Former Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps homebound, hopeful during pandemic
79-year-old former Fighting Irish coach has battled cancer twice already, so ‘90% of the time, I’m home bound’
79-year-old former Fighting Irish coach has battled cancer twice already, so ‘90% of the time, I’m home bound’
Notre Dame had a lot of Betas, but no Alphas. Alphas equal elite in the ACC. The Fighting Irish are a long way from elite.
Fighting Irish won the ACC tournament five years ago, the last time it was held in Greensboro, North Carolina.
An ankle injury has hobbled him for much of the season, but he still leads South Bend St. Joseph at 22.8 points per game.
Pflueger is barreling toward becoming the all-time leader for games played in Notre Dame men’s basketball program history.
“Sometimes we’re treated by the officials like we haven’t brought football as a full member, but yet we get a full share of the ACC Network TV (revenue).”
Notre Dame is the only non-football member of the ACC. And the Irish basketball coach insinuated they’re treated differently because of it.
Fighting Irish are usually in the national title hunt, but after losing so much talent after last season, they are looking up at much of their competition this year
Win No. 11 for the Irish was secured by a 33-9 spread in a contest that got out of hand in a hurry. Much of that was ND’s doing, and ISU’s undoing.
Typically when Notre Dame rolls in, that football game is the talk of the town. Everybody knows it. Feels it. Lives it. Not this week.