University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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A New Era Begins Injuries hurt squad throughout much of season; Hoover ends career with school three-point records amie Bordas (continued from p. 118) Five games into the Big East portion of the slate, the team was still search- ing for its initial confer- ence victory. Injury to several key players had taken its toll. Freshman Gary Bell, sophomore Derek Manner, and jun- iors Marcus Young and Pete Miller all went down early in the campaign. Nationally-ranked Georgetown provided the Irish with an opportunity to make some noise. The team, now close to full strength, gave the Hoyas all that they could handle before a packed crowd at the Joyce Cen- ter. Senior captain Ryan Hoover sizzled the nets for 26 points. The school ' s all-time leader in every three-point cat- egory drained four from beyond the arc to keep the pressure on the Hoyas throughout the contest. Garrity added 15 points and 10 re- bounds, but Georgetown was too strong in the end and handed the Irish a disappointing 74-69 loss. The near-miss of an upset over the Hoyas provided the team and fans with hope. The Irish were definitely showing signs of improvement and had taken a peren- nial power to the wire. When Rutgers visited South Bend, the Irish looked to avenge an early season overtime loss. Hoover poured in 26 points for the second game in a row, while Garrity added 23 points and 6 rebounds. It wou almost seem fitting that was the South Bend native and former walk- on Miller who was able t come up big off of the bench t o score eight points to help provide tr much needed conferenc victory by a 79-67 coun Following the win, the team dropped two game in a row and was in dire need of a positive outinc (continued on p. 122) Ryan Hoover tries to free himself for a three-point at- tempt. The senior guard set several school records for 3 ' s during his career including most three-pointers attempted and made for a single game, single season, and career. 120 Sports Pointing towards the court, head coach John MacLeod discusses strategy with assistant Terry Tyler during the second half of a win over Pittsburgh. MacLeod and his staff had thej challenge of facing stiff er competition this season with the team ' s move from independent! status to the Big East and found wins difficult to come by in conference play. IbUfebi ate. fh las the f

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Senior Ryan Hoover plays tough defense on Pitt guard Jerry McCullough in a 77-69 Irish victory. Sophomore Pat Garrity, one of the top players in the Big East, was named third team all-conference. oint gu was the oor leader. JohnMacCle quad knew th ins in confer- y ' would not :ask. Howev not expect f teas difficult out to be. I j ' 995-96 Men ' s Basketball Team Members: (front row) Nick Wills, Dennis Carroll, Gary Bell, ' Oug Gottlieb, Keith Kurowski, Ryan Hoover, Pete Miller, Admore White, Derek Manner, Antoni fyche, Matt Vankoski. (back row) Manager Dan Murray, head coach John MacLeod, coach erry Tyler, coach Fran MacCaffery, Marcus Young, Matt Gotsch, Phil Hickey, Pat Garrity, Parker Laketa, coordinator of basketball operations Fred Farkas, trainer Skip Meyer, sistant strength and conditioning coach Bill Martinov, manager Mike Chiaravalloti. headt '

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u n; :ords a row, while dded23 Munds. eem fitting South Bend id former wal who was ai big off of the] score eight helpprov: ededconfi y a 79-67o ing the win, Sophomre Derek Manner (left) and junior Marcus Young (below) suffered injuries that slowed them down during the season. Once healthy, Manner earned a starting spot in the lineup and Young was a strong contributor in the post. I ctaffhadtli oug Gottlieb looks for an opening in the Connecticut defense to send a pass inside to a ideiJ eammate. The freshman took over the starting point guard position early in the season and erved as the floor leader on his way to finishing first on the team in assists.