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Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Irish see two straight games canceled

By Brad Weiss

Nov 28, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Nikola Djogo (13) dribbles the ball during the second half against the Michigan State Spartans at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Nikola Djogo (13) dribbles the ball during the second half against the Michigan State Spartans at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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The 0-1 Notre Dame Men’s Basketball has seen their next two games canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and won’t play until December 8.

The Notre Dame Men’s Basketball program was supposed to kick off their home slate on Wednesday, as they had planned to welcome the Western Michigan Broncos to Purcell Pavilion. Instead, their game had to be canceled due to COVID-19, as the Broncos did not have enough players to field a complete team.

In addition to the Western Michigan game, the Irish also saw their next game, a matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne on December 5, get canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test within the program. That game was supposed to replace the Tennessee game that was already canceled, as so far, this season is becoming harder and harder to actually play games.

The Irish did get one game in, their first game on the schedule, though the outcome was not what head coach Mike Brey was hoping for.

In their season opener, the Irish went up to East Lansing to take on No. 13 Michigan State. Though the Irish fell behind in a big way, down by 28 points in the third quarter, they never stopped fighting, and actually only lost by ten against a far superior opponent on the road.

Next time we will see the Irish (hopefully)

Now, the Irish are going to have to wait until December 8 to take the floor against No. 23 Ohio State at home. That will kick off a run of three-straight games against ranked opponents, as they go on the road to take on No. 20 Kentucky, who looked sloppy in their opener, and then welcome ACC rival Duke and their No. 6 ranking to Purcell

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The 2020-21 schedule was a tough one to start, as Brey put together a rough out-of-conference schedule to go with an already tough ACC slate. As of now, the Irish are just hoping to actually get on the court and play some basketball, but as the pandemic continues to rip through the country, actually playing college basketball looks like it going to be next to impossible.