Tag: Matt Allocco

Notre Dame to host Michigan transfer forward Terrance Williams II

Hope he comes to the Irish.

With former Princeton guard [autotag]Matt Allocco[/autotag] now at Notre Dame, the Irish have two scholarships available for transfers. It’s hard to say at this point who will get those scholarships. One possibility is former Michigan forward Terrance Williams II, who has one year of eligibility remaining.

The Irish are set to host Williams next week. Like Allocco, this would be a nice get for the program. Last season, Williams more than doubled his scoring average from the season before by putting up 12.4 points a game. He also averaged a career high 1.5 assists a game. During the 2022-23 season, his 8.8 rebounds a game ranked among the best in the Big Ten.

It will take a little time before the Irish can develop more of their own scorers from within. Until that time, high-scoring veterans from the transfer portal will do. Hopefully though, more homegrown talent will become the norm before too long.

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Photos of Notre Dame transfer guard Matt Allocco from Princeton days

A look back at the new Irish guard’s days with his previous team.

Notre Dame has landed its first transfer of the offseason, and it’s a big one. After three years with Princeton that included a Sweet 16 berth in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, guard [autotag]Matt Allocco[/autotag] is heading to to South Bend. He already blows any transfer [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] got in his first season with the Irish out of the water. Granted, that isn’t a high bar to clear, but still.

Had Allocco played for the 2023-24 Irish, he would have been their top shooter from both the field (.508) and the free-throw line (.909). He also would have been second behind [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] in both scoring (12.7) and assists (3.3). The Irish definitely would have won a few more games with him.

Make no mistake. The Irish still have a long road to travel to where they want to go. But having a veteran like Allocco will help the younger players in ways we all will see soon enough. For now, those players can refer to their new teammate’s days with the Tigers like so:

Notre Dame basketball lands its first transfer of the cycle

The Irish have added an elite shooter for next season

There has been plenty of transfer movement for Notre Dame basketball this week and it continued on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Irish saw Carey Booth finding his new home at Illinois, but the roles were reversed on Wednesday. Notre Dame landed Princeton transfer guard [autotag]Matt Allocco[/autotag], giving them their first commit of this cycle.

The 6-foot, 4-inch and almost 200-pound guard was a big time player for the Tigers over the past three seasons. Last year Allocco showed elite shooting tendencies, as he shot 42.7% from three, 50.8% from the field and 90.9% from the free throw line. There aren’t many who can match that kind of efficiency across the country.

The Irish now have seen three players enter the portal and just one come in, so expect more movement in the coming weeks.

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