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Notre Dame MBB: Irish to be tested early, often in 2020-21 season

By Brad Weiss

Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey yells out in the first half against the Boston College Eagles during the first half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey yells out in the first half against the Boston College Eagles during the first half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Irish need every bit of Hubb this season Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
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Notre Dame MBB: Irish to be tested early, often in 2020-21 season

Three top-10 teams in the first nine games

Notre Dame will kick off their schedule against No. 13 Michigan State, traveling to East Lansing to take on Tom Izzo and his Spartans. Throughout the next eight games, the Irish will battle against Duke, Kentucky, and Virginia, all teams ranked in the top-10 of the preseason rankings.

Virginia and Duke are the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the ACC based on preseason polls, and they both are ranked in the top nine in the country. The No. 10 ranked team is the Kentucky Wildcats, who, like Virginia and Duke, will take on the Fighting Irish through the first nine games of Notre Dame’s 2020-21 campaign.

Next. Notre Dame to take on a familiar face in Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec. dark

Duke newcomer Jalen Johnson is regarded as the top freshman in the conference, and Virgina has a trio of freshman who should see significant time this season. Overall, the road could be up and down for Notre Dame Men’s Basketball this season, but they do have talent to compete, and hopefully the players can gel early.