Mike Brey to join Atlanta Hawks coaching staff

Observer Sports Staff

It’s been over a month since the final game of his n otre d ame coaching career. b ut m ike b rey has hardly been out of the spotlight since his time in s outh b end came to a close. At one point during the offseason — a much longer one than the Irish were hoping for after making their first m arch m adness trip since 2017 a year ago — the winningest coach in n otre d ame history was reported to be the next head coach of the U s F b ulls. That didn’t happen. Then, b rey said he was going to “take some time off and pursue a career in television,” according to a m arch 21 Tweet by Pete Thamel.

b ut that isn’t going to be where b rey winds up at the start of the 202223 college basketball season, either. In fact, b rey’s days in the college hoops landscape are a thing of the past, at least for the near future. Instead, b rey is heading to the nb A for the first time in his coaching career. The 64-year-old is set to join the Atlanta h awks coaching staff, according to a report from the s outh b end Tribune’s Tom n oie.

While b rey may not have nb A experience, he does plenty of experience with h awks’ coach, Quin s nyder. The two both served as assistants for legendary d uke coach m ike Krzyzewski during the 1990s. s nyder has been an nb A head coach for the last nine years, the first eight with the Utah Jazz before taking over in Atlanta midway through this season. The h awks went 11-12 under s nyder to close the regular season. h owever, they beat the m iami h eat in the Play-In to secure the n o. 7 seed in the e astern c onference for the nb A Playoffs. They currently trail the b oston c eltics 1-0 in their first-round series. b rey said goodbye to n otre d ame after this season, his 23rd in s outh b end. b rey turned the Irish into a perennial nc AA from 2007 to 2017. d uring that span, the Irish had as many e lite e ight appearances (two) as they did m arch m adness misses. h e finished his Irish tenure with a record of 483-280. b rey’s announcement marks the second major piece of breaking news today for the Irish men’s basketball program. Forward v en-Allen Lubin announced his entrance to the transfer portal earlier in the day. consecutive national final fours. e xpect Fiona c rawley to provide the star power for the Tar h eels. The junior currently ranks as the n o. 1 singles player in the nation. s he also teams up with c arson Tanguilig to form the n o. 11 ranked doubles pairing in the nation. Individually, c rawley is a dominant 36-1 on the year. n otre d ame women’s tennis will be back in action on Thursday morning at c ary Tennis Park. Their first-round contest is slated for a 10 a.m. start.

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