Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach's son steals spotlight with NBA buzzer-beater

Not only is Niele Ivey a very good Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach, but she’s also a very proud basketball mom. It’s a safe bet that she’s thrilled with the way her team is playing and thrilled with the way her son is playing.

In regards to the latter, she’s got a brand new reason to be very proud of her son, Jaden. The former Purdue Boilermaker is making a name for himself in the NBA and recently he added to his legend by draining a buzzer-beater that handed his Detroit Pistons a big win.

Jaden hit a baseline buzzer beater earlier this week to help the Detroit Pistons defeat the Toronto Raptors, 102-100. It capped a night in which he led the Pistons with 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and led all players with eight assists. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach’s son has been having his best year as a pro so far and that was his best game of the season.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach’s son hits NBA buzzer beater

Through 18 games, Jaden Ivey is averaging 18.4 points and 4.4 assists a game. Whatever he does the rest of the season though or even the rest of his career, he’ll remember that shot.

So will his Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach mom. Niele was actually at her son’s game, soaking it in. Meanwhile, her own team has started the season undefeated, is ranked No. 3 and even got some first place votes in the latest poll.