KU basketball vs. Notre Dame at Players Era tourney in Las Vegas: Starters, TV, time
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- KU meets Notre Dame Monday 2:30 p.m. CT at MGM Grand, game on TNT.
- Kansas leans on Tre White and Flory Bidunga, strong paint and transition.
- Notre Dame features scorer Markus Burton and rebounder Carson Towt.
The Kansas Jayhawks, 3-2 on the season, will meet 4-1 Notre Dame in a first-round Players Era tourney game on Monday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Here’s what to know before tipoff ...
KU basketball vs. Notre Dame: Game details
When: 2:30 p.m. Central, Monday
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: TNT
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM)
Probable starters
Notre Dame (4-1)
F (No. 12) — Garrett Sundra, 6-11, Soph., 4.8 ppg
F (33) — Carson Towt, 6-8, Sr., 7.6
G (3) —Markus Burton, 6-0, Jr., 19.4
G (10) — Jalen Haralson, 6-7, Fr., 12.5
G (11) — Braeden Shrewsberry, 6-4, Jr., 11.4
Kansas (3-2)
F (40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 16.4
G ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.4
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.0
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 8.6
G (7) — Kohl Rosario, 6-6, Fr. 7.8
About Kansas (3-2)
Kansas has lost nine of 12 games against Notre Dame in a series that began in 1928-29. The two teams last played in the 1987-88 season, KU dropping an 80-76 decision on Jan. 23, 1988 in South Bend, Indiana. KU’s largest margin of victory in the series is 16 points. KU prevailed 88-72 on Dec. 8, 1971 at Allen Fieldhouse. Notre Dame’s biggest win over KU was 16 points. The Jayhawks fell, 75-59, on Dec. 9, 1974 in South Bend. …
KU is 3-2 for the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Jayhawks had an identical record after five games. … Kansas coach Bill Self is 612-158 while at KU, 819-263 all-time. KU has not played N.D. in the Self era. … Kansas has outscored its opponent in the paint three straight games, including 40-38 against Duke on Tuesday. …
Kansas has outscored its opponent in fast-break points for the third time this season (13-9 vs. Duke). … Senior Tre White, who had 22 points vs. Duke, has scored 20 or more points in 12 games in his career. White has now recorded four consecutive games of 10 or more points. ...
Flory Bidunga has scored in double figures four times in five games. He has five or more rebounds in all five games. … Senior Melvin Council Jr. has five or more assists in four consecutive games and 28 in his career. He had six vs. Duke. … Freshman Bryson Tiller has grabbed five or more rebounds in three straight games. … Freshman Paul Mbiya has now recorded three or more rebounds in three consecutive games.
About Notre Dame (4-1)
The Fighting Irish are off to a 4-1 start with wins over Bellarmine (86-79), Eastern Illinois (78-58), Detroit Mercy (102-70) and Long Island (89-67). Ohio State handed Notre Dame its only loss, 64-63, on Nov. 16 in Columbus, Ohio. … Coach Micah Shrewsberry is 32-39 in two seasons at Notre Dame. … Notre Dame was picked to finish 10th of 18 teams in the preseason ACC poll. …
Point guard Markus Burton, a 6-0 junior who is averaging 19.4 points a game, earned first-team preseason all-ACC mention. Burton averaged 21.3 points a game his sophomore season which ranked third among all players returning for the 2025-26 campaign. The last Irish player to average 20+ points in a season was Luke Harangody (21.8 ppg) in the 2009-10 season. … Burton had 25 points in the Irish’s last game vs. Bellarmine. … Notre Dame has made 47 of 116 3s this season for 40.5% percent. …
Carson Towt, a 6-8, 250 senior transfer, led the country in rebounding last season at Northern Arizona (12.4 per game). He set a Big Sky Conference single-season rebounding record, securing 423 rebounds across 34 games, most of any player in the U.S. He had a career high 19 boards versus Northern Colorado. So far this season he has averaged 12.6 rebounds to go with 7.6 ppg. He tied a career high with 19 boards in the season opener vs. LIU. …
Notre Dame’s current freshman class of Tommy Ahneman, Ryder Frost, Brady Koehler and Jalen Haralson was ranked fifth in the country by ESPN. Haralson, 6-7, 220 from Anderson, Indiana, who is averaging 12.5 ppg, was a 2025 McDonald’s All American. …
Former N.D. player Pat Garrity has been named Notre Dame’s men’s & women’s basketball general manager. Garrity’s job duties entail “developing long-term roster management strategies for both programs. He’ll work to establish a clear vision in recruiting and the transfer portal, while working hand-in-hand with the NIL office on a financial asset allocation strategy.”
