Penn State reportedly losing Shrewsberry to Notre Dame

Micah Shrewsberry has landed a new gig. Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports

Penn State reportedly losing Micah Shrewsberry to Notre Dame

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 3/22/23

Micah Shrewsberry is proving that one can, in fact, go home again.

ESPN's Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello reported Wednesday afternoon that Shrewsberry is leaving his post as Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach to take over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's program.

Sources told ESPN that Shrewsberry will put pen to paper on a seven-year agreement.

"He turned down a lucrative long-term contract extension from Penn State, sources said, with the pull of going back home being a factor in his decision," Thamel and Borzello added.

CBS Sports' Matt Norlander tweeted that Shrewsberry had been Notre Dame's "top target for the past two weeks" to replace former longtime coach Mike Brey.

Norlander also said talks between Shrewsberry and Notre Dame didn't officially begin until Penn State was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament this past weekend.

Stadium's Jeff Goodman offered more information about Shrewsberry’s contract with Notre Dame:

Micah Shrewsberry’s deal with Notre Dame is 7 years and worth well more than $4 million per year, source told @Stadium. https://t.co/0MR1piIOxk
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 22, 2023

In a piece published on Monday, David Jones of Penn Live noted that Shrewsberry is from Indiana and spent much of his career working in the state.

Shrewsberry was an assistant coach with the Purdue Boilermakers when he accepted the Penn State gig in March 2021.

Micah Shrewsberry was born in Indiana and six of his nine professional jobs in basketball were in the state of Indiana. There's no reason to think Penn State didn't give him a competitive offer, if anything it's the opposite. Sometimes you can't beat home.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) March 22, 2023

Under Shrewsberry, Penn State went a combined 37-31 over the past two seasons. The highlight of his tenure was guiding the program to its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2001, a 76-59 win over the No. 7-seeded Texas A&M Aggies last Thursday.

On Saturday night, the No. 10-seeded Nittany Lions fell to the No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns 71-66.

It's unclear who Penn State will pursue to serve as Shrewsberry's replacement.

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