Notre Dame hasn’t been in the ACC all that long really, and the Irish have done fairly well under Mike Brey.
The basketball glory goes back a lot further than that. Notre Dame has a permanent spot in basketball history for ending UCLA’s incredible 88-game win streak.
And the Irish have had some great NBA players too. Here’s our pick for the Top Five Fighting Irish in the NBA.
- Adrian Dantley - AD was a superb basketball player. Undersized at 6-5, he could battle inside and shoot outside. He was a six-time All-Star, made the Hall of Fame and averaged 24.