Notre Dame Basketball: Five reasons why the Irish can make a deep run in March

By Michael Foy | Jan 30, 2017

Nov 29, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey stands with his players for the Notre Dame Alma Mater after Notre Dame defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 92-78 at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 27, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) reacts after a technical foul by North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (not pictured) during the second half in the championship game in the East regional of the NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Free Throws

Notre Dame has the deadliest, sneakiest, most boring, and most fundamentally sound weapon in all of college basketball. Free throws. The Irish lead the nation shooting an incredible 81.5 percent from the line, as a team.

It’s such a deadly weapon because it’s pretty much guaranteed free points whenever anyone goes to the line, which the Irish do on an average of 16.2 times a game. Playing poised basketball is what separates teams in March and when the game is line Notre Dame won’t be nervous about knocking down free throws.

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