2025-2026 ND Basketball Thread

Henges24 · 2026-03-24T13:04:19-0400

That’s a good loss, IMO.
Not sure if he struggled getting back after the knee injury, sure seemed like it, but a bust nonetheless.

Dale · 2026-03-24T13:38:11-0400

Heard some momentum behind Shrewsberry to Butler

FightingIrishLover7 · 2026-03-24T13:39:24-0400

Henges24 said:
That’s a good loss, IMO.
Not sure if he struggled getting back after the knee injury, sure seemed like it, but a bust nonetheless.

I suspect he was getting paid fairly well too for nothing

NDPhilly · 2026-03-24T13:50:16-0400

The bigger rumor is Haralson is about to enter the portal. If he does then Shrewsberry is dead, and there’s no reason to give it another year with a known result.

I don’t blame Haralson one bit for transferring. Besides pay, why should he waste maybe his final college season for a losing program with zero home crowd?

stpeteirish · 2026-03-24T14:03:21-0400

NDPhilly said:
The bigger rumor is Haralson is about to enter the portal. If he does then Shrewsberry is dead, and there’s no reason to give it another year with a known result.

I don’t blame Haralson one bit for transferring. Besides pay, why should he waste maybe his final college season for a losing program with zero home crowd?

yup. The best argument for keeping Shrews was he needs time to build on his good recruiting. Goes away if his guys leave. Mohammed and Sundra were the two guys for whom leaving wouldn't change that narrative, they are two years in and aren't showing much. Anybody else, especially Haralson is a big red flag.

arrowryan · 2026-03-24T14:16:21-0400

NDPhilly said:
The bigger rumor is Haralson is about to enter the portal. If he does then Shrewsberry is dead, and there’s no reason to give it another year with a known result.

I don’t blame Haralson one bit for transferring. Besides pay, why should he waste maybe his final college season for a losing program with zero home crowd?

It doesn’t stop there. I heard some not so good news about Burton and Certa.

This program is deader than dead.

arrowryan · 2026-03-24T14:18:46-0400

CTIDANDREW · 2026-03-24T14:21:52-0400

It was always going to be almost impossible to expect Burton, Haralson, and Certa to all stay in the present world of College basketball if we either moved on from Coach Shrews or he decided this wasn't the right spot for him anymore and moves somewhere else (Butler).

Agreed, that it is absolutely an embarrassing look that our head coach is trying to leave us for like the second worst (only above DePaul in my mind) program in the Big East.

However, not having to pay Coach Shrews buy out, and putting those multiple millions into a new coaching staff, player retention, recruiting and transfer portal over the next 24 months is likely the only slim chance we have at a competitive product come 2028-2029.

Very interesting next 48-72 hours for the program.

Dale · 2026-03-24T14:31:18-0400

It would be akin to Scott Satterfield leaving Louisville for Cincinnati. It might struck a casual as embarrassing for Butler to be able to poach NDs HC, but I don’t think any ball knowers will think that way

Irish5Saint · 2026-03-24T14:39:37-0400

arrowryan said:
It doesn’t stop there. I heard some not so good news about Burton and Certa.

This program is deader than dead.

The one silver lining is that this would force Pete to do his job and actually help a program that isn’t football.

slick7410 · 2026-03-24T14:40:50-0400

Sundra and Mohammad were my wishes. I'm assuming everyone else will be rumored -it's college basketball.

If others start leaving - the decade long of despair continues.... for sure (it probably would've anyways haha)

stpeteirish · 2026-03-24T14:50:11-0400

Irish5Saint said:
The one silver lining is that this would force Pete to do his job and actually help a program that isn’t football.

This is on Garrity first. If he tells Pete what we need and Pete says sorry, can't do, then we really are screwed.
If Shrews is Butler's first choice I wonder what in the hell they're doing.

Dale · 2026-03-24T14:51:38-0400

stpeteirish said:
This is on Garrity first. If he tells Pete what we need and Pete says sorry, can't do, then we really are screwed.
If Shrews is Butler's first choice I wonder what in the hell they're doing.

He’s not their first choice

Irish#1 · 2026-03-24T15:32:09-0400

Look for Butler to go with Nored, Groce or Graves before Shrewsberry. Shrews buyout is probably too much for Butler. Former Butler coach Chris Holtman is another that is a possibility.

Dale · 2026-03-24T15:55:09-0400

Irish#1 said:
Look for Butler to go with Nored, Groce or Graves before Shrewsberry. Shrews buyout is probably too much for Butler. Former Butler coach Chris Holtman is another that is a possibility.

I don’t know for sure it won’t be Nored or Groce but I’m curious what would be taking this long if so. Confident it won’t be Holtman or Steele for that matter.

What I am saying is I know some folks tangentially close to this and the Shrewsberry talk is real. My guess would be ND wouldn’t exactly be fighting a buyout.

Butler is not a very attractive job right now unless money gets straightened out ASAP over there.

ab2cmiller · 2026-03-24T16:53:32-0400

It would surprise me if they left Holtman come back. He's a really good guy and a good basketball coach, but rehiring a guy who left you previously might be a tough pill to swallow.

Plankton · 2026-03-24T17:48:57-0400

ab2cmiller said:
It would surprise me if they left Holtman come back. He's a really good guy and a good basketball coach, but rehiring a guy who left you previously might be a tough pill to swallow.

They rehired Thad Matta previously.

NDdomer2 · 2026-03-24T17:55:10-0400

Thad was alumni.

irishff1014 · 2026-03-24T19:45:51-0400

Boo

With the players that have transferred he is already done. Just go ahead and get rid of the basketballs Willingham.

JD Irish · 2026-03-24T19:48:21-0400

irishff1014 said:
Boo

With the players that have transferred he is already done. Just go ahead and get rid the basketballs Willingham.

Yup. What is the point of retaining him? He is horrible.

Dale · 2026-03-24T19:51:12-0400

irishff1014 said:
Boo

With the players that have transferred he is already done. Just go ahead and get rid the basketballs Willingham.

“Is no dialogue” is notably different than was no dialogue. Shrewsberry probably turned them down. Believe Holtmann did as well. Would have been a gift if it went through.

ab2cmiller · 2026-03-24T19:53:26-0400

irishff1014 said:
Boo

With the players that have transferred he is already done. Just go ahead and get rid the basketballs Willingham.

Sundra and Mohammed? Hardly difference makers

Cpnd1 · 2026-03-24T19:58:51-0400

I’m sorry this is unacceptable. How are we meant to believe that we can’t balance both sports being remotely competitive

NDPhilly · 2026-03-24T20:11:54-0400

Would I rather take an elite DL in the portal or a 6th man for the basketball program that I don’t care nearly as much about? The big donors are doing the same calculus I’m sure.

notredomer23 · 2026-03-24T20:19:22-0400

Cpnd1 said:
I’m sorry this is unacceptable. How are we meant to believe that we can’t balance both sports being remotely competitive

Why would ND pony up that type of dough for a mediocre player on a bad team, though? Much better invested in the portal, if shrews actually will dip into it this year.

I also take anything Noie says with a grain of salt bc he rides for the coaches unconditionally and blames the university without fail.

arrowryan · 2026-03-24T20:24:17-0400

If other programs think your reserves are worth that much and the team went under .500, Notre Dame very well might have the worst coach in all of college basketball.

NDPhilly · 2026-03-24T20:36:11-0400

I also think it’s very possible we retain Burton because he just won’t get as much elsewhere after his injuries.

Haralson also wouldn’t have come here if we were paying him a fraction of the other big programs. I’m not buying that money is the big issue.

Henges24 · 2026-03-24T21:00:01-0400

Noie seems to be a miserable person but do appreciate the update.

Burton will stay & obviously Shrewsberry. So maybe Ahmenn would be the 3rd, from his calculations.

NDPhilly · 2026-03-24T21:29:03-0400

Henges24 said:
Noie seems to be a miserable person but do appreciate the update.

Burton will stay & obviously Shrewsberry. So maybe Ahmenn would be the 3rd, from his calculations.

If my job was to cover ND basketball i'd be pretty miserable too tbf

Crazy Balki · 2026-03-24T21:51:56-0400

Henges24 said:
Noie seems to be a miserable person

If your job is to follow this basketball program, I'd imagine anybody would be miserable.

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