2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

[IrishLax]

 

[BabyIrish]

Hannah second team all American =travesty. No way there are five players better than her

I keep watching these tourney games, and somehow ESPN continues to fail to mention how historic of a season she had. I really don't understand it. But we will need a heroic effort from all 7 players to have a shot. We know we will get it from Hannah; we will see how the rest of the team does.

 

[burmafrd1944]

I keep watching these tourney games, and somehow ESPN continues to fail to mention how historic of a season she had. I really don't understand it. But we will need a heroic effort from all 7 players to have a shot. We know we will get it from Hannah; we will see how the rest of the team does.

I just now went to the ESPN NCAAW front page
they had an article about Hidalgo leading the Irish to the win. Article was pretty good with a whole paragraph of Hidalgo talking about working harder to be closer to her team mates; knowing them better.
BUT in the video just above that article they showed no Hidalgo highlights; only two Vanderbilt highlights.

 

[irishrb]

Opened as a 29.5 underdog against uconn. Pretty crazy.

 

[BabyIrish]

I just now went to the ESPN NCAAW front page
they had an article about Hidalgo leading the Irish to the win. Article was pretty good with a whole paragraph of Hidalgo talking about working harder to be closer to her team mates; knowing them better.
BUT in the video just above that article they showed no Hidalgo highlights; only two Vanderbilt highlights.

That's all well and good, but did they mention that she's only the second player in ncaa history both men's and women's to have a stat line of 25 pts, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals? I'm guessing not.

 

[irishandy]

What a tournament Hannah has had. She doesn't stop, her passion for the game, her energy on the court.

 

[thekid33]

Opened as a 29.5 underdog against uconn. Pretty crazy.

Inject the disrespect into Hannah's veins. Put that on the white board in the locker room. It's a daunting task, but the run this team is on is special.

 

[Old Man Mike]

I believe we'd need something very odd, like early and continuing Sarah Strong foul trouble. Hannah/Cass probably can probably deal with Fudd if she's without Strong, but .........

 

[burmafrd1944]

That's all well and good, but did they mention that she's only the second player in ncaa history both men's and women's to have a stat line of 25 pts, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals? I'm guessing not.

like I said the article was not bad; not the greatest but pretty good and they did mention her records just not that one

 

[pumpdog20]

Irish get Jenica Lewis from the great state of iowa next year to help Hannah too

 

[burmafrd1944]

Irish get Jenica Lewis from the great state of iowa next year to help Hannah too

thought this year was going to be her last?

 

[BabyIrish]

thought this year was going to be her last?

No, she is a junior and she isn't eligible for the draft either. She either comes back to ND or transfers.

 

[burmafrd1944]

No, she is a junior and she isn't eligible for the draft either. She either comes back to ND or transfers.

So the WNBA does not allow underclasswomen to be drafted? Did not know that. Surprised no one has challenged this in court

 

[ab2cmiller]

In theory a Junior could be draft eligible if they have enough credits to graduate. Since Early Enrollee isn't really a thing in Women's Basketball, They would have to come in with a ton of AP credits and maybe do some summer classes. At ND it's even less likely than at a public institution.

 

[irishff1014]

Insane stat. A lot of good players have played in the tournament.

 

[Armyirish47]

So the WNBA does not allow underclasswomen to be drafted? Did not know that. Surprised no one has challenged this in court

Until now financially it probably didn’t make much sense, new CBA may change everything?

 

[Ndaccountant]

So the WNBA does not allow underclasswomen to be drafted? Did not know that. Surprised no one has challenged this in court

For the WNBA draft, players must be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft, or have completed a four-year degree, or have their original college class graduate within three months of the draft.