Lytle: Why Notre Dame's men's basketball season was a success
Notre Dame men’s basketball finished the season with a record of 13-20 and 7-13 in the ACC. To some, this record might seem disappointing, lackluster or a failure, but considering the Irish returned 1.57% of its scoring from 2022-23, fans can start to realize how bad Notre Dame was projected to be. The entirety of the scoring returned was senior forward Matt Zona’s 33 points last year and a single free throw made by junior guard Alex Wade. The Irish were projected to win four games and be last in almost every metric. However, they finished with seven ACC wins and were four conference wins ahead of last place in the ACC. Record-wise, this season certainly exceeded expectations.