Tre Whitted 2026-27 Men's Basketball Staff

Tre Whitted rejoined Coach Shrewsberry’s staff at Notre Dame ahead of the 2023-24 season. He previously worked under Shrewsberry for both years at Penn State (2021-23) as the Assistant to the Head Coach. Whitted maintained the same title at Notre Dame until the summer of 2025, when he was promoted to Assistant Coach. The 2026-27 season marks his third in South Bend.

Whitted has over 12 years of player development experience. A former NBA G-League assistant coach, Whitted also played professionally in the then NBA D-League and the Premier Basketball League (PBL).

Whitted was a major reason Notre Dame developed one of the best guard duos in the league, spanning 2023-26, in Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry. Burton was the 2024 ACC Rookie of the Year and a two-time All-ACC selection with Second Team honors in 2025. Burton led the ACC in scoring during the 2024-25 season, averaging 23.5 ppg. His season average of 21.3 ppg ranked fifth nationally.

Then there’s Shrewsberry, who has grown his game every year on campus. Case in point, he has averaged double-digit points in each of his three years, surpassing the 1,000 point milestone after 84 games. He ended his junior year with 238 career made threes, which moved him into the program’s all-time top-10 list. Braeden’s junior year was his best from beyond the arc, posting career high numbers in made threes (88) and percentage (.402).

Whitted also helped with Jalen Haralson’s maturation over his freshman year (2025-26). Haralson’s 16.2 ppg ranked 4th all-time for a freshman at Notre Dame and finished top-5 amongst a loaded ACC rookie class. Haralson was an All-ACC Honorable Mention.

Lastly, Whitted played a part in Cole Certa’s big jump from freshman to sophomore season, when he went from averaging 2.5 points to 12.8 points per game. Certa produced three 30-point performances during ACC play and ended the year on a career best nine-game double-digit scoring streak.

Whitted was an assistant coach with the NBA G League’s Maine Red Claws, now Maine Celtics, during the 2019-20 season. He created and organized defensive drills, assisted with offensive analytics, scouting, and developed and trained key players. Whitted also served as a guest coach with the Boston Celtics during 2019 preseason training camp, where he participated in live drills and assisted coaches with player development segments of preseason training camp, summer league training and pre-draft workouts.

Whitted spent seven months as the head coach of the high school boys and high school girls travel teams with 3 Step Sports’ Blue Wave Basketball Academy. He served as the lead skill development coach and lead camp and skills clinic instructor while working with the largest youth sport event and club operator in the nation.

Whitted was the president and CEO of Groundwork Player Development from 2015-20. He handled all aspects of the company’s operations, spanning from grading top talent, lead coaching duties and program construction, and player acquisition and retention. Whitted also spent three years as a basketball skills trainer with Blizzard Athletics prior to his time with Groundwork Player Development.

Whitted played four years of professional basketball before entering the coaching ranks. He won a 2008 PBL Championship with the Rochester Razor Sharks before spending two years in the NBA G League with the Springfield Armor. Whitted was a co-captain for Springfield during the 2010-11 season.

Whitted put together an outstanding collegiate career at Marshall, where he was coached by both Shrewsberry and current Notre Dame associate head coach Kyle Getter. A four-year starter and three-year captain for the Thundering Herd, he finished his collegiate career ranked in the top five in school history in minutes played and top 15 in school history in three-pointers made. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sports management and marketing.

Whitted originally hails from Wilmington, North Carolina, where he attended Laney High School, the same high school as basketball legend Michael Jordan. He was named a McDonald’s All-American honorable mention and North Carolina All-Star alongside NBA veterans Chris Paul and PJ Tucker.