BY JORDAN WELLS
A
challenging ACC slate
awaits Notre Dame head
coach Mike Brey's squad
in the 2015‑16 season.
The Irish hit the road to face
Virginia, defending national
champion Duke and Syracuse
in January, before hosting pe‑
rennial power North Carolina
and former Big East rival Louis‑
ville — both NCAA Tournament
Sweet 16 participants last sea‑
son — in February. Collectively,
Notre Dame finished 5‑3 against
those five teams last season, in‑
cluding beating Duke 74‑64 in
the ACC Tournament semifinals
and topping UNC 90‑82 in the ti‑
tle game to win the league cham‑
pionship in Greensboro, N.C.
"We've put together another
tough schedule that is really
going to test us this season,"
head coach Mike Brey said of
a slate that will have as many
as 17 games televised nationally
on CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2 or
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Tough road tests await
the Irish in 2015-16
Last year, head coach Mike Brey's team posted a 5‑3 record
versus ACC heavyweights Duke, Louisville, North Carolina,
Syracuse and Virginia.
PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN
