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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–20 (7–13 ACC)
Head coach	Micah Shrewsberry (1st season)
Associate head coach	Kyle Getter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Farrelly (1st season) Ryan Owens (1st season)
Captain	Matt Zona
Home arena	Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Main article: 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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

Departures

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

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

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

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 Micah Shrewsberry (Hanover) Assistant coach(es) Kyle Getter (Hanover) Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Ryan Owens (Southern Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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