In a scathing and viral rant Tuesday night, Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry ripped his team after an embarrassing 65–45 loss to The Citadel. In his powerful postgame rant, he said he’d help players transfer from the Fighting Irish if they didn’t play hard.
“We’re building a culture, and that ain’t it,” Shrewsberry said. “That is not the culture we’re trying to build. So, a message needs to be sent to some of these guys, like, if you don’t play hard, then you can sit and rot over there on the bench. And I’ll find a way.
“I’ll go and talk to the people in compliance,” he continued. “I will help you transfer. Because this culture is getting built the right way, and if you ain’t part of it, you’re out!”
Notre Dame HC Micah Shrewsberry on the 65-45 loss to The Citadel:
— Bennett Wise WSBT (@BennettWiseWSBT) December 20, 2023
"If you don’t play hard, then you sit and rot on the bench... I’ll go and talk to people in compliance. I'll help you transfer. This culture is getting built the right way. If you ain’t a part of it, you’re out." pic.twitter.com/UjR5EWnIch
Notre Dame (4–7) shot a minuscule 26.6% from the field Tuesday night and made just 3 of 24 (12.5%) three-point attempts. It was the team’s third straight-loss and fifth in the last six games.
Shrewsberry went as far as to apologize to anyone who paid to watch them play and said the game was “over before we even got here.”
“We had no energy at shootaround. We didn’t have any energy at practice,” he said. “It’s who this team has been.”
