Notre Dame men’s basketball has finally found its footing in the transfer portal.
Forward Monmouth Nikita Konstantynovski announced Tuesday on social media his commitment to transfer to Notre Dame for the 2024-25 season. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound Konstantynovskyi, a native of Ukraine, started 32 of Monmouth’s 33 games last season and averaged 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game.
Konstantynovskyi has drawn interest from several teams but committed to Notre Dame after a visit to the Irish on Friday. Konstantynovskyi also visited Ole Miss.
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Notre Dame will be Konstantynovskyi’s fourth college program. After attending High School No. 163 in Kiev, Ukraine, Konstantynovskyi landed at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, a junior college in Miami, Oklahoma. He started 19 games and averaged 8.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. He increased those totals to 11.1 and 8.0 respectively the following season.
Konstantynovskyi was then transferred to Tulsa. He started nine games and played in 27 of them in his first season in Tulsa with modest statistics – 2.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. An injury limited his second season at Tulsa, 2022-23, to just two games, which qualified him for a redshirt season.
At Monmouth, Konstantynovskyi played a significant role on a team that improved on its win total by 11 games from the previous season. The Hawks (18-15, 10-8) climbed out of last place in the Coastal Athletic Association in 2022-23 with just five conference wins.
Konstantynovskyi led Monmouth in rebounding (8.1) and finished third in scoring (9.3) while shooting 52.6% from the field. He only attempted one 3-pointer and missed. Konstantynovskyi shot 65.2% from the free throw line.
Konstantynovskyi totaled 30 assists, 20 blocks, 17 steals and 36 turnovers on the season.
This story will be updated.
