2010 – 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men 's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010 – 2011 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame , Indiana . The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference . The team returned three starters from the 2009-10 NCAA Tournament squad , having seen the graduation of long-time starters Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson . They finished the season 27 – 7 , 14 – 4 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament to Louisville . They received an at large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Akron in the second round before being upset by Florida State in the third round
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team