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

The 2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry in his first season as head coach and played home games at the on-campus Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–20 (7–13 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Getter (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Farrelly (1st season)
  • Ryan Owens (1st season)
CaptainMatt Zona
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 3   .850 29 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 5   .750 27 9   .750
Virginia 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 8   .600 22 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 9   .550 21 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 9   .550 24 12   .667
Syracuse 11 9   .550 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Florida State 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
No. 10 NC State 9 11   .450 26 15   .634
Boston College 8 12   .400 20 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 13   .350 13 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 14   .300 15 17   .469
Louisville 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Fighting Irish started off the season 2–2 including a win in overtime over Oklahoma State in their early season tournament, the Legends Classic. The team won one game before losing to South Carolina in the ACC–SEC Challenge and number 8 Miami (FL) in their opening ACC game. Another win came before a three-game losing streak. The Fighting Irish lost to number 8 Marquette and in overtime to Georgetown. The team then won three of its next five including an overtime victory over Georgia Tech. During this stretch, they also lost to number 14 Duke. After the Georgia Tech win, the Fighting Irish went on a seven-game losing streak which included another loss to Duke when Duke was ranked ninth. The Fighting Irish rebounded by winning five of their next six, with their only loss coming at Syracuse. They could not carry the momentum into their final two games as they lost to number seven North Carolina and Virginia Tech to close out the regular 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.

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 3–17 in ACC Play to finish in second to last place.[1] As the No. 14 seed, they lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to No. 11 seed Virginia Tech.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Robby Carmody 24 G 6'4" 205 GS Mars, PA Transferred to Mercer[3]
Dane Goodwin 23 G 6'6" 214 GS Upper Arlington, OH Completed college eligibility
Nate Laszewski 14 F 6'10" 230 GS Jupiter, FL Completed college eligibility
Cormac Ryan 5 G 6'5" 195 GS New York, NY Transferred to North Carolina[4]
Trey Wertz 3 G 6'5" 193 GS Charlotte, NC Completed college eligibility
Marcus Hammond 10 G 6'4" 188 GS Queens, NY Completed college eligibility
Dom Campbell 13 F 6'9" 268 Freshman Scarborough, ME Transferred to Howard[5]
JJ Starling 1 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Baldwinsville, NY Transferred to Syracuse[6]
Ven-Allen Lubin 2 F 6'8" 226 Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to Vanderbilt[7]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Julian Roper II 1 G 6'4" 210 Junior Detroit, MI Northwestern[8]
Kebba Njie 14 F 6'10" 254 Sophomore Centerville, OH Penn State[9]
Tae Davis 13 F 6'9" 208 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Seton Hall[10]

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Markus Burton
#24 PG
Mishawaka, IN Penn 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jul 29, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Braeden Shrewsberry
#33 SG
State College, PA State College Area High 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Mar 30, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Carey Booth
#13 PF
Englewood, CO Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 203 lb (92 kg) May 2, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Logan Imes
#26 CG
Zionsville, IN Zionsville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) May 3, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "Notre Dame 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 25 Matt Zona (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Bergen Catholic Blauvelt, NY
G 12 Tony Sanders Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Gulliver Prep Miami, FL
G 5 Raheem Braiton (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mishawaka South Bend, IN
G 1 Julian Roper II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Mary's Prep
Northwestern
Detroit, MI
F 22 Thomas Crowe (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Archbishop Hoban Macedonia, OH
G 20 J.R. Konieczny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So St. Joseph South Bend, IN
G 4 Alex Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS So Cathedral Catholic San Diego, CA
F 14 Kebba Njie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So La Lumiere
Penn State
Centerville, OH
F 13 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Warren Central
Seton Hall
Indianapolis, IN
G 10 JT Kelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 15 Thomas Hattan (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So San Juan Hills San Clemente, CA
F 23 Zane Harbaugh (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Owasso Owasso, OK
G 3 Markus Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Penn Mishawaka, IN
G 11 Braeden Shrewsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr State College Area High State College, PA
F 0 Carey Booth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Englewood, CO
G 2 Logan Imes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Zionsville Zionsville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
  • Alex Wade was awarded a basketball scholarship ahead of the 2023–24 season.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Hanover W 96–62 
 18  Burton   7  Booth   3  Imes  Joyce Center (4,628)
South Bend, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Niagara W 70–63  1–0
 29  Burton   9  Booth   4  Burton  Joyce Center (7,338)
South Bend, IN
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Western Carolina L 61–71  1–1
 20  Booth   8  Roper   3  Imes  Joyce Center (5,742)
South Bend, IN
November 16, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Auburn
Legends Classic semifinals
L 59–83  1–2
 18  Konieczny   11  Konieczny   2  Tied  Barclays Center (5,524)
Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma State
Legends Classic consolation game
W 66–64 OT 2–2
 20  Burton   10  Konieczny   4  Zona  Barclays Center (4,849)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 75–55  3–2
 13  Shrewsberry   6  Burton   5  Burton  Joyce Center (5,179)
South Bend, IN
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 53–65  3–3
 15  Davis   8  Davis   5  Burton  Colonial Life Arena (15,215)
Columbia, SC
December 2, 2023
12:00 p.m., The CW
at No. 8 Miami (FL) L 49–62  3–4
(0–1)
 14  Konieczny   10  Davis   6  Burton  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Western Michigan W 86–65  4–4
 19  Davis   10  Davis   6  Burton  Joyce Center (4,883)
South Bend, IN
December 9, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 8 Marquette L 59–78  4–5
 20  Burton   6  Njie   2  Tied  Fiserv Forum (17,519)
Milwaukee, WI
December 16, 2023*
2:15 p.m., The CW
Georgetown L 68–72 OT 4–6
 17  Burton   8  Konieczny   4  Burton  Joyce Center (7,140)
South Bend, IN
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
The Citadel L 45–65  4–7
 18  Konieczny   10  Konieczny   3  Burton  Joyce Center (4,377)
South Bend, IN
December 22, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Marist W 60–56  5–7
 21  Burton   6  Booth   3  Burton  Joyce Center (5,440)
South Bend, IN
December 30, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia W 76–54  6–7
(1–1)
 17  Tied   9  Booth   8  Burton  Joyce Center (7,784)
South Bend, IN
January 3, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State L 52–54  6–8
(1–2)
 18  Burton   11  Njie   4  Burton  Joyce Center (4,727)
South Bend, IN
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 14 Duke L 59–67  6–9
(1–3)
 18  Burton   10  Njie   4  Burton  Joyce Center (8,066)
South Bend, IN
January 9, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 75–68 OT 7–9
(2–3)
 25  Shrewsberry   11  Konieczny   7  Burton  McCamish Pavilion (3,729)
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2023
2:15 p.m., The CW
Florida State L 58–67  7–10
(2–4)
 20  Burton   8  Njie   2  Tied  Joyce Center (6,427)
South Bend, IN
January 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Boston College L 59–63  7–11
(2–5)
 19  Burton   13  Booth   3  Burton  Conte Forum (6,348)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Miami (FL)
Irish Wear Green
L 61–73  7–12
(2–6)
 15  Burton   6  Konieczny   4  Tied  Joyce Center (5,948)
South Bend, IN
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Boston College L 58–61  7–13
(2–7)
 15  Konieczny   8  Konieczny   7  Burton  Joyce Center (6,593)
South Bend, IN
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Virginia L 53–65  7–14
(2–8)
 16  Burton   7  Konieczny   4  Burton  John Paul Jones Arena (13,947)
Charlottesville, VA
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 60–70  7–15
(2–9)
 17  Burton   6  Imes   3  Burton  Petersen Events Center (10,864)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 9 Duke L 53–71  7–16
(2–10)
 19  Burton   6  Tied   4  Burton  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., The CW
Virginia Tech W 74–66  8–16
(3–10)
 16  Burton   6  Njie   8  Burton  Joyce Center (7,394)
South Bend, IN
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 58–55  9–16
(4–10)
 18  Burton   7  Njie   5  Burton  Joyce Center (4,589)
South Bend, IN
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Louisville W 72–50  10–16
(5–10)
 23  Shrewsberry   7  Booth   3  Burton  KFC Yum! Center (11,342)
Louisville, KY
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Syracuse L 85–88  10–17
(5–11)
 28  Burton   7  Tied   8  Burton  JMA Wireless Dome (25,194)
Syracuse, NY
February 27, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 70–65  11–17
(6–11)
 31  Burton   6  Tied   3  Burton  Joyce Center (4,698)
South Bend, IN
March 2, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW
Clemson W 69–62  12–17
(7–11)
 21  Burton   6  Burton   4  Burton  Joyce Center (7,313)
South Bend, IN
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 7 North Carolina L 51–84  12–18
(7–12)
 11  Davis   6  Tied   4  Burton  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 76–82  12–19
(7–13)
 24  Burton   6  Davis   4  Burton  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (13) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 84–80  13–19
 23  Shrewsbury   9  Njie   8  Burton  Capital One Arena (7,523)
Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2024
2:30 p.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (5) Wake Forest
Second Round
L 59–72  13–20
 21  Burton   6  Tied   3  Burton  Capital One Arena (9,920)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[11]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame 64–67 Virginia Tech (Mar 7, 2023) Final Score – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame guard Robby Carmody commits to Mercer as graduate transfer". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Notre Dame guard Cormac Ryan transfers to UNC: What he brings to the Tar Heels". The Athletic. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "ND transfer Dom Campbell lands at Howard University". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame Transfer JJ Starling Commits to Syracuse". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Former Notre Dame forward Ven-Allen Lubin commits to Vanderbilt transfer". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame Lands Northwestern Transfer Julian Roper II". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame Lands Penn State Transfer Center Kebba Njie". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame Basketball Lands Seton Hall Transfer Forward Tae Davis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.