Notre Dame guard Braeden Shrewsberry to miss remainder of 2024-25 season
Notre Dame sophomore guard Braeden Shrewsberry is out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the team announced Wednesday evening. He missed Saturday’s win over Pittsburgh with a lower abdomen strain, which he suffered in a 21-point loss to SMU on Feb. 19.
Shrewsberry’s injury will not require surgery, but Notre Dame’s athletic training staff and doctors evaluated him, the Irish decided to shut him down.
“I’m crushed that I can’t be out on the court right now during this final push of the regular season, but I plan on supporting my teammates in any way possible from the sideline,” Shrewsberry said, according to the official news release. “I also want to take this time to thank the Notre Dame community for all the love and support this season. Go Irish.”
The son of Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry, Braeden Shrewsberry built off a strong finish to his freshman year with a sophomore campaign that saw him score 14.0 points per game, albeit in a disappointing season for the Irish.
Notre Dame is 12-15 (6-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) entering its matchup Wednesday night at No. 13 Clemson.
Without Shrewsberry — and with graduate student guard Matt Allocco limited with a right wrist injury — the Irish started senior guard J.R. Konieczny against Pitt and will do so again against Clemson. Konieczny scored 10 points, including six critical free throws down the stretch, in Notre Dame’s 76-72 win.
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The sophomore’s absence will also open up opportunities for freshman guard Cole Certa. The sharpshooter made 3 consecutive three-pointers and scored 12 points on Saturday.
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Throughout the 2024-25 season, Shrewsberry shot 41.3 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from three-point range and 82.9 percent from the free-throw line. He ended his season third in the ACC with 2.8 made three-point field goals per game, although he took the second-most attempts from beyond the arc in the league with 7.5.
Shrewsberry had slumped early in February, scoring 6 and 0 points in losses to Florida State and Virginia Tech, respectively. He had begun to get his groove back as of late, though, averaging 16.3 points on 45.8 percent three-point shooting in his final three games of the year.
Notre Dame plays its second game without its top marksman Wednesday night. The Irish will tip off against the Tigers at 7 p.m. ET in Clemson, S.C.
