How one transfer portal guard wound up with Notre Dame basketball

How one transfer portal guard wound up with Notre Dame basketball

GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 14: Harold Swanagan #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish shoots for the basket during the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament against the UNC Charlotte 49ers at Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina on March 14, 2002. The Irish won 82-63. (Photo by Craig Jones /Getty Images)

GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 14: Harold Swanagan #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rebounds the ball during the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament against the UNC Charlotte 49ers at Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina on March 14, 2002. The Irish won 82-63. (Photo by Craig Jones /Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Torrian Jones #20 of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish moves the ball against the West Virginia University Mountaineers during the first round game of the Big East Championship Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2004 in New York City. Notre Dame won 65-64. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Torrian Jones #20 of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish shoots against the West Virginia University Mountaineers during the first round game of the Big East Championship Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2004 in New York City. Notre Dame won 65-64. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Tribune Photo/BARBARA ALLISON Notre Dame senior men's basketball team members, from left, Tim Andree, Jonathan Peoples, Luke Harangody, and Tory Jackson, ham it up on Media Day Thursday on campus. 101509 cq

Tribune Photo/MARCUS MARTER Tim Andree, left, and Tim Abromaitis during media day for the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team Tuesday, October 14.

Dec. 28, 2005; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey and guard (2) Chris Quinn talk during a break in the action against the Fordham Rams at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 85-49. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2005 Matt Cashore

Jan. 28, 2006; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn shoots a three-point basket over Villanova Wildcats guard (12) Mike Nardy in the second half at the Joyce Center. Villanova won 72-70. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

Feb. 8, 2006; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn dribbles the ball upcourt in the second half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 90-63. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

Feb. 8, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn shoots over South Florida Bulls guard (23) Collin Dennis and forward (44) Solomon Jones in the first half at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

Nov. 27, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Kyle McAlarney (23), forward Zach Hillesland (33), guard Colin Falls (15) and Tory Jackson (2) look to the Irish bench for instructions in the first half against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports © copyright (2006) Matt Cashore

Dec. 21, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (15) Colin Falls shoots a three-point basket against the Army Black Knights at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 88-47. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports © copyright (2006) Matt Cashore

Jan. 27, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Colin Falls (15) dribbles the ball around Villanova Wildcats forward Will Sheridan (50) and forward Curtis Sumpter (34) in the second half at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 66-63. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Jan. 27, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Colin Falls (15) dribbles the ball around Villanova Wildcats forward Will Sheridan (50) and forward Curtis Sumpter (34) in the second half at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 66-63. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Nov. 12, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Rob Kurz (31) puts up a shot in the first half against the Long Island Blackbirds at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 82-50. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar. 5, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Rob Kurz (31) dunks the ball in the first half against the St. John's Red Storm at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Dec. 20, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) and guard Kyle McAlarney (23) sit on the bench in the second half against the Delaware State Hornets at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 88-50. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Dec. 22, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) celebrates a basket against the Savannah State Tigers with forward Zach Hillesland (33) in the first half at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 31, 2008; Rosemont, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Kyle McAlarney (23) passes the ball around DePaul Blue Demons center Matija Poscic (31) during the first half at Allstate Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

Jan. 24, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Hillesland (33) passes the ball as Connecticut Huskies forward Jeff Adrien (4) and center Hasheem Thabeet (34) defend in the second half at the Joyce Center. UConn won 69-61. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar. 19, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Ryan Ayers (42) goes up for a shot as New Mexico Lobos forward Roman Martinez (30) defends in the second half of the second round of the National Invitation Tournament game at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 70-68. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Jan. 9, 2010; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Tory Jackson (3) forward Tim Abromaitis (21) forward Luke Harangody (44) and guard Tyrone Nash (1) celebrate as the Irish defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 70-68 at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 6, 2010; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) looks to pass the basketball as Marquette Golden Eagles forward Lazar Hayward (32) defends during the game at the Bradley Center. Notre Dame defeated Marquette 63-60 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Jan. 4, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) celebrates with gaurd Tom Kopko (5) in the second half against the Connecticut Huskies at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 10, 2011; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tyrone Nash (1) drives to the basket as Marquette Golden Eagles forward Jae Crowder (32) defends during the second half at the Bradley Center. Marquette defeated Notre Dame 79-57. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 10, 2011; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Joey Brooks (32), forward Tyrone Nash (1), guard Eric Atkins (0), guard Scott Martin (14) and guard Ben Hansbrough (23) walk back onto the court during the game against the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Bradley Center. Marquette defeated Notre Dame 79-57. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Feb. 9, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) fights for a rebound with Louisville Cardinals guard Peyton Siva (3) and forward Terrence Jennings (23) in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 89-79 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 17, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tyrone Nash (1) at a press conference prior to practice the day before the second round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 20, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) is defended by Florida State Seminoles guard Derwin Kitchen (22) in the first half of the third round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 1, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tom Knight (25) dunks the ball over Boston College Eagles forward Ryan Anderson (12) during the second half of the game at Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 16, 2014; Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tom Knight (25) controls the ball while Boston College Eagles forward Will Magarity (11) defends during the second half at Silvio O. Conte Forum. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 3, 2014; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Eric Atkins (0) reacts in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the fighting Irish 63-61 at Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey celebrates with former players Eric Atkins and Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant after Notre Dame defeated the Louisville Cardinals 71-66 at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Auguste (30) reacts with head coach Mike Brey during the second half in a semifinal game in the East regional of the NCAA Tournament against the Wisconsin Badgers at Wells Fargo Center. Notre Dame won 61-56. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 27, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Auguste (30) reacts during the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship game in the East regional of the NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 24, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish assistant coach Ryan Ayers yells to his players in the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Purcell Pavilion. Virginia won 71-54. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 11, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) controls the ball against Duke Blue Devils forward Amile Jefferson (21) during the first half of the ACC Conference Tournament final at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) drive against the defense of West Virginia Mountaineers forward Elijah Macon (45) in the first half during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) dribbles the ball against West Virginia Mountaineers guard Daxter Miles Jr. (4) in the first half during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Matt Farrell (5) and forward Bonzie Colson (35) react against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Martinas Geben (23) dunks against Virginia Tech Hokies guard Justin Bibbs (10) and Virginia Tech Hokies guard Ahmed Hill (13) and Virginia Tech Hokies forward P.J. Horne (14) during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Bonzie Colson (35) reacts after hitting the go-ahead three point shot against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 8, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Martinas Geben (23) puts up a shot against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of a quarterfinals game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward John Mooney (33) sits in the huddle during the first half against the Boston College Eagles at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward John Mooney (33) celebrates on the bench after a Fighting Irish basket against the Boston College Eagles during the second half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton (24) drives into an open lane during the mens basketball game between Notre Dame and Duke on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, inside the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN via FTP Notre Dame Vs Duke

Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton (24) comes dunk from a late-game dunk next to Duke's Jabari Parker (1) during the mens basketball game between Notre Dame and Duke on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, inside the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN via FTP

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GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 14: Harold Swanagan #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish shoots for the basket during the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament against the UNC Charlotte 49ers at Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina on March 14, 2002. The Irish won 82-63. (Photo by Craig Jones /Getty Images)

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GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 14: Harold Swanagan #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish shoots for the basket during the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament against the UNC Charlotte 49ers at Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina on March 14, 2002. The Irish won 82-63. (Photo by Craig Jones /Getty Images)

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GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 14: Harold Swanagan #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rebounds the ball during the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament against the UNC Charlotte 49ers at Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina on March 14, 2002. The Irish won 82-63. (Photo by Craig Jones /Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Torrian Jones #20 of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish moves the ball against the West Virginia University Mountaineers during the first round game of the Big East Championship Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2004 in New York City. Notre Dame won 65-64. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Torrian Jones #20 of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish shoots against the West Virginia University Mountaineers during the first round game of the Big East Championship Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2004 in New York City. Notre Dame won 65-64. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Tribune Photo/BARBARA ALLISON Notre Dame senior men's basketball team members, from left, Tim Andree, Jonathan Peoples, Luke Harangody, and Tory Jackson, ham it up on Media Day Thursday on campus. 101509 cq

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Tribune Photo/MARCUS MARTER Tim Andree, left, and Tim Abromaitis during media day for the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team Tuesday, October 14.

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Dec. 28, 2005; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey and guard (2) Chris Quinn talk during a break in the action against the Fordham Rams at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 85-49. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2005 Matt Cashore

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Jan. 28, 2006; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn shoots a three-point basket over Villanova Wildcats guard (12) Mike Nardy in the second half at the Joyce Center. Villanova won 72-70. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

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Feb. 8, 2006; South Bend, IN USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn dribbles the ball upcourt in the second half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 90-63. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

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Feb. 8, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (2) Chris Quinn shoots over South Florida Bulls guard (23) Collin Dennis and forward (44) Solomon Jones in the first half at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 Matt Cashore

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Nov. 27, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Kyle McAlarney (23), forward Zach Hillesland (33), guard Colin Falls (15) and Tory Jackson (2) look to the Irish bench for instructions in the first half against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports © copyright (2006) Matt Cashore

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Dec. 21, 2006; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard (15) Colin Falls shoots a three-point basket against the Army Black Knights at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 88-47. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports © copyright (2006) Matt Cashore

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Jan. 27, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Colin Falls (15) dribbles the ball around Villanova Wildcats forward Will Sheridan (50) and forward Curtis Sumpter (34) in the second half at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 66-63. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan. 27, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Colin Falls (15) dribbles the ball around Villanova Wildcats forward Will Sheridan (50) and forward Curtis Sumpter (34) in the second half at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 66-63. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Nov. 12, 2007; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Rob Kurz (31) puts up a shot in the first half against the Long Island Blackbirds at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 82-50. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar. 5, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Rob Kurz (31) dunks the ball in the first half against the St. John's Red Storm at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec. 20, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) and guard Kyle McAlarney (23) sit on the bench in the second half against the Delaware State Hornets at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 88-50. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec. 22, 2008; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) celebrates a basket against the Savannah State Tigers with forward Zach Hillesland (33) in the first half at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec 31, 2008; Rosemont, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Kyle McAlarney (23) passes the ball around DePaul Blue Demons center Matija Poscic (31) during the first half at Allstate Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan. 24, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Hillesland (33) passes the ball as Connecticut Huskies forward Jeff Adrien (4) and center Hasheem Thabeet (34) defend in the second half at the Joyce Center. UConn won 69-61. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar. 19, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Ryan Ayers (42) goes up for a shot as New Mexico Lobos forward Roman Martinez (30) defends in the second half of the second round of the National Invitation Tournament game at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame won 70-68. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan. 9, 2010; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Tory Jackson (3) forward Tim Abromaitis (21) forward Luke Harangody (44) and guard Tyrone Nash (1) celebrate as the Irish defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 70-68 at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 6, 2010; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Luke Harangody (44) looks to pass the basketball as Marquette Golden Eagles forward Lazar Hayward (32) defends during the game at the Bradley Center. Notre Dame defeated Marquette 63-60 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan. 4, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) celebrates with gaurd Tom Kopko (5) in the second half against the Connecticut Huskies at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 10, 2011; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tyrone Nash (1) drives to the basket as Marquette Golden Eagles forward Jae Crowder (32) defends during the second half at the Bradley Center. Marquette defeated Notre Dame 79-57. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 10, 2011; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Joey Brooks (32), forward Tyrone Nash (1), guard Eric Atkins (0), guard Scott Martin (14) and guard Ben Hansbrough (23) walk back onto the court during the game against the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Bradley Center. Marquette defeated Notre Dame 79-57. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

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Feb. 9, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) fights for a rebound with Louisville Cardinals guard Peyton Siva (3) and forward Terrence Jennings (23) in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 89-79 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 17, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tyrone Nash (1) at a press conference prior to practice the day before the second round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 20, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis (21) is defended by Florida State Seminoles guard Derwin Kitchen (22) in the first half of the third round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

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Feb 1, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tom Knight (25) dunks the ball over Boston College Eagles forward Ryan Anderson (12) during the second half of the game at Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

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Feb 16, 2014; Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tom Knight (25) controls the ball while Boston College Eagles forward Will Magarity (11) defends during the second half at Silvio O. Conte Forum. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 3, 2014; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Eric Atkins (0) reacts in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the fighting Irish 63-61 at Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

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Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey celebrates with former players Eric Atkins and Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant after Notre Dame defeated the Louisville Cardinals 71-66 at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Auguste (30) reacts with head coach Mike Brey during the second half in a semifinal game in the East regional of the NCAA Tournament against the Wisconsin Badgers at Wells Fargo Center. Notre Dame won 61-56. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 27, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Auguste (30) reacts during the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship game in the East regional of the NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 24, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish assistant coach Ryan Ayers yells to his players in the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Purcell Pavilion. Virginia won 71-54. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 11, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) controls the ball against Duke Blue Devils forward Amile Jefferson (21) during the first half of the ACC Conference Tournament final at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) drive against the defense of West Virginia Mountaineers forward Elijah Macon (45) in the first half during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 18, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Steve Vasturia (32) dribbles the ball against West Virginia Mountaineers guard Daxter Miles Jr. (4) in the first half during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Matt Farrell (5) and forward Bonzie Colson (35) react against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Martinas Geben (23) dunks against Virginia Tech Hokies guard Justin Bibbs (10) and Virginia Tech Hokies guard Ahmed Hill (13) and Virginia Tech Hokies forward P.J. Horne (14) during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 7, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Bonzie Colson (35) reacts after hitting the go-ahead three point shot against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second half of a second round game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 8, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Martinas Geben (23) puts up a shot against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of a quarterfinals game of the 2018 ACC tournament at Barclays Center at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward John Mooney (33) sits in the huddle during the first half against the Boston College Eagles at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

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Mar 11, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward John Mooney (33) celebrates on the bench after a Fighting Irish basket against the Boston College Eagles during the second half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

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Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton (24) drives into an open lane during the mens basketball game between Notre Dame and Duke on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, inside the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN via FTP Notre Dame Vs Duke

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Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton (24) comes dunk from a late-game dunk next to Duke's Jabari Parker (1) during the mens basketball game between Notre Dame and Duke on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, inside the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN via FTP

SOUTH BEND — Put him on the free throw line with Notre Dame basketball down one and precious seconds remaining in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.

Put the ball in his hands in an end-of-game situation and ask him to go make the right read.

Put him on the other team’s top scorer with the Irish needing a defensive stop to get out of a league road game in one of those can-you-believe-that-happened wins.

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Noie: The real reason Notre Dame basketball added another graduate transfer

Put him in any of the above high-stress/high-leverage scenarios, and each will feel like a breeze for Devin Brown compared to his brief stay in the college basketball transfer portal this spring.

Having played one season at Davidson, where he earned Atlantic-10 all-rookie honors after averaging 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 23.4 minutes with 27 starts, the 6-foot-6, 200-pound Brown had no idea what his first and, hopefully last, foray into the offseason transfer portal among more than 2,640 players would be like.

He didn’t expect it to be like that. Brown has played in plenty of high-pressure basketball games. He's delivered in high-pressure basketball games, like when he helped Olentangy (Ohio) Orange High School win a Division 1 (big school) state championship his senior season.

What do they say, it’s nice to be wanted? Not in this portal case. Nothing Brown has done on the basketball court compares to everything he felt in the basketball transfer portal.

“I hated it,” the 19-year-old admitted. “It was very stressful. You just had to see through all the BS sifting through it all.”

Coaches from other basketball programs would call Brown and tell him how much they liked him and that they wanted to recruit him, then never called again. Other colleges would reach out and say that they weren’t that interested, only to soon be interested. It was up one day, down the next. Round and ‘round it went until Brown believed he found a program where he fit.

On Sunday, April 26, Brown committed to Notre Dame over Charleston and Temple. He considered his hometown school, Ohio State, but no program offered what Notre Dame did in terms of fit and feel.

For Brown, who has three seasons of eligibility remaining, that mattered.

“Find a coach who is honest and you can trust and has a plan in place,” Brown said. “Having a plan is important. (Notre Dame) had a plan in place. They knew me as a player. They knew my strengths and they know what I did well, what I didn’t do well and what I can showcase more on the college level.

“With Notre Dame, I made the perfect choice.”

It was weird for Brown to realize that Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry and his staff knew so much about his game. Like, really knew it. They had scouted film of Brown’s freshman year. They knew he could do this and this and this. They knew he needed to work on that. They liked his versatility. They liked him.

No other school knew Brown’s game as well as the one that was 655 miles away from his previous college basketball home.

“I’m not sure how they knew about me,” Brown said. “It all happened pretty fast, but they knew what they were talking about when they called me.”

Notre Dame knew of Brown and learned more about him in a six-degrees-of-separation sort of way. A cousin of Olentangy Orange High School boys’ basketball coach Anthony Calo knows someone on the Notre Dame staff and reached out. Calo’s father, Ed, an Ohio High School boys’ basketball legend, let it slip one night over dinner with his son that he even called Shrewsberry about Brown.

Twenty-five years ago, Anthony Calo worked a summer basketball camp at Butler, where his hoops path crossed with a then-DePauw assistant — Shrewsberry. The two lost touch until one recent day this spring when an email from Shrewsberry dropped into Calo’s school account.

Not long afterward, Brown was on a Zoom with Shrewsberry. Then on a visit to Notre Dame and, eventually, a commitment as the fifth transfer portal addition this spring.

“Love it,” Calo said. “No doubt in my mind that Devin can play at the ACC level.”

Someone who knew someone who knew someone helped bring Brown to Notre Dame. It was also someone who was supposed to play for Notre Dame, but never did, who also assisted.

One-time Irish recruit Parker Friedrichsen, who had signed to play at Notre Dame out of high school but never did after the resignation of former coach Mike Brey, just finished his first season at Davidson after one at Wake Forest.

As Brown considered Notre Dame, he talked with Friedrichsen, one of two Davidson players (along with Brown) to play in all 34 games last season, who helped fill in some blanks. One of Friedrichsen’s first comments? Wait until you see Rolfs Hall. It’s one of one.

Brown fell hard for the stand-alone basketball facility over the weekend.

“He wasn’t wrong,” Brown said. “There are a lot of resources in there that you don’t find at a lot of mid-majors. It's just a place that you want to be in.”

Asked to describe his game, Brown doesn’t talk of controlling everything as a point guard or scoring it like a two-guard. At Davidson, he guarded every position one through four. He probably could’ve guarded the five spot if given a chance.

He's not specifically a guard or a forward. He’s a basketball player. He can fit in a variety of different roles, including one that the Irish have lacked the last three seasons.

“He just wants to win,” Calo said of someone who went 76-8 in high school. “He’s extremely versatile. He’ll find a way to be on the floor. He will pleasantly surprise people at Notre Dame.”

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