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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode        = Basketball
|year        = 2020–21
|prev_year   = 2019–20
|next_year   = 2021–22
|team        = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|image       = Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
|conference  = Atlantic Coast Conference
|division    =
|short_conf  = ACC
|record      = 11–15
|conf_record = 7–11
|CoachRank   =
|APRank      =
|head_coach  = [[Mike Brey]]
|hc_year     = 21st
|asst_coach1 = Rod Balanis
|asst_coach2 = [[Ryan Humphrey]]
|asst_coach3 = Scott Martin
|stadium     = [[Edmund P. Joyce Center|Purcell Pavilion]]
|champion    =
|bowl        =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The '''2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Notre Dame]] during the [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Fighting Irish were led by 21st-year head coach [[Mike Brey]] and played their home games at the [[Edmund P. Joyce Center|Purcell Pavilion]] in [[Notre Dame, Indiana]] as eight-year members of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].
The Fighting Irish finished the season 11–15, 7–11 in [[2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season|ACC play]], to finish in eleventh place.  In the [[2021 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] they defeated [[2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]] before losing to [[2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] in the second round.  They were not invited to either the [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] or [[2021 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]].
==Previous season==
The [[2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Fighting Irish]] finished the [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20 season]] 20–12, 10–10 in [[2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season|ACC play]] to finish in a tie for eight place. As the No. 7 seed in the [[2020 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]], they defeated [[2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team|Boston College]] in the second round.  The team was scheduled to play [[2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2020 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] before the tournament was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament |url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/3/12/statement-from-acc-on-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx |website=theacc.com |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference |accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref>  The [[2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] and [[2020 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] were also cancelled due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships |archive-date=2020-03-12 |access-date=}}</ref>
==Offseason==
===Departures===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:center;"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure
|-
| Rex Pflueger || 0 || G || 6'6" || 218 || Graduate Student || [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point, CA]] || Graduated
|-
| [[T. J. Gibbs]] || 10 || G || 6'3" || 185 || Senior || [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains, NJ]] || Graduated
|-
| Chris Doherty || 15 || F || 6'8" || 235 || Sophomore || [[Marlborough, Massachusetts|Marlborough, MA]] || Transferred to [[Northeastern Huskies men's basketball|Northeastern]]
|-
| [[John Mooney (basketball)|John Mooney]] || 33 || F || 6'9" || 245 || Senior || [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] || Graduated
|}
===Incoming transfers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:center;"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School
|-
| Trey Wertz || 2 || G || 6'5" || 195 || Junior || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] || [[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]]
|}
===2020 recruiting class===
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2020}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit  = Elijah Taylor
| position = #41 [[Power forward|PF]]
| hometown = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| highschool = [[Imhotep Institute Charter High School|Imhotep Charter]]
| feet   = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 231
| commitdate = 09/19/2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 79
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit  = Matt Zona
| position = #51 [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| hometown = [[Blauvelt, New York|Blauvelt, NY]]
| highschool = [[Bergen Catholic High School|Bergen Catholic]]
| feet   = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 243
| commitdate = 09/30/2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 77
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit  = Tony Sanders Jr.
| position = #47 [[Small forward|SF]]
| hometown = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| highschool = [[Gulliver Preparatory School|Gulliver Prep]]
| feet   = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 202
| commitdate = 04/03/2020
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 0
| espn grade = 0
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| year             = 2020
| 247 ref title    = Notre Dame 2020 Basketball Commits
| scout ref title  =
| espn ref title   = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| 247 school       = notre-dame
| scout s          =
| espn schoolid    = 87
| scout overall    =
| rivals overall   =
| espn overall     =
| accessdate       =
| bball            = yes
}}
==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trey|last=Wertz|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]|high_school=[[Providence Day School|Providence Day]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Prentiss|last=Hubb|link=y|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Upper Marlboro, Maryland|Upper Marlboro, MD]]|high_school=[[Gonzaga College High School|Gonzaga]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cormac|last=Ryan|num=5|link=y|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=[[New York City|New York City, NY]]|high_school=[[Milton Academy]]<br>[[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]]|cur_rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Juwan|last=Durham|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=223|class=GS|rs=|home=[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]|high_school=[[Tampa Preparatory School|Tampa Prep]]<br>[[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|Connecticut]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Sanders Jr.|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=202|class=FR|rs=|home=[[Miami|Miami, FL]]|high_school=[[Gulliver Preparatory School|Gulliver Prep]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nikola|last=Djogo|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=GS|rs=|home=[[Hamilton, Ontario]]|high_school=[[Athlete Institute|Athlete Institute Prep]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nate|last=Laszewski|link=y|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=227|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter, FL]]|high_school=[[Northfield Mount Hermon School|Northfield Mount Hermon]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elijah|last=Taylor|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=231|class=FR|rs=|home=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]|high_school=[[Imhotep Institute Charter High School|Imhotep]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dane|last=Goodwin|link=y|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Upper Arlington, Ohio|Upper Arlington, OH]]|high_school=[[Upper Arlington High School|Upper Arlington]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robby|last=Carmody|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=215|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Mars, Pennsylvania|Mars, PA]]|high_school=[[Mars Area High School|Mars Area]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matt|last=Zona|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=243|class=FR|rs=|home=[[Blauvelt, New York|Blauvelt, NY]]|high_school=[[Bergen Catholic High School|Bergen Catholic]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elijah|last=Morgan|num=31|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=165|class=SO|rs=|home=[[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]]|high_school=[[Jesuit High School (New Orleans)|Jesuit High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Mike Brey]] ({{college|George Washington}})
|asst_coach=
* Rod Balanis ({{college|Georgia Tech}})
* [[Ryan Humphrey]] ({{college|Notre Dame}})
* Scott Martin ({{college|Notre Dame}})
|roster_url=https://und.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2020-21/
|accessdate=November 23, 2020
}}
==Schedule and results==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://und.com/sports/mbball/schedule/season/2020-21/|title=2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule|website=und.com|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
{{CBB schedule start|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = November 28, 2020
| time          =  8:00&nbsp;p.m.
| away          = yes
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]
| opprank       = 13
| site_stadium  = [[Breslin Student Events Center|Breslin Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]
| tv            = [[Big Ten Network|BTN]]
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-drop-season-opener-at-13-michigan-state/ 70–80]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 23
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Goodwin
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 0
| record        = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 2, 2020
| time          = 7:00&nbsp;p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team|Western Michigan]]
| site_stadium  = [[Edmund P. Joyce Center|Purcell Pavilion]]
| site_cityst   = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| tv            = [[Fox Sports Networks|ACCRSN]]
| status        = c
| result_details = Canceled due to COVID-19 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=https://und.com/home-opener-with-western-michigan-canceled/|title=Home Opener With Western Michigan Canceled|website=und.com|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 5, 2020
| time          = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team|Purdue Fort Wayne]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = [[ACC Network|ACCNX]]
| status        = c
| result_details = Canceled due to COVID-19 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=https://und.com/home-opener-with-purdue-fort-wayne-canceled/|title=Home Opener With Purdue Fort Wayne Canceled|website=und.com|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 6, 2020
| time          = 7:00&nbsp;p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team|Detroit Mercy]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/balanced-scoring-leads-irish-past-detroit-mercy-78-70/ 78–70]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 18
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 11
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 8
| attend        = 84
| record        = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 8, 2020
| time          = 7:30&nbsp;p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename      = [[ACC–Big Ten Challenge]]
| tv            = [[ESPN College Basketball|ESPN2]]
| score         = [https://und.com/career-night-from-hubb-not-enough-in-loss-against-22-20-ohio-state/ 85–90]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 26
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 6
| attend        = 156
| record        = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 12, 2020
| time          = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| site_stadium  = [[Rupp Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| tv            = [[College Basketball on CBS|CBS]]
| score         = [https://und.com/historic-first-half-leads-irish-to-win-at-kentucky/ 64–63]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 21
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Ryan
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 3,075
| record        = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 16, 2020
| time          = 9:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| opprank       = 21
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ESPN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-fall-to-duke-in-acc-opener/ 65–75]
| highscorer    = Goodwin
| points        = 25
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 8
| highassister  = ''Tied''
| assists       = 3
| attend        = 89
| record        = 2–3
| conference    = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 19, 2020
| time          = 2:30 p.m.
| neutral       = yes
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium  = [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]]
| site_cityst   = [[Downtown Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
| gamename      = [[Crossroads Classic]]
| tv            = ESPN2
| score         = [https://und.com/wertz-has-career-day-in-loss-to-purdue/ 78–88]
| highscorer    = Wertz
| points        = 27
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 6
| highassister  = Wertz
| assists       = 5
| attend        = 0
| record        = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 23, 2020
| time          = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team|Bellarmine]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            =
| score         = [https://und.com/goodwin-matches-career-high-in-points-in-win-over-bellarmine/ 81–70]
| highscorer    = Goodwin
| points        = 27
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 8
| highassister  = ''Tied''
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 82
| record        = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = December 30, 2020
| time          = 6:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| opprank       = 23
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/laszewskis-career-high-28-points-not-enough-against-23-virginia/ 57–66]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 28
| highrebounder = Goodwin
| rebounds      = 7
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 8
| attend        = 86
| record        = 3–5
| conference    = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 2, 2021
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| site_stadium  = [[Dean Smith Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-come-up-just-short-at-unc-66-65/ 65–66]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 25
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = ''Tied''
| assists       = 5
| attend        = 0
| record        = 3–6
| conference    = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 6, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team|Georgia Tech]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCRSN
| status        = p
| result_details= Postponed due to COVID-19 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/1/5/georgia-tech-at-notre-dame-mens-basketball-game-postponed.aspx|title=Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Game Postponed|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 10, 2021
| time          = 6:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team|Virginia Tech]]
| opprank       = 19
| site_stadium  = [[Cassell Coliseum]]
| site_cityst   = [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg, VA]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-fall-to-19-virginia-tech-77-63/ 63–77]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 17
| highrebounder = Ryan
| rebounds      = 7
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 6
| attend        = 250
| record        = 3–7
| conference    = 0–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 13, 2021
| time          = 4:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Virginia
| opprank       = 18
| site_stadium  = [[John Paul Jones Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville, VA]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/18-22-uva-too-much-for-irish-in-80-68-defeat/ 68–80]
| highscorer    = Ryan
| points        = 16
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 8
| highassister  = Wertz
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 250
| record        = 3–8
| conference    = 0–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 16, 2021
| time          = 4:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team|Boston College]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/balanced-performance-leads-irish-to-80-70-win-over-boston-college/ 80–70]
| highscorer    = Goodwin
| points        = 21
| highrebounder = Durham
| rebounds      = 11
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 10
| attend        = 78
| record        = 4–8
| conference    = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 18, 2021
| time          = 2:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Howard Bison men's basketball team|Howard]]
| opprank       =
| site_stadium  = [[Burr Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst   = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| tv            = [[Fox College Hoops|FOX]]
| score         =
| status        = c
| result_details= Canceled due to COVID-19 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=https://und.com/notre-dame-howard-mlk-day-meeting-postponed-to-2022/|title=NOTRE DAME - HOWARD MLK DAY MEETING POSTPONED TO 2022|website=und.com|publisher=The University of Notre Dame|date=January 16, 2021|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 24, 2021
| time          = 6:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium  = [[Watsco Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables, FL]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/efficient-offense-leads-irish-in-win-over-hurricanes-73-59/ 73–59]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 21
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 10
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 9
| attend        = 0
| record        = 5–8
| conference    = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 27, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent      = Virginia Tech
| opprank       = 20
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCRSN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-unable-to-solve-20-19-hokies-defense-in-62-51-loss/ 51–62]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 22
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 10
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 3
| attend        = 103
| record        = 5–9
| conference    = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = January 30, 2021
| time          = 8:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium  = [[Petersen Events Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Pittsburgh, PA]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-blowout-pitt-on-the-road-84-58/ 84–58]
| highscorer    = Ryan
| points        = 19
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 9
| attend        = 500
| record        = 6–9
| conference    = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 2, 2021
| time          = 5:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/dominant-second-half-leads-irish-to-21-point-win-over-wake-forest/ 79–58]
| highscorer    = Durham
| points        = 18
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 10
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 10
| attend        = 123
| record        = 7–9
| conference    = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 6, 2021
| time          = 8:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium  = [[McCamish Pavilion]]
| site_cityst   = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-come-up-short-at-georgia-tech-82-80/ 80–82]
| highscorer    = Laszewski
| points        = 27
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 7
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 10
| attend        = 1,200
| record        = 7–10
| conference    = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 9, 2021
| time          = 4:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Duke
| site_stadium  = [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]]
| site_cityst   = [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham, NC]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/offense-powers-irish-in-93-89-win-over-duke-in-cameron-indoor/ 93{{ndash}}89]
| highscorer    = Ryan
| points        = 28
| highrebounder = Goodwin
| rebounds      = 7
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 8
| attend        = 0
| record        = 8{{ndash}}10
| conference    = 5{{ndash}}7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 14, 2021
| time          = 6:00 p.m.
| opponent      = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/djogo-leads-irish-in-71-61-win-over-miami/ 71–61]
| highscorer    = Djogo
| points        = 18
| highrebounder = Goodwin
| rebounds      = 11
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 5
| attend        = 114
| record        = 9–10
| conference    = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 17, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team|Clemson]]
| opprank       =
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCRSN
| status        = p
| result_details= Postponed due to COVID-19 issues<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/2/15/clemson-at-notre-dame-mens-basketball-game-postponed.aspx|title=Clemson at Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Game Postponed|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=February 15, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref>
| score         =
| highscorer    = {{nbsp}}
| points        =
| highrebounder = {{nbsp}}
| rebounds      =
| highassister  = {{nbsp}}
| assists       =
| attend        =
| record        =
| conference    =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 20, 2021
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium  = [[Carrier Dome]]
| site_cityst   = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-fall-at-syracuse-75-67/ 67–75]
| highscorer    = Wertz
| points        = 17
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 12
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 10
| attend        = 0
| record        = 9–11
| conference    = 6–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 23, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| site_stadium  = [[KFC Yum! Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-come-up-short-at-louisville-69-57/ 57–69]
| highscorer    = Durham
| points        = 18
| highrebounder = Ryan
| rebounds      = 8
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 6
| attend        = 2,948
| record        = 9–12
| conference    = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = February 27, 2021
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Boston College
| site_stadium  = [[Conte Forum]]
| site_cityst   = [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill, MA]]
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/comeback-falls-short-at-boston-college/ 90–94]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 28
| highrebounder = Laszewski
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 7
| attend        = 0
| record        = 9–13
| conference    = 6–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = March 3, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]]
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-fall-to-wolfpack-80-69/ 69–80]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 14
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = ''Tied''
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 497
| record        = 9–14
| conference    = 6–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = March 6, 2021
| time          = 12:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team|Florida State]]
| opprank       = 11
| site_stadium  = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst   = Notre Dame, IN
| tv            = ESPN2
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-upset-no-11-florida-state-83-73/ 83–73]
| highscorer    = Hubb
| points        = 22
| highrebounder = ''Tied''
| rebounds      = 9
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 5
| attend        = 646
| record        = 10–14
| conference    = 7–11
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| [[2021 ACC men's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}>ACC tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = March 9, 2021
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| neutral       = yes
| seed          = 11
| opponent      = Wake Forest
| oppseed       = 14
| site_stadium  = [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex|Greensboro Coliseum]]
| site_cityst   = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
| gamename      = First round
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/wertz-buzzer-beater-sends-irish-to-acc-second-round/ 80–77]
| highscorer    = ''Tied''
| points        = 16
| highrebounder = Durham
| rebounds      = 10
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 4
| attend        = 2,820
| record        = 11–14
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = March 10, 2021
| time          = 9:00 p.m.
| neutral       = yes
| seed          = 11
| opponent      = North Carolina
| oppseed       = 6
| site_stadium  = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst   = Greensboro, NC
| gamename      = Second round
| tv            = ACCN
| score         = [https://und.com/irish-season-ends-in-second-round-of-acc-tournament/ 59–101]
| highscorer    = ''Tied''
| points        = 13
| highrebounder = Durham
| rebounds      = 6
| highassister  = Hubb
| assists       = 3
| overtime      =
| attend        = 2,820
| record        = 11–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=[[AP Poll]] |timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]|}}
==Rankings==
{{See also|2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title     = [[AP Poll|AP]]
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek  = 16
| poll1_0= NR
| poll1_1= NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=NR
| poll1_11=NR
| poll1_12=NR
| poll1_13=NR
| poll1_14=NR
| poll1_15=NR
| poll1_16=NR
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title     = [[Coaches Poll|Coaches]]
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek  = 17
| poll2_0        = NR
| poll2_1=NR
| poll2_2=NR
| poll2_3=NR
| poll2_4=NR
| poll2_5=NR
| poll2_6=NR
| poll2_7=NR
| poll2_8=NR
| poll2_9=NR
| poll2_10=NR
| poll2_11=NR
| poll2_12=NR
| poll2_13=NR
| poll2_14=NR
| poll2_15=NR
| poll2_16=NR
| poll2_17=NR
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
==References==
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