While we wait in nervous anticipation for Section Sunday, hoping the hear Notre Dame announced as one of the 68 team who will compete in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, it’s important to acknowledge what can only be described as the all-around greatness of Mike Brey as a head coach.
Most people would be hard-pressed to argue that Brey isn’t the greatest men’s basketball coach in Notre Dame history. The only other name in the conversation with any merit is the great Digger Phelps. Even then, Brey has bested Phelps in nearly every statistical coaching category — and in less time at the helm of the program.