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

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

## Previous season

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 |
| 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; graduated |
| Alex Wade | 4 | G | 6'0" | 173 | Sophomore (Redshirt) | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| 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 |

### Incoming transfers

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

### 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 #21 PF | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Jalen Haralson #4 SF | La Porte, IN | La Lumiere | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Ryder Frost #25 SF | South Hamilton, MA | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: 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: "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "Notre Dame 2025 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. ||||||

### 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. 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. In the first-ever meeting between the programs, the Fighting Irish went on a 16–2 run over a span of 4:27 to extend their three-point lead to 34–17. The Dolphins were unable to close the gap, and Notre Dame cruised to a 91–62 victory. Tae Davis scored 24 points to lead the Irish and added six rebounds.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Nikita Konstantynovskyi | Garrett Sundra | | |
| PF | Tae Davis | | Burke Chebuhar | |
| SF | Julian Roper II | J.R. Konieczny | | Thomas Crowe |
| SG | Matt Allocco | Cole Certa | | JT Kelly |
| PG | Markus Burton | Sir Mohammed | 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., ACCN | | Dartmouth | W 77–65 | 6–5 | 22 – Shrewsberry | 10 – Davis | 5 – Allocco | Joyce Center (3,827) South Bend, IN |
| December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Le Moyne | W 91–62 | 7–5 | 24 – Davis | 8 – Sundra | 6 – Allocco | Joyce Center (5,396) South Bend, IN |
| December 31, 2024 2:30 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 75–86 | 7–6 (1–1) | 27 – Davis | 7 – Davis | 7 – Allocoo | McCamish Pavilion (4,914) Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS | | North Carolina | L 73–74 | 7–7 (1–2) | 23 – Burton | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at NC State | L 65–66 | 7–8 (1–3) | 15 – Burton | 11 – Njie | 6 – Davis | Lenovo Center (13,515) Raleigh, NC |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 78–86 | 7–9 (1–4) | 23 – Burton | 5 – Burton | 4 – Shrewsberry | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 78–60 | 8–9 (2–4) | 26 – Davis | 9 – Njie | 2 – Tied | Joyce Center (4,693) South Bend, IN |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 69–77 | 8–10 (2–5) | 28 – Burton | 7 – Tied | 2 – Burton | JMA Wireless Dome (20,842) Syracuse, NY |
| January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Virginia | W 74–59 | 9–10 (3–5) | 21 – Burton | 7 – Tied | 5 – Davis | John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 71–68 | 10–10 (4–5) | 26 – Burton | 9 – Njie | 4 – Burton | Joyce Center (4,262) South Bend, IN |
| February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Miami (FL) | L 57–63 | 10–11 (4–6) | 17 – Burton | 8 – Allocco | 5 – Allocco | Watsco Center (3,649) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Florida State | L 60–67 | 10–12 (4–7) | 25 – Burton | 9 – Davis | 3 – Mohammed | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,101) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., The CW | | Virginia Tech | L 63–65 | 10–13 (4–8) | 23 – Burton | 8 – Davis | 3 – Shrewsberry | Joyce Center (6,959) South Bend, IN |
| February 12, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 97–94 $^{2OT}$ | 11–13 (5–8) | 32 – Burton | 12 – Njie | 3 – Tied | Conte Forum (2,678) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | L 60–75 | 11–14 (5–9) | 22 – Burton | 7 – Njie | 4 – Burton | Joyce Center (5,437) South Bend, IN |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | SMU | L 73–97 | 11–15 (5–10) | 21 – Shrewsberry | 5 – Davis | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (4,332) South Bend, IN |
| February 22, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW | | Pittsburgh | W 76–72 | 12–15 (6–10) | 21 – Davis | 7 – Njie | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (6,489) South Bend, IN |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 13 Clemson | L 68–83 | 12–16 (6–11) | 30 – Burton | 7 – Konieczny | 5 – Burton | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,761) Clemson, SC |
| March 1, 2025 5:30 p.m., The CW | | at Wake Forest | L 71–74 | 12–17 (6–12) | 29 – Burton | 9 – Konstantynovskyi | 4 – Burton | LJVM Coliseum (10,298) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Stanford | W 56–54 | 13–17 (7–12) | 24 – Burton | 8 – Davis | 4 – Davis | Joyce Center (4,043) South Bend, IN |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | California | W 112–110 $^{4OT}$ | 14–17 (8–12) | 43 – Burton | 17 – Konstantynovskyi | 5 – Burton | Joyce Center (5,683) South Bend, IN |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (12) | vs. (13) Pittsburgh First round | W 55–54 | 15–17 | 11 – Davis | 9 – Konstantynovskyi | 3 – Burton | Spectrum Center (5,136) Charlotte, NC |
| March 12, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (12) | vs. (5) North Carolina Second round | L 56–76 | 15–18 | 11 – Burton | 9 – Konstantynovskyi | 2 – Mohammed | Spectrum Center (9,722) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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