Notre Dame guard J.R. Konieczny enters NCAA transfer portal
After four years at Notre Dame, senior guard J.R. Konieczny has entered the transfer portal, according to On3’s Jamie Shaw. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
Konieczny, a 6-foot-7 South Bend native and South Bend Saint Joseph graduate, averaged 4.3 points in 32 games (four starts). He made 21.8 percent of his attempts from three-point range and added 2.8 rebounds per game.
After playing minimally as a freshman and redshirting his sophomore year (which is why he has the extra year of eligibility), Konieczny played 32 games and started 19 as a junior. He scored 7.7 points and grabbed 4.5 rebounds per game, but his playing time declined this past season, both in volume and consistency.
Finishing his career at a place that offered more minutes was always a likely outcome for Konieczny, particularly after he went through senior day festivities March 8. In his final season at Notre Dame, he averaged 16.3 minutes per game as opposed to 22.7 as a junior.
He began the year as the sixth man in head coach Micah Shrewsberry‘s rotation, but as conference play began, he became a seldom-used reserve. His minutes increased in February and March after fellow guards Matt Allocco and Braeden Shrewsberry suffered injuries, but the writing was on the wall for Konieczny’s career with the Irish.
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Playing what would be his final game in South Bend, Konieczny scored 13 points — two shy of his season high — in 37 minutes throughout Notre Dame’s quadruple overtime win over California. He also grabbed 8 rebounds, finishing just two short of a double double. He posted four of those throughout his junior year.
However, Konieczny will likely look for a place that offers more consistent minutes in the transfer portal this offseason.
With Konieczny’s exit, Notre Dame is set to feature 11 scholarship players on its 2025-26 roster. Presuming a roster limit of 15 players is implemented as expected with the house settlement in April, that means the Irish will have four spots to fill with transfer additions — and more could open up in the coming days.
Updated Notre Dame men’s basketball scholarship chart: J.R. Konieczny enters the transfer portal
| Position | Number of players | Four years of eligibility | Three years of eligibility | Two years of eligibility | One year of eligibility |
| Guard | 8 | •Jalen Haralson •Ryder Frost | •Sir Mohammed •Cole Certa | •Markus Burton •Braeden Shrewsberry •Logan Imes | |
| Forward | 5 | •Brady Koehler •Tommy Ahneman | •Garrett Sundra | •Kebba Njie |
Scholarship guards: 7
Scholarship forwards: 4
TOTAL scholarship players: 11
