With forward Bonzie Colson back for his senior season, Notre Dame is in position to dream of conference titles and even a Final Four run.
The Irish begin the season ranked No. 14 in the AP poll and they open Saturday afternoon at DePaul, a game in which Colson might not actually be the main attraction. Top billing could go to the arena itself. The Blue Demons will be playing their first game inside the new, $173 million Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
"We all obviously want to perform well," DePaul junior guard Eli Cain said in the Chicago Sun-Times.