NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH NEWS

The Latest: Bueckers, Malonga and Citron go 1-2-3 in WNBA draft

The WNBA welcoming its new rookie class with its 2025 draft

APRIL 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carson Towt - Joining Notre Dame Towt has committed to Notre Dame, Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Towt will spend his final season of eligibility with the Irish following four years as a starter with Northern Arizona. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 13.3 points and 12.4 rebounds in 33.7 minutes last season.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Women's college basketball looking for next star with no Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins injured

Women’s college basketball has been on the rise these last few years, riding the wave of iconic players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins

APRIL 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

J.R. Konieczny - Enters transfer portal Konieczny entered the NCAA's transfer portal Monday, according to Jamie Shaw of On3.

Impact Usually, college juniors enter the NCAA's transfer portal in an attempt to maximize their overall upside as soon-to-graduate seniors. Konieczny is no exception, especially with no redshirt to back him up.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

Eszter Muhari, Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Siobhan Sullivan carry Notre Dame to 14th NCAA fencing title

Notre Dame’s Eszter Muhari defended her title in women’s épée, Magda Skarbonkiewicz beat teammate Siobhan Sullivan to win the sabre title and Notre Dame won its 14th NCAA fencing c...

MARCH 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Prep boys basketball: Maynard overcomes trying childhood to coach, mentor Irish HUNTINGTON -- Todd Maynard paused to compose himself. The memories, good and bad, flooded his mind, overwhelming the Huntington St. Joe boys...

MARCH 20 • HERALD-DISPATCH.COM

Who are the 10 highest single-game scorers in NCAA Men's Tournament history?

What are the 10 highest-scoring single game performances in NCAA Tournament history? FOX Sports Research compiled the list.

MARCH 14

ACC Conference Tournament odds: Duke favored despite Flagg injury

Surprise, surprise — the No. 1 Dukies are favored to win the ACC Tournament. Can any conference opponent challenge them? See the odds.

MARCH 14

What are the 10 highest-scoring games in NCAA Men's Tournament history?

What are the 10 highest-scoring games in NCAA Tournament history? FOX Sports Research compiled the list.

MARCH 12

Markus Burton - Scores 11 points in Tourney exit Burton finished Wednesday's 76-56 loss to North Carolina with 11 points (3-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 5-7 FT), four rebounds, one assist and three steals across 33 minutes.

Impact Burton didn't provide his best performance Thursday, but to be fair, the FIghting Irish looked overmatched completely. Burton finishes another strong year with averages of 21.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game across 25 appearances (24 starts).

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Kebba Njie - Remains out vs. UNC Njie (concussion) won't play against North Carolina on Wednesday, Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune reports.

Impact Njie missed the Irish's win over Pittsburgh in the first round of the ACC Tournament, and he'll miss round two as well as he remains in the concussion protocol. If Notre Dame pulls off the massive upset against North Carolina, Njie will get a chance to play Thursday as well.

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Markus Burton - Scores 10 points in low-scoring win Burton notched 10 points (4-14 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists and four steals across 34 minutes during Tuesday's 55-54 win over Pittsburgh.

Impact Burton handled his regular workload in the backcourt, and while he wasn't efficient, he did enough to be among the top scorers for Notre Dame in what turned out to be a low-scoring affair. He'll have a tougher matchup Wednesday when the Fighting Irish take on North Carolina at 2:30 p.m. ET.

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

North Carolina plays Notre Dame in ACC Tournament

The North Carolina Tar Heels and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off in the ACC Tournament

MARCH 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notre Dame escapes with 55-54 victory over Pittsburgh in 1st round of ACC Tournament

Nikita Konstantynovskyi scored with a tip-in in the final minute and Tae Davis hit 1 of 2 free throws with 0.5 seconds left after a controversial foul to help Notre Dame rally for...

MARCH 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP men's player of the week: No. 4 Florida's Alex Condon has big double-doubles in a pair of wins

Alex Condon of fourth-ranked Florida is The Associated Press men's college basketball player of the week

MARCH 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kebba Njie - Out for first-round game Njie (concussion) is out for Notre Dame's first-round game Tuesday against Pittsburgh at Charlotte, according to Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune.

Impact Njie suffered his concussion during Notre Dame's game Saturday against California. After the Fighting Irish logged their Cal matchup, they have to play Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Njie's 2024-25 season continuing will have to depend on Notre Dame defeating Pitt, and that result would lead to ND's next game being Wednesday against North Carolina, also at Charlotte.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

Markus Burton - Scores 43 points in valient effort Burton fouled out of Saturday's 112-110 4OT victory over California after recording 43 points (13-26 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 13-17 FT), three rebounds, five assists and three steals over 53 m...

Impact Burton fouled out of the game Saturday, but he played a key role in the win thanks to his 43-point effort, easily a new career-high mark for him. Burton will lead the Fighting Irish in the ACC Tournament and heads into it on a sizzling stretch, scoring at least 20 points in all but one of his previous 10 outings.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Burton scores career-high 43, Allocco delivers in 4th OT and Notre Dame edges Cal 112-110

Markus Burton scored a career-high 43 points, Matt Allocco nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth overtime, and Notre Dame outlasted California 112-110

MARCH 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cal visits Notre Dame following Burton's 24-point game

Notre Dame hosts the California Golden Bears after Markus Burton scored 24 points in Notre Dame's 56-54 win against the Stanford Cardinal

MARCH 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Markus Burton - Extends impressive stretch Burton produced 24 points (8-20 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in 38 minutes during Wednesday's 56-54 victory over Stanford.

Impact Burton reached the 20-point mark for the fourth game in a row, and the star floor general has scored at least 20 points in all but one of his last nine contests -- the lone exception was his two-point display in the loss to SMU on Feb. 19. Burton, who has been Notre Dame's best player by a wide margin in 2024-25, heads into the final game of the regular season with averages of 23.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game over that nine-game stretch.

MARCH 6 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Certa's 3-pointer lifts Notre Dame to 56-54 win over Stanford

Cole Certa nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to lift Notre Dame to a 56-54 come-from-behind victory over Stanford

MARCH 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nikita Konstantynovskyi - Starting Wednesday Konstantynovskyi is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Stanford, StatBroadcast.com reports.

Impact Konstantynovskyi will make his third start of the season. The big man hasn't been much of a fantasy factor in 2024-25, though, with averages of 2.4 points and 3.2 rebounds across 9.4 minutes per game in 25 appearances.

MARCH 5 • ROTOWIRE

Sir Mohammed - Starting for Irish Mohammed will get the start against Stanford on Wednesday, per Statbroadcast.com.

Impact Mohammed gets the start for Nikita Kostanynovskyi. The freshman guard averages 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists this season.

MARCH 5 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Allocco - Set to return Wednesday Allocco (wrist) will return against Stanford on Wednesday, Jack Soble of On3.com reports.

Impact Allocco has missed the past three games for Notre Dame and seven of his last eight. He'll return against the Cardinal, and while it's unclear if he'll be in the starting five, that's a big boost for the Fighting Irish to get their starting guard back who averages 9.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

MARCH 5 • ROTOWIRE

Notre Dame hosts Stanford after Raynaud's 26-point outing

MARCH 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS