2014 – 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men 's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Fighting Irish , led by fifteenth year head coach Mike Brey , played its home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend , Indiana and were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 32 – 6 , 14 – 4 in ACC play to finish in third place . They defeated Miami ( FL ) , Duke , and North Carolina to become champions of the ACC Tournament . They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Northeastern in the second round , Butler in the third round , and Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen before losing in the Elite Eight to unbeaten Kentucky in a close game , 68 – 66
ACC Tournament
2015 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team