Speaking at the 2024 ACC Basketball Tipoff press conference, Notre Dame 2nd-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry said that after the team refreshed following the 2023-24 season, he saw a renewed energy from everybody. Shrewsberry talked about how he's seeing his team pick things up more quickly the 2nd time around and how guys like Markus Burton, Julian Roper II, J.R. Konieczny and Braden Shrewsberry are leaders that you have to kick out of the gym.