Notre Dame’s NBA Players

Get to know Notre Dame’s NBA players – past and present

Zach Auguste

Zach Auguste is a professional basketball player who played for Notre Dame from 2012 to 2016. He was signed by the Boston Celtics as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

V.J. Beachem

Beachem was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 5, 2017. On October 26, he was waived by the Lakers. He played for the South Bay Lakers in the NBA G League and appeared in 42 games (27 starts), averaging 17.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game On January 3, 2018, Beachem was traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for cash considerations, and was subsequently waived by the Pacers on January 10.

Steve Vasturia

Steve Vasturia is an American professional basketball player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame and was part of the team that won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship

Vasturia was born and raised in Medford Lakes, New Jersey. He attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, where he played high school basketball for Head Coach Rich Benson. As a junior in 2012–13, he averaged 12.6 points and 3.4 assists per game and helped lead St. Joseph to the Greater Middlesex conference tournament Championship game As a senior in 2013–14, he averaged 14 points and 3.5 assists per game and helped lead St. Joseph to the 2014 NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship

Vasturia originally committed to play college basketball for Ohio State University but decommitted after head coach Thad Matta was fired. He then committed to play College Basketball for Notre Dame

As a freshman at Notre Dame in 2014–15, Vasturia played 36 games (one start), averaging 5 points and 2 rebounds per game [1] He helped Notre Dame win the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship after defeating Kentucky 68–66 in the Championship game [2][3]

As a sophomore in 2015–16, Vasturia averaged 10 points per game [4] On March 10, 2016, he scored a career-high 25 points against Pittsburgh.[5]

Demetrius Jackson

Demetrius Jackson was born on September 7, 1994, in Mishawaka, Indiana. He is an American Professional Basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson played College Basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. As a junior in 2015–16, he was named second-team All-ACC.

Rex Pflueger

Rex Pflueger was born on October 8, 1996, in San Juan Capistrano, California. He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. As a senior in 2019–20, he averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Matt Farrell

Matt Farrell is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Bonzie Colson

Bonzie Colson was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to parents Bonzie Sr. and Kimberly Colson. He attended Notre Dame high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he played basketball and was a McDonald’s All-American. As a senior in 2014, he averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game, leading Notre Dame to the Division II state championship

Colson played college basketball for Notre Dame In his junior season, he was named the ACC Player of the Year after averaging 17.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He was also named a consensus first-team All-American. After graduating from Notre Dame Colson was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 48th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft

Martinas Geben

Martinas Geben (born October 28, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Notre Dame

Geben was born in Klaipėda, Lithuania. He began his professional career with BC Žalgiris-2 of the Lithuanian Basketball League the second-tier league in Lithuania. In 2016, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League

In 2017, Geben moved to France and joined JL Bourg Basket of the LNB Pro A. In 29 games for Bourg, he averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Geben joined ASVEL Basket on August 6, 2018.

T.J. Gibbs

T.J. Gibbs is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame

John Mooney

John Mooney is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.