Notre Dame lands Gonzaga transfer Braeden Smith

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Gonzaga transfer point guard Braeden Smith has committed to Notre Dame, per Joe Tipton.

This is the third school for the 6-foot Smith, who spent his first two seasons at Colgate before moving on to Gonzaga in the WCC, where he averaged 5.1 points and 3.6 assists last year.

At Colgate, he averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 2023-24 before transferring to Gonzaga.

Smith joins Penn graduate transfer center Ethan Roberts and WInthrop transfer Logan Duncomb in Micah Shrewsberry’s portal class.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.