The announcement that Notre Dame basketball fans hoped they wouldn’t see this offseason finally materialized on social media on Monday. Freshman forward Ven-Allen Lubin announced that he is entering the transfer portal.
— Ven-Allen Lubin®ufe0f (@LubinVen) April 17, 2023
While JJ Starling had the star power in Notre Dame’s 2022-2023 freshman class, Ven-Allen Lubin looked like a player that was coming around quite nicely as the season progressed. Notre Dame’s lack of big men in the paint pretty much made Lubin a guy that was the most valuable player returning for the Irish — because he was.