The 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Fighting Irish were led by 20th-year head coach

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and played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in

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as seventh-year members of the

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. The Fighting Irish finished the season 20–12, and 10–10 in ACC play. The team was scheduled to play

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in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the

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. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2018–19 season 14–19, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

No recruits.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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