2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Getter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Farrelly (2nd season)
  • Ryan Owens (2nd season)
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Clemson 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 1   .900
No. 4 Duke 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Pittsburgh 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
SMU 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Stanford 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Wake Forest 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727
NC State 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 3   .700
North Carolina 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 4   .556
Notre Dame 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 5   .500
Florida State 0 – 1   .000 7 – 3   .700
Boston College 0 – 1   .000 6 – 4   .600
California 0 – 1   .000 6 – 4   .600
Louisville 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
Syracuse 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
Virginia 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556
Georgia Tech 0 – 1   .000 4 – 5   .444
Virginia Tech 0 – 1   .000 3 – 6   .333
Miami (FL) 0 – 1   .000 3 – 7   .300
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry in his second season as head coach and plays home games at the on-campus Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The Fighting Irish finished the season 13–20 and 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Georgia Tech in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Wake Forest in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Matt Zona 25 F 6'9" 252 Senior Blauvelt, NY Graduated; transferred
to Fordham[1]
Tony Sanders Jr. 12 G 6'7" 217 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Raheem Braiton 5 G 6'0" 175 Senior South Bend, IN Walk-on; entered transfer portal[2]
Alex Wade 4 G 6'0" 173 Sophomore (Redshirt) San Diego, CA Entered transfer portal[3]
Zane Harbaugh 23 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Owasso, OK Walk-on; left team
Carey Booth 0 F 6'10" 203 Freshman Englewood, CO Transferred to Illinois[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Matt Allocco 41 G 6'4" 190 Graduate Hilliard, OH Princeton[5]
Nikita Konstantynovskyi 25 F 6'10" 260 Graduate Kyiv, Ukraine Monmouth[6]
Burke Chebuhar 21 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Marietta, GA Lehigh[7]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cole Certa
#21 SG 		Le Roy, IL IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 4, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Garrett Sundra
#29 PF 		Ashburn, VA Paul VI Catholic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Sir Mohammed
#6 CG 		Charlotte, NC Myers Park 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 12, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "Notre Dame 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brady Koehler
#19 PF 		Indianapolis, IN Cathedral 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 23, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jalen Haralson
#2 SF 		La Porte, IN La Lumiere 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Ryder Frost
#26 SF 		South Hamilton, MA Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 27, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Tommy Ahneman
#18 C 		Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 30, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Scheduling a game with Le Moyne

Although a December non-conference game against Le Moyne, a team in the second year of a four-year transition to Division I status, may not appear notable at first glance, it finally fulfills a wish expressed by Notre Dame athletic director Moose Krause nearly 70 years earlier. The NCAA had not yet created separate divisions in 1955, but the Associated Press classified basketball teams as either major programs or small colleges, and Le Moyne was in the small college group. However, the Dolphins played a 19-game schedule during the 1954–55 season, finishing 11–8, and more than half of Le Moyne's games were against major programs. The Dolphins were 5–5 in matchups with major programs, including a win over no. 20 Western Kentucky State.[8] Krause was the keynote speaker at an event at Le Moyne after the season, and he said that he hoped a basketball game between Notre Dame and Le Moyne could be arranged in the not too distant future.[9]

Roster

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 41 Matt Allocco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Princeton Hilliard, OH
F 25 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Monmouth Kyiv, Ukraine
F 21 Burke Chebuhar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Lehigh Marietta, GA
G 1 Julian Roper II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Northwestern Detroit, MI
F 22 Thomas Crowe (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Archbishop Hoban Macedonia, OH
G 20 J.R. Konieczny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Joseph South Bend, IN
F 14 Kebba Njie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Penn State Centerville, OH
F 7 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Seton Hall Indianapolis, IN
G 10 JT Kelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 15 Thomas Hattan (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Juan Hills San Clemente, CA
G 3 Markus Burton Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Penn Mishawaka, IN
G 11 Braeden Shrewsberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So State College Area High Granger, IN
G 2 Logan Imes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Zionsville Zionsville, IN
G 5 Cole Certa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Le Roy, IL
F 12 Garrett Sundra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Paul VI Catholic Ashburn, VA
G 4 Sir Mohammed Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
G 0 Brady Stevens (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wellesley Boston, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kebba Njie Nikita Konstantynovskyi
PF Tae Davis Garrett Sundra Thomas Crowe
SF Julian Roper II Burke Chebuhar Brady Stevens
SG Braeden Shrewsberry J.R. Konieczny Cole Certa JT Kelly
PG Matt Allocco Logan Imes Thomas Hattan

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 91–54  –
  18 – Tied   6 – Konieczny   4 – Tied  War Memorial Coliseum (5,905)
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Stonehill W 89–60  1–0
  18 – Tied   10 – Njie   5 – Burton  Joyce Center (5,121)
South Bend, IN
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 86–77  2–0
  27 – Davis   9 – Burton   8 – Burton  Joyce Center (4,132)
South Bend, IN
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., NBC 		at Georgetown W 84–63  3–0
  17 – Allocco   8 – Tied   7 – Allocco  Capital One Arena (8,819)
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		North Dakota W 75–58  4–0
  29 – Burton   9 – Burton   3 – Burton  Joyce Center (3,912)
South Bend, IN
November 22, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Elon L 77–84  4–1
  25 – Burton   7 – Njie   5 – Burton  Joyce Center (4,475)
South Bend, IN
November 26, 2024*
10:30 p.m., TBS 		vs. Rutgers
Players Era Festival Impact Division 		L 84–85 OT 4–2
  24 – Allocco   10 – Allocco   5 – Allocco  MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,602)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2024*
12:30 a.m., TBS 		vs. No. 6 Houston
Players Era Festival Impact Division 		L 54–65  4–3
  22 – Davis   8 – Davis   4 – Tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*
1:00 p.m., TruTV 		vs. No. 21 Creighton
Players Era Festival 7th place game 		L 76–80  4–4
  17 – Tied   6 – Njie   5 – Davis  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 48–69  4–5
  14 – Tied   6 – Tied   3 – Allocco  Stegeman Coliseum (8,045)
Athens, GA
December 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Syracuse W 69–64  5–5
(1–0) 		 25 – Shrewsberry   9 – Njie   2 – Davis  Joyce Center (6,280)
South Bend, IN
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Dartmouth       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Le Moyne       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 31, 2024
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., CBS 		North Carolina       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at NC State       Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 1, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., The CW 		Virginia Tech       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 12, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		SMU       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 22, 2025
2:15 p.m., The CW 		Pittsburgh       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
March 1, 2025
5:30 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
March 5, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Stanford       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		California       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament

vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[10]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

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