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

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

See 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
				252			Graduated; transferred to Fordham[1]
				217			Graduated
				175			Walk-on entered transfer portal[2]
				173	(Redshirt)		Entered transfer portal[3]
				210			Walk-on left team
				203			Transferred to Illinois[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
				190			Princeton[5]
				260			Monmouth[6]
				240			Lehigh[7]

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

Depth chart

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Matt Zona Commits to Fordham. fordhamsports.com. Fordham University Athletics. April 16, 2024. August 7, 2024.
2. 1784997148020629732. VerbalCommits. April 29, 2024. August 7, 2024. Notre Dame G Raheem Braiton has entered the transfer portal. Grad transfer..
3. Web site: Notre Dame former walk-on guard Alex Wade enters transfer portal. on3.com. On3. Jack. Soble. March 21, 2024. August 7, 2024.
4. Web site: Notre Dame transfer commits to elite Big Ten program. on3.com. On3. 16 April 2024.
5. Web site: Irish add transfer Matt Allocco from Princeton. WNDU-TV. Jackson. Neill. April 17, 2024. August 7, 2024.
6. Web site: Notre Dame Basketball Lands Transfer Big Man Nikita Konstantynovskyi. Athlon Sports. Sean. Stires. May 14, 2024. August 7, 2024.
7. Web site: Notre Dame gets Lehigh transfer forward Burke Chebuhar. sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Geoffrey. Clark. May 16, 2024. August 7, 2024.
8. News: LeMoyne's Amazing Rally Nips W. Kentucky. The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. December 12, 1954. 33, 36. May 22, 2024.
9. News: LeMoyne-Notre Dame Basketball Suggested. Syracuse Herald-American. Woolever. Frank. March 27, 1955. 52. October 14, 2024.
10. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. August 7, 2024.