Mike Brey ready for ‘something new’ as he steps away from Notre Dame after 23 years

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Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey isn’t ready to retire, but he is ready for "something new."

Speaking Friday morning with OutKick’s Dan Dakich on "Don’t @ Me," Brey explained his decision to walk away from the Irish as well as what could be next.

Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish watches his team during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 14, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Dakich asked the 63-year-old Brey the question that’s been on everyone’s mind since he announced in mid-February that he’d be leaving the Irish after 23 seasons.

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Why?

"There’s no question we were struggling, we were really searching," Brey said of this season’s Notre Dame squad. "And I even sensed it at Christmas. Maybe it’s just time for a new voice. I actually thought about it on the plane back from San Diego (following a pair of games last season).

"It wasn’t that long ago we won two NCAA Tournament games," a laughing Brey continued. "It was just last March…"

Despite the relatively recent success of the team, Brey felt it was time to walk away.

"I just think it’s time for somebody new," Mike Brey told Dakich. "And I think I’d like to do something new, whatever that is."

Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey reacts to a call in the first half as the University of Miami Hurricanes faced the Notre Dame University Fighting Irish on February 2, 2022, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. (Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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