The Mike Brey era at Notre Dame came to a close on Tuesday night, with a 67–64 loss to Virginia Tech in the ACC men’s basketball tournament.
The Fighting Irish finished 11–21 with a 3–17 record in league play, finishing in the No. 14 spot in the league. The team will miss the NCAA tournament after a return to the Big Dance a year ago, which was Brey’s program’s first appearance since 2017.
Naturally, Brey spent time after the game reflecting on his time at Notre Dame, which dates back to 2000. Now freed from the guise of the ACC, he also took aim at the officials over a late technical foul in the game on junior forward Matt Zona, saying that an “’A’ officiating crew” would not have made the call.
