2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Virginia †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	7	.811
No. 14 Syracuse	14	–	4	.778	28	–	6	.824
No. 8 Duke	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
No. 19 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Pittsburgh	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
NC State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Miami (FL)	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Wake Forest	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Notre Dame	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290


† 2014 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will play its home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana. This will mark Notre Dame's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, having moved from the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2012-13 season 25-10, with an 11-7 record in Big East play. They reached the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, which was their fourth consecutive trip to that round in their final appearance before departing to the ACC. However, for a third year in a row they were eliminated by Louisville. The Irish earned a #7 seed for the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the second round by Iowa State.

Senior forward Jack Cooley was named First Team All-Big East, while junior guard Jerian Grant was named Second Team All-Big East. Additionally, sophomore guard Pat Connaughton was named to the Big East Championship All-Tournament Team, the first Irish player to be so honored since Scott Martin in 2011.

Pre-season

On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame announced that they had accepted an invitation to join the ACC in all sports except for football. Discussions with both the Big East and the ACC eventually led to an agreement for the Irish to join the ACC starting with 2013-14 calendar year. Notre Dame basketball announced its first slate of conference games on April 23, 2013. As "partner schools" with Georgia Tech and Boston College, Notre Dame will always play home-and-away series with those two schools each year, and then play the remaining 11 ACC teams on a rotating basis as part of an 18-game conference schedule. The Irish were also scheduled for their first-ever game in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. On August 15, 2013 it was confirmed that their opponent in 2013 would be Iowa. The full 2013-14 scheduled was unveiled August 22.

In preseason poll at ACC Media Days, the Irish were picked to finish fifth in their first season in the new conference. During pre-season practices, the Irish suffered two notable injuries in their sophomore class: Zach Auguste suffered a broken wrist on October 10th that will keep him out for up to six weeks, and sophomore Eric Katenda underwent knee surgery that will also sideline him for up to six weeks.

Notre Dame recruited four players from the high school senior class of 2013–14, each of whom signed letters-of-intent in November 2012. The recruiting class, which featured three players from the state of Indiana, was ranked in the top 20th by Rivals.com,Scout.com, and ESPN.COM.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
V.J. Beachem SF	Fort Wayne, IN	New Haven High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 9, 2011
V.J. Beachem SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Demetrius Jackson PG	Mishawaka, IN	Marian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 27, 2012
Demetrius Jackson PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Austin Torres PF	Mishawaka, IN	Penn High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2012
Austin Torres PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Steve Vasturia SG	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2011
Steve Vasturia SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: 16
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Notre Dame 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21. "2012 Notre Dame Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21. "2012 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

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