2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–4 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Micah Shrewsberry (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Getter (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Farrelly (3rd season); Ryan Owens (3rd season); Tre Whitted (1st season); Grady Eifert (1st season);
Home arena	Joyce Center

2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 12 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 6 Duke	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 21 Virginia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 16 Louisville	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
SMU	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Stanford	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Clemson	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
NC State	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Florida State	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Boston College	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry in his third season as head coach and play home games at the on-campus Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 15–18 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. As the twelfth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they faced thirteenth-seed Pittsburgh in the First Round, a rematch of a game played just seventeen days earlier. The team won a low-scoring affair 55–54. They then were defeated in the Second Round by fifth-seed North Carolina. 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 Allocco	41	G	6'4"	190	Graduate	Hilliard, OH	Graduated
Nikita Konstantynovskyi	25	F	6'10"	260	Graduate	Kyiv, Ukraine	Graduated
Burke Chebuhar	21	F	6'8"	240	Graduate	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Julian Roper II	1	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Thomas Crowe	22	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Macedonia, OH	Walk-on; graduated
J.R. Konieczny	20	G	6'7"	205	Junior (Redshirt)	South Bend, IN	Graduated; transferred to Florida Gulf Coast^[1]
Tae Davis	7	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Oklahoma^[2]
JT Kelly	10	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	Walk-on; left team
Thomas Hattan	15	G	6'2"	180	Junior	San Clemente, CA	Walk-on; left team

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Carson Towt	33	F	6'8"	250	Graduate	Gilbert, AZ	Northern Arizona^[3]
Matthew MacLellan	34	F	6'9"	240	Graduate	Canton, MI	Madonna^[4]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brady Koehler #15 PF	Fishers, IN	Cathedral High	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 23, 2024
Brady Koehler #15 PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (82)
Jalen Haralson #6 SF	Anderson, IN	La Lumiere	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 25, 2024
Jalen Haralson #6 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (89)
Ryder Frost #19 SF	Beverly, MA	Phillips Exeter Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 27, 2024
Ryder Frost #19 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (83)
Tommy Ahneman #19 C	Fargo, ND	Cretin-Derham Hall	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 30, 2024
Tommy Ahneman #19 C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (79)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 13 ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 23, 2025. "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 23, 2025. "Notre Dame 2025 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jonathan Sanderson #13 PG	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 8, 2025
Jonathan Sanderson #13 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (84)
Gan-Erdene Solongo #16 C	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 9, 2025
Gan-Erdene Solongo #16 C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Nick Shrewsberry #82 SG	South Bend, IN	St. Joseph	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 28, 2025
Nick Shrewsberry #82 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 54 247Sports: 30
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2025. "Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2025. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 17, 2025. "Notre Dame 2026 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	33	Carson Towt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Northern Arizona	Gilbert, AZ
F	34	Matthew MacLellan (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Madonna	Canton, MI
F	14	Kebba Njie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Penn State	Centerville, OH
G	3	Markus Burton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Penn	Mishawaka, IN
G	11	Braeden Shrewsberry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	State College Area High	Granger, IN
G	2	Logan Imes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Zionsville	Zionsville, IN
G	5	Cole Certa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Le Roy, IL
F	12	Garrett Sundra	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Paul VI Catholic	Ashburn, VA
G	13	Sir Mohammed	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Myers Park	Charlotte, NC
G	0	Brady Stevens (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Wellesley	Boston, MA
F	6	Brady Koehler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cathedral High	Fishers, IN
G	10	Jalen Haralson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere	Anderson, IN
F	7	Ryder Frost	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Phillips Exeter Academy	Beverly, MA
C	15	Tommy Ahneman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Cretin-Derham Hall	Fargo, ND
F	22	Luke Devine (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Campolindo	Moraga, CA
G	24	Mark Zackery IV (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, IN

Head coach

Micah Shrewsberry (Hanover)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Getter (Hanover)
Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's)
Ryan Owens (Southern Indiana)
Tre Whitted (Marshall)
Grady Eifert (Purdue)

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.
Mark Zackery IV joined the team on December 11, 2025, while already on football scholarship.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Carson Towt	Kebba Njie		Matthew MacLellan
PF	Garrett Sundra	Brady Koehler		Luke Devine
SF	Cole Certa	Sir Mohammed	Ryder Frost
SG	Braeden Shrewsberry			Brady Stevens
PG	Jalen Haralson	Logan Imes		Mark Zackery IV

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	at Butler	W 77–76	-	12 – Tied	6 – Haralson	4 – Haralson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,887) Indianapolis, IN
October 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m.	DePaul	L 62–69	-	10 – Burton	10 – Njie	7 – Burton	Joyce Center (3,617) South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	LIU	W 89–67	1–0	24 – Burton	19 – Towt	3 – Tied	Joyce Center (3,911) South Bend, IN
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Detroit Mercy	W 102–70	2–0	19 – Shrewsberry	10 – Towt	6 – Mohammed	Joyce Center (7,608) South Bend, IN
November 11, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Eastern Illinois	W 78–58	3–0	21 – Burton	11 – Towt	3 – Tied	Joyce Center (3,618) South Bend, IN
November 16, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State	L 63–64	3–1	14 – Burton	12 – Towt	3 – Haralson	Value City Arena (12,357) Columbus, OH
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Bellarmine	W 86–79	4–1	25 – Burton	11 – Towt	5 – Haralson	Joyce Center (3,676) South Bend, IN
November 24, 2025* 3:30 p.m., TNT	vs. Kansas Players Era Festival Game 1	L 61–71	4–2	24 – Burton	10 – Towt	2 – Towt	MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,628) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m., TNT	vs. Rutgers Players Era Festival Game 2	W 68–63	5–2	21 – Burton	6 – Tied	5 – Burton	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 26, 2025* 3:30 p.m., TNT	vs. No. 3 Houston Players Era Festival Consolation Game	L 56–66	5–3	19 – Burton	7 – Burton	5 – Burton	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,629) Paradise, NV
December 2, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge	W 76–71	6–3	18 – Burton	9 – Towt	10 – Burton	Joyce Center (4,980) South Bend, IN
December 5, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU	W 87–85 ^OT	7–3	20 – Tied	9 – Towt	9 – Haralson	Schollmaier Arena (5,706) Fort Worth, TX
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Idaho	W 80–65	8–3	20 – Haralson	15 – Towt	3 – Towt	Joyce Center (3,687) South Bend, IN
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Evansville	W 82–58	9–3	26 – Shrewsberry	10 – Njie	3 – Tied	Joyce Center (4,323) South Bend, IN
December 21, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Purdue Fort Wayne	L 69–72	9–4	21 – Haralson	10 – Towt	4 – Haralson	Joyce Center (5,366) South Bend, IN
ACC regular season
December 30, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 2, 2026 11:00 p.m., ESPN2	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Clemson						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Miami						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Virginia						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Duke						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m.	NC State						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 4, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Stanford						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ Neill, Jackson (April 28, 2025). "Former Notre Dame guard J.R. Konieczny to transfer to Florida Gulf Coast". WNDU. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ McVeigh, Griffin (April 7, 2025). "Former Notre Dame forward Tae Davis commits to Oklahoma". On3. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ "Irish Land Graduate Transfer Carson Towt". FightingIrish.com. April 15, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ Noie, Tom (October 23, 2025). "Scouting power forward Matthew MacLellan ahead of 2025-26 Notre Dame basketball season". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[1] Neill, Jackson (April 28, 2025). "Former Notre Dame guard J.R. Konieczny to transfer to Florida Gulf Coast". WNDU. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[2] McVeigh, Griffin (April 7, 2025). "Former Notre Dame forward Tae Davis commits to Oklahoma". On3. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[3] "Irish Land Graduate Transfer Carson Towt". FightingIrish.com. April 15, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[4] Noie, Tom (October 23, 2025). "Scouting power forward Matthew MacLellan ahead of 2025-26 Notre Dame basketball season". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

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