Notre Dame sees sixth player depart for the transfer portal
Tha departure total for Notre Dame basketball players leaving for the transfer portal is now up to six.
Feb 24, 2026; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Cole Certa (5) shoots as Duke Blue Devils guard Isaiah Evans (3) defends during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images | Michael Caterina-Imagn Images We’ve all known this is what was going to happen. Notre Dame basketball just ended a terrible season, has retained its head coach, and no extra money for NIL (that we know of) is being pumped into the program.
Add it all together and you get a mass exodus of your best talent. On Monday, it is officially Cole Certa’s turn to jump into the transfer portal. NEW: Notre Dame guard Cole Certa plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag, @JoeTipton reports.
Certa averaged 12. 8 points per game this past season. https://t.
co/V0zqdDThTd pic. twitter. com/rhYfhilwHZ — Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) April 6, 2026 Certa joins Ryder Frost, Sir Mohammed, Jalen Haralson, Garrett Sundra, and Markus Burton in the portal to find new homes that offer a better chance at winning and obviously a bigger contract amount.