Notre Dame Basketball: Irish add Penn’s Ethan Roberts from the transfer portal

Ethan Roberts (23) of the Penn Quakers possesses the ball during an NCAA men's basketball game at The Palestra in Philadelphia, United States, on November 29, 2025 (Photo by Dan Squicciarini/NurPhoto via Getty Images). | NurPhoto via Getty Images Notre Dame isn’t backing down from the challenge of replenishing its basketball roster after 6 departures. Notre Dame is very active and intentional in the transfer portal right now, and on Thursday the Irish announced the addition of Ethan Roberts from Penn in the Ivy League.

BREAKING: Penn transfer forward Ethan Roberts has signed with Notre Dame, @PeteNakos and @JoeTipton report. https://t. co/IUgeVDQm1n pic.

twitter. com/pvDkSgWONu — Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) April 16, 2026 Irish Sign Graduate Transfer Ethan Roberts 6-5 guard/forward from Penn will bring NCAA Tournament experience SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ethan Roberts, a 6-5 guard/forward graduate transfer from Penn, will officially don the Blue & Gold next season.

Roberts brings NCAA Tournament experience, having helped Penn qualify for the Big Dance last season. Penn went 18-12 overall before bowing out to Illinois in the First Round. The Arlington Heights, Illinois, native boasted the best scoring average on the team at 16.