SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Mike Brey has too many fond memories from his previous 21 seasons at Notre Dame to be bothered by how last season ended.

A 101-59 blowout by North Carolina in the ACC Tournament - the largest margin of defeat since Brey took over in 2000-01 and became the school's winningest men's basketball coach -- ended an 11-15 campaign played during the pandemic.

Brey's Fighting Irish have not gone to the NCAA Tournament since 2016-17, something he hopes to rectify for returning seniors Prentiss Hubb, Nate Laszewski, Dane Goodwin and injury-plagued Robby Carmody.