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system, with forward Jack Cooley be‑ ing the most recent. "When that junior year comes, you've been in the program two years and you're ready to deliver," Brey said. "I feel good about Zach and [for‑ ward Austin Burgett] in that position for us this year." Notre Dame is thin in the frontcourt — it unsuccessfully pursued transfers to fill the void during the offseason — and will likely opt for four guards on the court most of the time, with Auguste and freshman Martin Geben mostly splitting time down low. "I think it will be fun to watch. We're going to be much faster and more ath‑ letic," said Auguste, who added that the biggest offseason improvement from his game was developing a mid‑ range shot. "Me and Martin are pretty much the only bigs we have right now. I'm just looking forward to being able to take over. … It frees me up and gives me all the paint to work with. It will be good for me and I'm ready to take it over." Last season, Notre Dame consis‑ tently struggled with rebounding (14th in the ACC at 33.8 boards per game) and defense (13th in the league at 70.6 points allowed per contest). The Irish won't solve either issue un‑ less Auguste solidifies the middle, and much of that depends on pacing him‑ self. "I've just got to go out there and play, and remember not to rush things," Auguste said. "I've got to get confident and know I've got to re‑ bound. If I rebound and do the simple things, everything's going to come to‑ gether like it did in Italy." ✦ 2014-15 NOTRE DAME MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) Nov. 1 Minnesota-Duluth^ 2 p.m. Nov. 7 Lewis^ 7 p.m. Nov. 14 Binghamton! 9 p.m. Nov. 16 Navy! (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Nov. 19 Coppin State 7 p.m. Nov. 22 vs. Massachusetts@ (ESPN3) 12 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Providence@ (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Grambling State 7 p.m. Nov. 29 Chicago State TBA Dec. 3 Michigan State (ESPN2) 7:15 p.m. Dec. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 p.m. Dec. 9 Mount St. Mary's 7 p.m. Dec. 13 Florida State* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. Purdue% TBA Dec. 22 Northern Illinois 7 p.m. Dec. 30 Hartford 7 p.m. Jan. 3 Georgia Tech* (ACCN) 2:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at N. Carolina* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Virginia* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at Georgia Tech* (RSN) 7 p.m. Jan. 17 Miami* (ESPN/ESPN2) 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Virginia Tech* (RSN) 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at NC State* (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 Duke* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Pittsburgh* (ACCN) 12 p.m. Feb. 4 Boston College* (RSN) 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Duke* (CBS) 1 p.m. Feb. 10 at Clemson* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Feb. 17 Wake Forest* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at Boston College* (RSN) 4 p.m. Feb. 24 Syracuse* (ACCN) 8 p.m. March 4 at Louisville* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. March 7 Clemson* (ACCN/RSN) 4 p.m. March 10-14 ACC Tournament TBA ^ Exhibition; ! Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament, pre- liminary rounds; @ Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament at Uncasville, Conn.; % Crossroads Classic at Indianapolis; *ACC game