Tom Noie
@tomnoie.bsky.social
Working on mysteries without any clues while covering Notre Dame men’s basketball, football and just about everything else for the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune since 1982
We're talking everything @NDmbb in our next NDInsider chat on Thursday, February 19.
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Leave question, comment for next Notre Dame basketball chat
Don't look now, but the end of February can be seen out the front window, which means there's only a handful of games left for Notre Dame basketball.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
We're talking everything @NDmbb in our next NDInsider chat on Thursday, February 19.
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Our next @NDmbb hoops chat tips Thursday, February 19 at 8:30 a.m., at NDInsider.
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Leave question, comment for next Notre Dame basketball chat
Don't look now, but the end of February can be seen out the front window, which means there's only a handful of games left for Notre Dame basketball.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Our next @NDmbb hoops chat tips Thursday, February 19 at 8:30 a.m., at NDInsider.
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Quick story on Irish down a key guy - maybe THE key guy - for Saturday's game against Georgia Tech.
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BREAKING: What Notre Dame basketball starter will miss Saturday's game?
Notre Dame basketball has lost five straight and 10 of its last 11 and really needed an ACC win Saturday at home against Georgia Tech.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Quick story on Irish down a key guy - maybe THE key guy - for Saturday's game against Georgia Tech.
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Column: "This is a lonely seat."
@NDmbb good for stretches but not good enough in loss at SMU. here: tinyurl.com/bdey6uzw
@NDmbb good for stretches but not good enough in loss at SMU. here: tinyurl.com/bdey6uzw
Same story, different night for Notre Dame basketball at SMU | Noie
This isn't how Micah Shrewsberry envisioned Notre Dame basketball being when he arrived in March 2023, but he still believes better days are possible.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Column: "This is a lonely seat."
@NDmbb good for stretches but not good enough in loss at SMU. here: tinyurl.com/bdey6uzw
@NDmbb good for stretches but not good enough in loss at SMU. here: tinyurl.com/bdey6uzw
Some pre-game reads as @NDmbb prepares to try this road thing again in the ACC against Louisville:
What to know: tinyurl.com/ybwzdwzm
On toughness: tinyurl.com/3dusm4uf
Why February matters: tinyurl.com/yb6wf637
What to know: tinyurl.com/ybwzdwzm
On toughness: tinyurl.com/3dusm4uf
Why February matters: tinyurl.com/yb6wf637
Everything you need to know as Notre Dame basketball visits Louisville
Notre Dame basketball has lost seven of eight in Atlantic Coast Conference play and now heads south to face ranked Louisville.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Some pre-game reads as @NDmbb prepares to try this road thing again in the ACC against Louisville:
What to know: tinyurl.com/ybwzdwzm
On toughness: tinyurl.com/3dusm4uf
Why February matters: tinyurl.com/yb6wf637
What to know: tinyurl.com/ybwzdwzm
On toughness: tinyurl.com/3dusm4uf
Why February matters: tinyurl.com/yb6wf637
LIVE: Get out of bed, grab some coffee and get your @NDmbb fix. We're live talking everything Notre Dame basketball now.
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Our latest Notre Dame basketball chat is live, today, now
What do you like, dislike, concerned, not concerned about with Notre Dame basketball as February nears and the stretch drive of the regular season begins?
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January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
LIVE: Get out of bed, grab some coffee and get your @NDmbb fix. We're live talking everything Notre Dame basketball now.
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What's the latest on @NDmbb PG Markus Burton and his recovery/possible return from a broken left ankle?
Glad you asked...
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Glad you asked...
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Notre Dame basketball's Markus Burton looks like he might return, but will he?
Notre Dame guard Markus Burton could return for a late-season run or he could stay on the sideline and retain a year of eligibility after ankle injury.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
What's the latest on @NDmbb PG Markus Burton and his recovery/possible return from a broken left ankle?
Glad you asked...
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Glad you asked...
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Will it ever stop snowing? Will we ever see the sun again? Will the temperature ever make it past 10?
You can ask these questions and more Thursday, January 29 in our next @NDmbb chat at NDInsider.
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You can ask these questions and more Thursday, January 29 in our next @NDmbb chat at NDInsider.
Queue's open now for all questions/comments. Here: tinyurl.com/ybtuz55s
Join NDI's Tom Noie for our latest Notre Dame basketball chat session
What do you like, dislike, concerned, not concerned about with Notre Dame basketball as February nears and the stretch drive of the regular season begins?
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January 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Will it ever stop snowing? Will we ever see the sun again? Will the temperature ever make it past 10?
You can ask these questions and more Thursday, January 29 in our next @NDmbb chat at NDInsider.
Queue's open now for all questions/comments. Here: tinyurl.com/ybtuz55s
You can ask these questions and more Thursday, January 29 in our next @NDmbb chat at NDInsider.
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Winter Storm Fern got you home bound for another few days with nothing to do? Join our next @NDmbb chat.
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Join NDI's Tom Noie for our latest Notre Dame basketball chat session
What do you like, dislike, concerned, not concerned about with Notre Dame basketball as February nears and the stretch drive of the regular season begins?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Winter Storm Fern got you home bound for another few days with nothing to do? Join our next @NDmbb chat.
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Column: Just when everything looked darkest, down 13 at home, searching, maybe wondering, @NDmbb found its way into the light of an ACC win for the first time in 26 days.
First home win in 42.
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First home win in 42.
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Could Notre Dame basketball finally figure a way to an ACC win?
Notre Dame basketball understandably looked in over its heads against some of the ACC's elite. But it should do what it did against Boston College.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Column: Just when everything looked darkest, down 13 at home, searching, maybe wondering, @NDmbb found its way into the light of an ACC win for the first time in 26 days.
First home win in 42.
Here: tinyurl.com/yc7dwb69
First home win in 42.
Here: tinyurl.com/yc7dwb69
When @NDmbb lost power forward Kebba Njie this week to a season-ending knee injury, it lost more than its only true senior. It lost more than a low-post defensive presence.
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Notre Dame basketball's latest injury costs Irish a veteran voice
Senior Kebba Njie followed head coach Micah Shrewsberry to Notre Dame from Penn State in 2023, in part to help preach the Gospel of Shrews to teammates.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
When @NDmbb lost power forward Kebba Njie this week to a season-ending knee injury, it lost more than its only true senior. It lost more than a low-post defensive presence.
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Here: tinyurl.com/4v3yxbu2
he hour from the home office couch. Follow along here as this one goes along.
Quick read on Irish being down a rotation guy today. Here: tinyurl.com/yzmzb7xh
Quick read on Irish being down a rotation guy today. Here: tinyurl.com/yzmzb7xh
Kebba Njie out for Notre Dame basketball at Virginia Tech
Notre Dame basketball is down yet another player due to injury ahead of its road game at Virginia Tech.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
he hour from the home office couch. Follow along here as this one goes along.
Quick read on Irish being down a rotation guy today. Here: tinyurl.com/yzmzb7xh
Quick read on Irish being down a rotation guy today. Here: tinyurl.com/yzmzb7xh
Column: A mid-winter football update with the head coach might otherwise be a bore. Not Wednesday with @NDFootball coach Marcus Freeman.
Actually, this one was refreshing.
Why? Here: tinyurl.com/mvkpcw6f
Actually, this one was refreshing.
Why? Here: tinyurl.com/mvkpcw6f
It's already been a long, strange trip for Notre Dame football
When Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman finally met the media for the first time in six weeks, there was no shortage of talking points.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Column: A mid-winter football update with the head coach might otherwise be a bore. Not Wednesday with @NDFootball coach Marcus Freeman.
Actually, this one was refreshing.
Why? Here: tinyurl.com/mvkpcw6f
Actually, this one was refreshing.
Why? Here: tinyurl.com/mvkpcw6f
Column: With no Markus Burton for the foreseeable future, the margin for error for @ndmbb is minimally miniscule.
When there is error, we get what we got Saturday against Clemson.
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When there is error, we get what we got Saturday against Clemson.
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How did Notre Dame basketball home league opener against Clemson go?
Without leading scorer Markus Burton, Notre Dame basketball isn't going to be whole, maybe not for a long time. ACC losses like this will be the end result.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Column: With no Markus Burton for the foreseeable future, the margin for error for @ndmbb is minimally miniscule.
When there is error, we get what we got Saturday against Clemson.
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When there is error, we get what we got Saturday against Clemson.
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Sun's not even up in Northern Indiana, but that doesn't matter. It's time to talk @NDmbb - and there's a lot to talk about.
Sit back and settle in. This might take some time. You can be a part of the hoops party.
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Sit back and settle in. This might take some time. You can be a part of the hoops party.
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Chat live today, chat live now, with NDI's Tom Noie about Notre Dame basketball
Notre Dame basketball gets this week off after opening league play with two games in Northern California. What have we learned about these Irish?
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January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Sun's not even up in Northern Indiana, but that doesn't matter. It's time to talk @NDmbb - and there's a lot to talk about.
Sit back and settle in. This might take some time. You can be a part of the hoops party.
Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
Sit back and settle in. This might take some time. You can be a part of the hoops party.
Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
There's still time to be part of what might be an historic @NDmbb chat (will we go for eight hours?), which tips Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Queue's open now for you to leave a question/comment/concern.
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Queue's open now for you to leave a question/comment/concern.
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Talk Notre Dame basketball with NDI columnist Tom Noie
Notre Dame basketball gets this week off after opening league play with two games in Northern California. What have we learned about these Irish?
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January 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
There's still time to be part of what might be an historic @NDmbb chat (will we go for eight hours?), which tips Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Queue's open now for you to leave a question/comment/concern.
Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
Queue's open now for you to leave a question/comment/concern.
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"It's been a tough two days."
Micah Shrewsberry admits that he "made a huge mistake" after the @NDmbb loss at Cal.
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Micah Shrewsberry admits that he "made a huge mistake" after the @NDmbb loss at Cal.
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Notre Dame basketball coach admits that "It's been a tough two days."
It's been a tough couple of days, and understandably so, for Notre Dame basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry following his outburst after a loss at Cal.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"It's been a tough two days."
Micah Shrewsberry admits that he "made a huge mistake" after the @NDmbb loss at Cal.
Here: tinyurl.com/bdfjn5t6
Micah Shrewsberry admits that he "made a huge mistake" after the @NDmbb loss at Cal.
Here: tinyurl.com/bdfjn5t6
A quiet week of ACC game action for @ndmbb (off until Saturday) seems like a good time for a Notre Dame basketball chat at ND Insider on Thursday.
Queue's already open. Leave your question or comment today. Tonight. Tomorrow.
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Queue's already open. Leave your question or comment today. Tonight. Tomorrow.
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Talk Notre Dame basketball with NDI columnist Tom Noie
Notre Dame basketball gets this week off after opening league play with two games in Northern California. What have we learned about these Irish?
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January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A quiet week of ACC game action for @ndmbb (off until Saturday) seems like a good time for a Notre Dame basketball chat at ND Insider on Thursday.
Queue's already open. Leave your question or comment today. Tonight. Tomorrow.
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Queue's already open. Leave your question or comment today. Tonight. Tomorrow.
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Given the recent developments of @NDmbb, you have to have questions. You have to have comments.
We'll talk Notre Dame hoops on Thursday, January 8 tipping at 8:30 a.m. in our latest NDI hoops chat.
The queue's open now to leave your thoughts. Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
We'll talk Notre Dame hoops on Thursday, January 8 tipping at 8:30 a.m. in our latest NDI hoops chat.
The queue's open now to leave your thoughts. Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
Talk Notre Dame basketball with NDI columnist Tom Noie
Notre Dame basketball gets this week off after opening league play with two games in Northern California. What have we learned about these Irish?
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January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Given the recent developments of @NDmbb, you have to have questions. You have to have comments.
We'll talk Notre Dame hoops on Thursday, January 8 tipping at 8:30 a.m. in our latest NDI hoops chat.
The queue's open now to leave your thoughts. Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
We'll talk Notre Dame hoops on Thursday, January 8 tipping at 8:30 a.m. in our latest NDI hoops chat.
The queue's open now to leave your thoughts. Here: tinyurl.com/4djw2jxh
different side to @NDmbb coach Micah Shrewsberry.
Late Friday, we saw the lunatic fringe side. Even though he had his reasons, it was wrong.
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Late Friday, we saw the lunatic fringe side. Even though he had his reasons, it was wrong.
Here: tinyurl.com/4nbkh6jn
What happened to that new and improved Notre Dame basketball coach?
Notre Dame basketball showed late Friday/early Saturday at Cal that executing late-game situations in league play is a tough obstacle to clear.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
different side to @NDmbb coach Micah Shrewsberry.
Late Friday, we saw the lunatic fringe side. Even though he had his reasons, it was wrong.
Here: tinyurl.com/4nbkh6jn
Late Friday, we saw the lunatic fringe side. Even though he had his reasons, it was wrong.
Here: tinyurl.com/4nbkh6jn
A chance to make history and then, an historic collapse. A lot to unpack from this @ndmbb loss.
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
How did Notre Dame basketball wrap its California trip to open ACC play?
Notre Dame had a chance to start Atlantic Coast Conference play 2-0 for the first time since 2017-18 with a late-night game at California
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January 3, 2026 at 6:57 AM
A chance to make history and then, an historic collapse. A lot to unpack from this @ndmbb loss.
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
A chance to make history and then, an historic collapse. A lot to unpack from this @ndmbb loss.
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
How did Notre Dame basketball wrap its California trip to open ACC play?
Notre Dame had a chance to start Atlantic Coast Conference play 2-0 for the first time since 2017-18 with a late-night game at California
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January 3, 2026 at 6:57 AM
A chance to make history and then, an historic collapse. A lot to unpack from this @ndmbb loss.
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
Here: tinyurl.com/ykw8a7s6
One game into @theACC play, @NDmbb is one game away from matching its total for league road wins last season.
How'd it happen? Hide your eyes - except for the final score.
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How'd it happen? Hide your eyes - except for the final score.
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How did ACC opener on West Coast go for Notre Dame basketball?
It was a long week for Notre Dame basketball after its home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne. How would Irish respond far from home to open ACC play?
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December 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
One game into @theACC play, @NDmbb is one game away from matching its total for league road wins last season.
How'd it happen? Hide your eyes - except for the final score.
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How'd it happen? Hide your eyes - except for the final score.
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Column: We've seen this show before from @NDmbb, whether it was Western Carolina, Citadel or Elon.
Why Sunday's loss to Fort Wayne is different.
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Why Sunday's loss to Fort Wayne is different.
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Notre Dame basketball should be beyond what happened Sunday at home
This was supposed to be an easy one for Notre Dame basketball, one final non-conference game to breeze into the holiday break. It was anything but.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Column: We've seen this show before from @NDmbb, whether it was Western Carolina, Citadel or Elon.
Why Sunday's loss to Fort Wayne is different.
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Why Sunday's loss to Fort Wayne is different.
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Live, live, live: We're talking @NDmbb at #NDInsider today. Now. Come hang out and talk hoops.
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LIVE: Join our Notre Dame basketball discussion today. Now. Here
We're more than one full month down with the college basketball regular season, and there's plenty to discuss when it comes to Notre Dame basketball.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Live, live, live: We're talking @NDmbb at #NDInsider today. Now. Come hang out and talk hoops.
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