SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The first new addition to the 2024-25 Notre Dame men’s basketball roster has arrived. On Tuesday, Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry announced the signing of Princeton grad transfer Matt Allocco. The 6-4 guard from Hilliard, Ohio, is a two-time All-Ivy League player.
“We are extremely excited to bring Matt into our program,” Coach Shrewsberry said. “He is a proven winner who comes from a Notre Dame family. As the son of a coach, Matt has a tremendous basketball IQ and will also bring a competitive spirit to the program that we highly covet. Add in that he is an elite shooter, as evidenced by his shooting percentages this past season, and we have great expectations for what he will bring us on the court as a player and off the floor as a leader.”
Last season at Princeton, Allocco averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. More impressively, he was the only player in the country in the 50-40-90 club while averaging double-digit points. Allocco shot 50.8 percent from the field, 42.7 percent from three and 90.9 percent from the free-throw line. The latter ranked as the second-highest free throw percentage in a season in Princeton history.
“I grew up a Notre Dame fan so I’ve dreamed of representing this university since I was a young kid,” Allocco said. “I can’t wait to start this new chapter and continue the great tradition of Notre Dame basketball. Go Irish!”
Allocco ranked 31st in the nation in true shooting percentage (64.6), 63rd in offensive rating (126.5) and 77th in effective field goal percentage (60.0). The guard ranked second in the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (2.5), fourth in three-point percentage (.427), sixth in assists-per-game (3.3), and tenth in field goal percentage (.508).
After three seasons, Allocco shot a career 48.4 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three.
With Allocco, Princeton has achieved three straight 20+ win seasons with an NCAA Tournament berth in 2023, which included two victories to make the Sweet 16.
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