2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The Fighting Irish finished the 2018–19 season 14–19, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

No recruits.

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Stanford|cur_rs=yes}}

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Connecticut}}

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|head_coach=

• Mike Brey ({{college|George Washington}})

|asst_coach=

• Rod Balanis ({{college|Georgia Tech}})
• Ryan Ayers ({{college|Notre Dame}})
• Ryan Humphrey ({{college|Notre Dame}})

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Source:{{cite web|url=https://und.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title=2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule|website=und.com|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|accessdate=January 24, 2019}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}|Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 29, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Capital

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/irish-cruise-by-crusaders-72-43-in-opening-exhibition/ 72–43]

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 6

| attend = 5,040

| record = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 1, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bellarmine

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/hubb-and-mooney-lead-notre-dame-over-bellarmine-61-51/ 61–51]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Durham

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 8

| attend = 6,235

| record = –

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 6, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-9-11-unc/ 65–76]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 6

| attend = 21,750

| record = 0–1

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2019

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Robert Morris

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/irish-take-down-robert-morris-in-home-opener/ 92–57]

| highscorer = Goodwin

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Gibbs

| assists = 5

| attend = 6,422

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 12, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Howard

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/mooneys-double-double-carries-irish-in-79-50-win-over-howard/ 79–50]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Mooney

| assists = 5

| attend = 6,190

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 15, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/mooney-has-career-night-in-notre-dames-74-64-win-over-marshall/ 74–64]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 4

| attend = 7,831

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 18, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Presbyterian

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/short-handed-irish-down-presbyterian-63-53/ 63–53]

| highscorer = Pflueger

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Durham

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Pflueger

| assists = 6

| attend = 5,752

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 21, 2019

| time = 8:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/boxscore/267781/ 64–62]

| highscorer = Goodwin

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Pflueger

| assists = 5

| overtime = OT

| attend = 6,555

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-blow-by-fairleigh-dickinson-in-91-66-victory/ 91–66]

| highscorer = Laszewski

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Pflueger

| assists = 5

| attend = 6,166

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2019

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Xfinity Center

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge

| tv = ESPN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-fall-to-3-maryland-on-the-road-72-51/ 51–72]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 3

| attend = 15,529

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2019

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ESPNU

| score = [https://und.com/irish-comeback-falls-short-in-73-72-loss-to-eagles/ 72–73]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 18

| highassister = Gibbs

| assists = 6

| attend = 7,117

| record = 6–3

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 10, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Detroit Mercy

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-blow-by-titans-in-historic-offensive-performance/ 110–71]

| highscorer = Goodwin

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 11

| attend = 6,441

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = [https://und.com/irish-defense-stifles-ucla-in-75-61-victory/ 75–61]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 6

| attend = 8,083

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2019

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = Crossroads Classic

| tv = ESPN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-fall-short-to-hoosiers-in-crossroads-classic-62-60/ 60–62]

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Pflueger

| assists = 6

| attend = 18,538

| record = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 29, 2019

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Alabama A&M

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCNX

| score = [https://und.com/five-finish-in-double-figures-in-82-56-win-over-alabama-am/ 82–56]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 18

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 7

| attend = 8,181

| record = 9–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2020

| time = 4:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/irish-outlast-syracuse-on-the-road-in-88-87-thriller/ 88–87]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 9

| attend = 19,821

| record = 10–4

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 8, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = NC State

| site_stadium = PNC Arena

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-nc-state/ 68–73]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 24

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Gibbs

| assists = 6

| attend = 16,825

| record = 10–5

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2020

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ESPN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-come-up-just-short-against-13-11-louisville/ 64–67]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 19

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 8

| attend = 8,404

| record = 10–6

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2020

| time = 8:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/hubb-scores-25-in-notre-dames-road-win-over-georgia-tech/ 78–74]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| attend = 5,899

| record = 11–6

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/orange-edge-irish-84-82/ 82–84]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 6

| attend = 7,492

| record = 11–7

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2020

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-late-rally-falls-just-short-at-5-florida-state/ 84–85]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 24

| highrebounder = Durham

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| attend = 11,500

| record = 11–8

| conference = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/big-second-half-powers-irish-past-wake-forest/ 90–80]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| attend = 6,402

| record = 12–8

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2020

| time = 12:00 pm

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = [https://und.com/mooneys-monster-day-leads-irish-in-win-over-georgia-tech-80-72/ 80–72]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,240

| record = 13–8

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2020

| time = 6:30 pm

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/gibbs-leads-irish-in-win-over-pitt-80-72/ 80–72]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 7

| attend = 6,534

| record = 14–8

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 9, 2020

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum

| site_cityst = Clemson, SC

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/pflueger-leads-irish-to-fourth-straight-win-in-victory-at-clemson/ 61–57]

| highscorer = Pflueger

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = 3 tied

| assists = 3

| attend = 7,472

| record = 15–8

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 11, 2020

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/irish-suffer-ot-loss-at-virginia-50-49/ 49–50]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Pflueger

| assists = 5

| overtime = OT

| attend = 13,696

| record = 15–9

| conference = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2020

| time = 4:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Duke

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ESPN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/ 60–94]

| highscorer = Durham

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Gibbs

| assists = 6

| attend = 9,314

| record = 15–10

| conference = 6–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 17, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ESPN

| score = [https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/ 77–76]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 8

| attend = 8,150

| record = 16–10

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2020

| time = 6:00 pm

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-offensive-barrage-buries-hurricanes-87-71/ 87–71]

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 10

| attend = 7,351

| record = 17–10

| conference = 8–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2020

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Conte Forum

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/gibbs-beats-buzzer-and-boston-college-62-61/ 62–61]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 4

| attend = 5,101

| record = 18–10

| conference = 9–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 29, 2020

| time = 4:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = [https://und.com/mooneys-24th-double-double-not-enough-in-loss-at-wake-forest/ 73–84]

| highscorer = Mooney

| points = 24

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 17

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 4

| attend = 8,870

| record = 18–11

| conference = 9–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 4, 2020

| time = 9:00 pm

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/irish-fall-in-final-seconds-to-7-8-florida-state/ 71–73]

| highscorer = Hubb

| points = 24

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 6

| attend = 7,165

| record = 18–12

| conference = 9–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2020

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| tv = ACCN

| score = [https://und.com/irish-earn-senior-day-win-over-virginia-tech/ 64–56]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 6

| attend = 8,301

| record = 19–12

| conference = {{nowrap|10–10}}

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 11, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = Boston College

| oppseed = 10

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| gamename = Second round

| tv = ESPN2

| score = [https://und.com/seniors-lead-irish-to-acc-quarterfinals/ 80–58]

| highscorer = Gibbs

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Mooney

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Hubb

| assists = 9

| attend = 20,809

| record = 20–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12, 2020

| time = 7:00 pm

| status = p

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = Virginia

| oppseed = 2

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN

| score = ACC Tournament Canceled{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/3/12/statement-from-acc-on-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx|title=Statement from ACC on men's basketball tournament|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}

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