The 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by 21st-year head coach Mike Brey and played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana as eight-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 11–15, 7–11 in ACC play, to finish in eleventh place. In the ACC tournament they defeated Wake Forest before losing to North Carolina in the second round. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.
Previous season The Fighting Irish finished the 2019–20 season 20–12, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eight place. As the No. 7 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Boston College in the second round. The team was scheduled to play Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Rex Pflueger 0 G 6'6" 218 Graduate Student Dana Point, CA Graduated T. J. Gibbs 10 G 6'3" 185 Senior Scotch Plains, NJ Graduated Chris Doherty 15 F 6'8" 235 Sophomore Marlborough, MA Transferred to Northeastern John Mooney 33 F 6'9" 245 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Trey Wertz 2 G 6'5" 195 Junior Charlotte, NC Santa Clara
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References