Noie: Notre Dame basketball coach staying put amid Butler interest, roster expecting transfers
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SOUTH BEND – Massive roster change is sweeping through the Notre Dame basketball program. A change in the head coach is not expected. A source close to Micah Shrewsberry told the Tribune on Tuesday that he is not a candidate to return to Butler University, where he previously served as an assistant coach (2007-11), to replace head coach Thad Matta, who announced his retirement on March 16. Word surfaced this week and spread Tuesday that it was seemingly only a matter of time before Shrewsberry, 41-56 overall, 19-39 in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Notre Dame, would be named Matta’s successor. Former Butler coach Brad Stevens, a Shrewsberry confidant and president of basketball operations...