Over the last several years, Notre Dame basketball has been on the upswing – both on the court and on the recruiting trail. After a heart-breaking loss to Kentucky in the 2015 Elite 8, Notre Dame followed that up with another Elite 8 run in 2016, and then a 2nd round exit in 2017.
2018 was a little different story. The team had high expectations and deservingly so. Preseason college basketball player of the year Bonzie Colson returned to South Bend for one last hurrah, and senior leader Matt Farrell was further breakout.
Long story short, injuries struck the Irish and they barely missed out on another deep NCAA tournament run.