Notre Dame’s Mike Brey not retiring despite stepping down as Fighting Irish head coach at end of season

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While Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey will step away from the program at the end of the season, his coaching career is not coming to a close. 

Brey told Stadium on Monday that the college basketball world has not seen the last of him on the sideline. 

Head Coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on during the first half of the game against the Syracuse Orange at JMA Wireless Dome on January 14, 2023 in Syracuse, New York.  (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

"Definitely not done coaching," Brey told Stadium. 

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Notre Dame and Brey announced in January that the coach of 23 years in South Bend, Indiana, would be leaving the program after the season. 

"It has been a great run for me and our program over the past two decades, but it is time for a new voice to lead this group into the future," Brey said in a release. "I want to thank our student-athletes, assistant coaches and support staff who have played such a key role in the culture we have created."

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Brey, the all-time winningest coach in the history of the program, has a record of 482-274, taking the Irish to the NCAA Tournament 13 times and reached the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2016.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey during a timeout during the college basketball game between Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Boston College Eagles on December 3, 2021, at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Mike (Brey) and I have talked often in recent years about a future transition in