Notre Dame sophomore forward Garrett Sundra plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he announced on Tuesday.
Across two seasons in South Bend (52 games), Sundra averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists. Sundra was a four-star recruit out of Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, VA) in the Class of 2024.
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Sundra is the second Fighting Irish to player to announce their intentions to enter the Transfer Portal on Tuesday. Sophomore guard Sir Mohammed (son of former NBA veteran Nazr Mohammed), who averaged 5.7 points last season, will also be looking for a new home.
Sundra’s departure comes after yet another disappointing season for Notre Dame basketball. The Fighting Irish finished with a 13-18 record and missed the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. In three seasons now under head coach Micah Shrewsberry, the program is 41-56. However, don’t expect a change to be made in South Bend.
“Three seasons into his tenure in South Bend, Micah Shrewsberry has yet to finish above .500 overall, or in the ACC,” ESPN’s Jeff Borzello wrote back in late February. “The 2025-26 season has been his worst showing, with the Fighting Irish entering the week just 3-11 in conference play. There’s no appetite to make an immediate move, sources told ESPN, though, and Shrewsberry is still signed through the 2029-30 season.”
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Notre Dame has not made NCAA Tournament appearance in Micah Shrewsberry era
From 2001-2017, Notre Dame missed the NCAA Tournament just five times. It never once earned a double-digit seed, made three trips to the Sweet Sixteen, and two trips to the Elite Eight (2015 and 2016). It almost seems like that was a completely program from the one that rolls the ball out now in South Bend.
“We gotta keep getting better. We’re playing good basketball in stretches. Right now, good basketball for us might be maturity,” Shrewsberry said midway through conference play. “It might be how do we handle a mistake, and not turn it into two mistakes. As we start to grow and mature, that will lead to more good basketball for longer stretches. That’s the most important thing i’m thinking about right now, with our group.”
The 2026-27 will be extremely make or break for the Indianapolis native, as the Irish seek a return to relevance in the ACC.
