Back with more offseason roster resets today for Notre Dame and Pittsburgh as we work through all 18 ACC rosters alphabetically. If you missed any others, check them out at these links:
- Boston College
- California
- Clemson
- Duke
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- Louisville
- Miami
- NC State
- North Carolina
- SMU
- Stanford
- Syracuse
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
As always, let me know anything I missed or needed updates, and of course share your thoughts in the thread.
Notre Dame
| Departures | PF Tony Sanders (Graduated) | 7 G, 2.1 mpg, 0.9 ppg, 0.1 rpg, 33% FG% | |
| F/C Carey Booth (Transferred to Illinois) | 33 G, 19.9 mpg, 6.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 39% FG% | ||
| C Matt Zona (Transferred to Fordham) | 33 G, 11.2 mpg, 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 43% FG% | ||
| Returners | PG Markus Burton (SO) | 33 G, 33.8 mpg, 17.5 ppg, 4.3 apg, 30% 3P% | |
| SG Braeden Shrewsberry (SO) | 33 G, 28.3 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 0.9 apg, 37% 3P% | ||
| SG Julian Roper (SR) | 31 G, 22.8 mpg, 5.4 ppg, 0.6 apg, 34% 3P% | ||
| G/F Logan Imes (SO) | 31 G, 17.6 mpg, 2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 22% 3P% | ||
| SF J.R. Konieczny (RS JR) | 32 G, 22.7 mpg, 7.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 33% 3P% | ||
| PF Tae Davis (JR) | 32 G, 26 mpg, 9.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 48% FG% | ||
| C Kebba Njie (JR) | 29 G, 24.2 mpg, 4.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 37% FG% | ||
| Additions | SG Matt Allocco (RS SR Transfer, Princeton) | 29 G, 33.6 mpg, 12.7 ppg, 3.3 apg, 43% 3P% | |
| SG Cole Certa (4-star FR) | |||
| F Sir Mohammed (4-star FR) | |||
| F/C Nikita Konstantynovskyi (SR+ Transfer, Monmouth) | 33 G, 23.4 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 53% FG% | ||
| F/C Burke Chebuhar (SR+ Transfer, Lehigh) | 32 G, 22.8 mpg, 7.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 46% FG% | ||
| F/C Garrett Sundra (3-star FR) |
Micah Shrewsberry inherited a dismal-looking roster last offseason in the wake of Mike Brey’s retirement and went into his first year with the lowest of expectations after failing to make much of an initial splash in the transfer Portal. But in winning seven ACC regular season games behind multiple surprising underclassman breakouts, the majority of whom are returning this season, excitement is quickly building as the Irish enter Year 2 of the Shrewsberry era.
All-ACC Freshman 1st Teamer Markus Burton is back at the point after posting the league’s 2nd best assist rate last year on top of capable volume scoring and a disruptive 1.9 steals a game; this year he’ll look to get his turnovers down this year and his 3P% up. Coach’s son Braeden Shrewsberry proved capable at the 2-spot, a dangerous 3-point sniper who hit over 41% from deep in ACC play on almost 7 3PA/game. They’re reinforced by a quietly solid transfer in Princeton’s Matt Allocco, giving the Irish 3 guards to rotate with little dropoff.
A number of young players will have opportunities to step up on the wing. Returners Julian Roper, Logan Imes, and JR Konieczy all showed varying degrees of promise in supporting roles last year, and they’ll get pushed by 4-star rookie Cole Certa. If even two of these four rise to the occasion, they will form a promising perimeter rotation with the three high-level guards that will try and present a more consistent, efficient, and deep offense than a season ago.
One thing to watch will be whether the Irish play with a more traditionally sized lineup this year with improved guard/wing depth and experience. Last year they played the back half of the season starting 3 big men together in Tae Davis, Carey Booth, and Kebba Njie. That size and length helped them on defense but did gum up their offense. Davis and Nije are back for their respective junior seasons, and will be backed up by a pair of 5th year mid-major transfers in Lehigh’s Burke Chebuhar and Monmouth’s Nikita Konstantynovskyi. The Irish will also hope Top 50 forward Sir Mohammed and Top 150 big man Garrett Sundra show early promise.
This is a team that could quietly make some noise this year. It lacks immediate NBA prospects, but has a lot of chemistry with six returners who started double-digit games last year, and their additions provide a solid mix of veteran transfer depth and Top 150 recruit talent to mold. Notre Dame had one of the ACC’s tougher defenses last year, reflecting a commitment to toughness that Shrewsberry instilled, and will hope to turn the corner offensively this year to match. The Irish will absolutely enter the season with an NCAAT berth in mind, and should be in the Bubble mix at the end of the season.
Pittsburgh
| Departures | G Carlton Carrington (Turned Pro) | 33 G, 33.2 mpg, 13.8 ppg, 4.1 apg, 32% 3P% | |
| PF Blake Hinson (Graduated) | 33 G, 33.6 mpg, 18.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 45% FG% | ||
| PF William Jeffress (Transferred to Louisiana Tech) | 31 G, 10.8 mpg, 1.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 35% FG% | ||
| F/C Federiko Federiko (Transferred to Texas Tech) | 33 G, 21.3 mpg, 4.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 64% FG% | ||
| Returners | G Ishmael Leggett (SR+) | 32 G, 28.7 mpg, 12.3 ppg, 1.9 apg, 34% 3P% | |
| G Jaland Lowe (SO) | 33 G, 26.6 mpg, 9.6 ppg, 3.3 apg, 35% 3P% | ||
| G/F Zack Austin (SR) | 33 G, 22.6 mpg, 6.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 30% 3P% | ||
| F/C Guillermo Diaz Graham (JR) | 33 G, 17.9 mpg, 6.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 49% FG% | ||
| F/C Jorge Diaz Graham (JR) | 16 G, 10.5 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 36% FG% | ||
| Additions | G Brandin Cummings (3-star FR) | ||
| SF Damian Dunn (SR+ Transfer, Houston) | 37 G, 17.6 mpg, 6.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 32% 3P% | ||
| SF Marlon Barnes, Jr. (3-star RS FR) | |||
| F/C Cameron Corhen (JR Transfer, Florida State) | 28 G, 21.3 mpg, 9.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 63% FG% | ||
| F/C Amdy Ndiaye (3-star FR) | |||
| F/C Papa Kante (4-star RS FR) |
In an offseason dominated by heavy transfer portal turnover at seemingly most every school, Pittsburgh had a relatively quiet offseason with just two transfers in and two out, on top of a promising five man crop of promising true and redshirt freshmen. The Panthers are hoping that this level of program stability will help them maintain the positive momentum built over the quietly successful last two seasons. Pitt made the Round of 32 in the 2023 NCAAT and finished 12-8 in the ACC last year before missing the Bubble cutoff.
The guard rotation loses freshman sensation BCarlton “Bub” Carrington to the NBA but otherwise returns in tact. Rising 2nd year Jaland Lowe, who finished 2nd on the team in assists last year, will take over as the primary PG in Carrington’s absence. Former Rhode Island star Ishmael Leggett will build off a solid debut in the ACC in his final collegiate season, as will former High Point transfer Zach Austin who started much of last year at small forward. Houston transfer Damian Dunn will provide even more veteran experience and defensive toughness, perhaps pushing for a starting spot at the 2 or 3. Top 150 rookie Brandin Cummings is hoping to be the latest 3-star surprise for Capel, as is wing Marlon Barnes coming off a developmental redshirt year.
If there’s an area for concern with the Panthers, its in the front court where they have to replace all-ACC power forward Blake Hinson, role-player center Federiko Federiko, and rotational depth forward William Jeffress. The Diaz-Graham twins return at the 5, but to date they’ve looked more promising than consistent, and will be heavily expected (Guillermo especially) to prove ready for a starter’s load. The jewel of the transfer class is FSU’s Cam Corhen, a next-level athlete who can arguably play 3-5 and will have every opportunity to take over Hinson’s role as the focal point of the front court. A trio of rookies will compete for depth roles; Kante will be one to watch, as he was a heralded Top 75 recruit a year ago who missed last year with a knee injury.
I do feel Pitt has somewhat plateaued as a program right now under Capel; they’re not going to challenge for the league’s top tier, but neither are they going to roll over and collapse back into the bottom tier. This is going to be a league-.500-or-better kind of club, good enough to beat anyone when things are clicking, but also having enough in the way of off nights that eventually may cost them come Selection Sunday (keep in mind 2023’s run came out of a First Four selection). The post situation is especially concerning, as it’s all question marks aside from Corhen, and Carrington brought an X-factor to the front court that may be hard to replace. Still, in many ways Pitt can be confident that the program is on the most solid ground it’s been on since Jamie DIxon left 8 years ago.