothers Chris (4 goals and a career-high 4 assists) and Pat Kavanagh (2 goals and 6 assists) combined for 16 points — the most posted in a game by two Irish players in program history. The idea is to leave a place better than you found it, and con- sidering the idiosyncrasies of the university and South Bend itself, Brey succeeded at a high level. "For that, he deserved last March, and a rip-roaring escape from the First Four followed by another unexpected NCAA Tournament win, and all the stories about insomnia and celebratory beverages that came with it. A peak Mike Brey moment. One of those memories the school wants its athletic programs to make. A karmic reward, as Brey might put it." — Brian Hamilton of The Athletic on outgoing Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey 5 Women's college basketball power conference teams finished the regular season among the top 20 nationally in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense: No. 1 South Carolina (14th in FG% at 46.61 and second in FG% defense at 31.25), No. 4 LSU (ninth at 47.24 and 11th at 35.29), No. 6 Stanford (19th at 45.97 and third at 33.02), No. 9 Connecticut (third at 49.50 and 15th at 35.55) and No. 10 Notre Dame (16th at 46.41 and 18th at 35.99). This is a tough job. High expectations. All those things. If you flinch at that, this place will eat you up." — New Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS