,“Mike and I have talked often in recent years about a future transition in the program’s leadership and during our most recent conversation we reached the mutual conclusion that the end of this season represented the right time,” director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said in a statement. “That Mike is the winningest coach in the 119 year history of Notre Dame men’s basketball speaks to his skill as a teacher of the game.
Brey took Notre Dame to back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 2015 and ’16. But after the Irish lost multiple key contributors off of those two rosters, Brey struggled to replace the production. This year, the Irish have struggled out to a 1–7 record in ACC play despite returning several starters and adding a consensus top recruit in guard J.J. Starling from the tournament team a year ago.