Ben Hansbrough News

Posted 4 hours, 15 minutes ago at 10:12 am. Notre Dame's Ben Hansbrough drives to the hoop against Central Florida in the Irish's 90-72 victory on Sunday.

Armed with energy and enthusiasm while exchanging secret handshakes and chest-bumps during player introductions, the Notre Dame men's basketball team eventually hits a collective snooze button.

As you may recall, Mississippi State's fortuitous run to the semi-finals of the 2007 NIT came on the heels of a disappointing regular season, where they finished 17-12. While the Bulldogs were anchored by the brilliant play of Jamont Gordon, Charles Rhodes, and Dietric "Sleepy" Slater, a major component of their postseason success was the improved ...

The traditional Mike Brey-coached Irish teams usually consist of the following, year in and year out: a high-scoring offense that lives or dies on the three-pointer, mediocre rebounding, minimal-to-average athleticism, and a glaring weakness on the defensive side of the basketball.

As December dawns and league play lurks come montha s end, a sequence of game situations last weekend gave the Notre Dame mena s basketball team confidence that it can distance itself from last seasona s shortcomings.

For the second time in as many times, the St. Louis University basketball team found that its toughest challenge this season is going to be how it deals with adversity.

Northwestern's 1-3-1 defense made Notre Dame work for its shots, and a lot of the ones the Irish did let fly Friday night misfired.

Knocked silly by an errant elbow while chasing a rebound early Friday against Northwestern, Notre Dame junior forward Tim Abromaitis needed two trips to the locker room to feel better.

The 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish close out a five-game homestand to start the 2009-10 season, when they welcome the Kennesaw State Owls to South Bend, as part of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Luke Harangody scored 32 points, making all 10 of his free throws, to lead Notre Dame to a 91-72 victory over Liberty on Sunday in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Notre Dame played the way it needed to when it needed to against Long Beach State on Thursday.

Ben Hansbrough scored 19 points in his Notre Dame debut and Luke Harangody added 19 points and seven assists, leading the Fighting Irish to an 86-65 win over North Florida Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

A 2-0 record is nice, and all. But one might as well toss out wins against Alaska-Anchorage and Pepperdine when it comes to evaluating Coach Dan Monson's Long Beach State men's basketball team.

Right arm fully extended and his hand waving as if hailing a cab in some big city at rush hour, Notre Dame senior guard Ben Hansbrough called for the ball early and often Saturday against North Florida.

In recent years Notre Dame has had their share of sharp-shooters from behind the arc.

Familiar Notre Dame names that are easier to pronounce often dominate the opponenta s scouting report, something that suits junior Tim Abromaitis.

Visits from his parents were rare the past two years for Notre Dame junior Tim Abromaitis.

The Irish men's basketball team opened the new Purcell Pavilion with a dominating performance, beating North Florida 86-65 Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.

A summer weight room encounter between Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey and junior forward Tyrone Nash gave a glimpse into the building process the Irish are undergoing.

One high school game last December was all Notre Dame coach Mike Brey needed to see to feel good about the future of his team's most important position.