Luke Harangody News

Ranking the conferences is always going to be a debate without a real winner. What matters most to someone is open for discussion.

Jumping into the abyss of college basketballa TMs regular season this week can be a daunting, and for some, haunting proposition.

Notre Dame senior Luke Harangody arguably is the nation's most outstanding player.

Four Irish players scored in double figures and preseason first-team All-American Luke Harangody notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame topped Quincy, 75-54, in exhibition play inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Friday night.

Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody and Kansas teammates Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins are the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.

Scoreboards on each end of the basement basketball court indicate that practice starts in 151413 minutes, but Notre Dame senior shooting guard Ben Hansbrough already is lathered and loose.

In the spring of 2001, following Mike Brey 's first season as the coach at Notre Dame, Troy Murphy , the team's star junior forward, decided to forego his final season in college and declare himself eligible for the NBA draft.

Former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence of alcohol and apologized for what he called a mistake.

As Notre Dame power forward Luke Harangody and his 6-foot-8, 246-pound frame descend after a two-handed dunk, the old basketball stanchion creaks and groans in protest.

New look to the arena, same old look to the Notre Dame mens basketball box score Sunday against Division II Lewis University.

University of Louisville sophomore forward Samardo Samuels is among 50 individuals named to the Naismith Trophy 2009-10 preseason watch list, announced today by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

How do you prepare for the final year of a college basketball career that jumped the fast track early on and shows no signs of slowing? How do you handle seeing your face splashed across another national publication, of hearing your name bandied about as the nation's best, of being expected to deliver monster numbers every night out one more time? ...

The Elon University men's basketball team will hold a Maroon & Gold intrasquad scrimmage on homecoming weekend.

Rare are the times when Notre Dame junior forward Tim Abromaitis needs a moment to keep something from affecting his effort.

The two most important positions bookend a basketball court. The point guard runs the offense while the center is the defense's last line of defense.

Let me start by telling you that, yes, I know John Henson is playing on the wing.

What does Notre Dame power forward Luke Harangody have in common with former college All-American, U.S. Olympian and NBA legend Patrick Ewing? Prior to Wednesday morning, not a whole heck of a lot would have been that answer.

They came, they saw, they wondered. The most talked about part of the Big East men's basketball media day is always the preseason coaches' poll, and it raised some eyebrows Wednesday among the two New Jersey programs.

Notre Dame senior forward Luke Harangody joined Georgetown great Patrick Ewing as the only players to be chosen Big East preseason player of the year more than once.

With an ability to handle the ball in the open court and make the extra pass, Notre Dame junior Ty Nash prefers to be listed as a guard even though he stands 6-foot-8. "I'm versatile; I can do it all," Nash said.