Three things for Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball returns! Following our pattern from the football season, we’re going to be taking a look each week at lessons learned from the previous week’s action.

Last Week’s Results

We saw a lot of promise and some cause for concern this week as Notre Dame split their first two games against major-conference opponents, following up a statement win over Sparty with a disappointing, close home loss to Otto and Co. What did we learn?

Three-Dimensional

In a narrative no doubt familiar to Irish fans, Notre Dame’s fate this season has hinged on its ability to shoot from the outside.