We’re almost there, almost back in the grind of another college basketball season. Before you know it, there will be a foot of snow on the ground, temperatures will be below zero and another Atlantic Coast Conference game going up and down the court inside Purcell Pavilion.
To get you ready for those nights and get you ready for a Notre Dame season that starts Monday, November 3 at home against LIU Brooklyn, we’ll take an alphabetical player-by-player look at the 2025-26 Notre Dame basketball team over the next 13 weekdays (Wednesday October 15 thru Friday, October 31). Who are these guys? What did they do last year? Where do they fit in this one? And what does third-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry think of them?
We have the answers. Here:
∎ (33) Carson Towt
Hometown (High School/previous school): Gilbert, Arizona (Gilbert/Northern Arizona)
Dimensions: 6-foot-8, 250 pounds
Projected position: Backup power forward
Class: Graduate student
Notable number: Towt led the nation in rebounding last season (12.4 per game) and was sixth in the nation for double doubles (20) for points and rebounds.
24-25 stats: Averaged 13.4 points, a team-high 12.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in a team-high 33.3 minutes per game over 31 games with 31 starts. Shot .575 percent from the field and .383 from the foul line. Did not attempt a single 3-pointer.
25-26 outlook: Last year, graduate student/former Irish guard Matt Allocco was touted as possibly the best one-year transfer addition in program history (really, since Paul Atkinson in 2021-22). That didn’t happen for myriad reasons. This year, Towt may chase that title as he steps into the role of a main guy. He’s a key piece, someone who’s going to lead with his voice and his actions. He’s the kind of graduate transfer on other ACC teams that always seem to sting Notre Dame. Watch for Towt to possibly flip that script this season. Micah Shrewsberry believes that Towt is the perfect transfer for the perfect team at the perfect time. You’ll see why.
Shrews on Towt: “For as big and as strong as he is, he’s got way more athleticism and speed and bounce. He’s a good athlete but he doesn’t look like a good athlete when you just see the muscles and everything else. He brings us some pop. He brings us some juice, some toughness. He brings a little bit of swag and #$%@-talking to you.”
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