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Notre Dame's Big Win: ACC's Top Scorer Will Return for 2025-2026 Season Notre Dame basketball received great news entering the weekend as star guard Markus Burton will not enter the transfer portal.

APRIL 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Notre Dame gets great news as star guard Markus Burton will return for another season Notre Dame basketball star guard Markus Burton had a big decision to make, and he has decided to stay in South Bend for his junior year.

APRIL 4 • USATODAY.COM

Scores 11 points in Tourney exit Burton finished Wednesday's 76-56 loss to North Carolina with 11 points (3-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 5-7 FT), four rebounds, one assist and three steals across 33 minutes.

Impact Burton didn't provide his best performance Thursday, but to be fair, the FIghting Irish looked overmatched completely. Burton finishes another strong year with averages of 21.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game across 25 appearances (24 starts).

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 10 points in low-scoring win Burton notched 10 points (4-14 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists and four steals across 34 minutes during Tuesday's 55-54 win over Pittsburgh.

Impact Burton handled his regular workload in the backcourt, and while he wasn't efficient, he did enough to be among the top scorers for Notre Dame in what turned out to be a low-scoring affair. He'll have a tougher matchup Wednesday when the Fighting Irish take on North Carolina at 2:30 p.m. ET.

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Notre Dame escapes with 55-54 victory over Pittsburgh in 1st round of ACC Tournament

Nikita Konstantynovskyi scored with a tip-in in the final minute and Tae Davis hit 1 of 2 free throws with 0.5 seconds left after a controversial foul to help Notre Dame rally for...

AP men's player of the week: No. 4 Florida's Alex Condon has big double-doubles in a pair of wins

Alex Condon of fourth-ranked Florida is The Associated Press men's college basketball player of the week

Notre Dame outlasts Cal in 4 overtimes; Louisville shuts down Stanford Markus Burton scored 43 points, Matt Allocco nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth overtime, and Notre Dame outlasted Cal 112-110 on S...

MARCH 9 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Scores 43 points in valient effort Burton fouled out of Saturday's 112-110 4OT victory over California after recording 43 points (13-26 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 13-17 FT), three rebounds, five assists and three steals over 53 m...

Impact Burton fouled out of the game Saturday, but he played a key role in the win thanks to his 43-point effort, easily a new career-high mark for him. Burton will lead the Fighting Irish in the ACC Tournament and heads into it on a sizzling stretch, scoring at least 20 points in all but one of his previous 10 outings.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Notre Dame gets wild 4OT win over Cal Markus Burton racked up an Atlantic Coast Conference season high of 43 points and Matt Allocco scored 24 points, including the game-winning...

MARCH 9 • SACBEE.COM

Burton scores career-high 43, Allocco delivers in 4th OT and Notre Dame edges Cal 112-110

Markus Burton scored a career-high 43 points, Matt Allocco nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth overtime, and Notre Dame outlasted California 112-110

Cal visits Notre Dame following Burton's 24-point game

Notre Dame hosts the California Golden Bears after Markus Burton scored 24 points in Notre Dame's 56-54 win against the Stanford Cardinal

Extends impressive stretch Burton produced 24 points (8-20 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in 38 minutes during Wednesday's 56-54 victory over Stanford.

Impact Burton reached the 20-point mark for the fourth game in a row, and the star floor general has scored at least 20 points in all but one of his last nine contests -- the lone exception was his two-point display in the loss to SMU on Feb. 19. Burton, who has been Notre Dame's best player by a wide margin in 2024-25, heads into the final game of the regular season with averages of 23.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game over that nine-game stretch.

MARCH 6 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Certa's 3-pointer lifts Notre Dame to 56-54 win over Stanford

Cole Certa nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to lift Notre Dame to a 56-54 come-from-behind victory over Stanford

Notre Dame hosts Raynaud and Stanford

Shines with 29-point effort Burton posted 29 points (9-16 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 9-10 FT), three rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal over 39 minutes during Saturday's 74-71 loss to Wake Forest.

Impact Burton was impressive on both ends of the court for Notre Dame, but he thrived as a scoring weapon despite the tight loss to the Demon Deacons. This was Burton's seventh game with at least 20 points across his last eight contests, so he's ending the regular season on a hot streak.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Hildreth, Sallis lead Wake Forest to 74-71 come-from-behind win over Notre Dame

Cameron Hildreth scored 28 points, Hunter Sallis added 17, and Wake Forest slipped past Notre Dame 74-71, despite trailing for most of the game

Explodes for 30 points Wednesday Burton closed Wednesday's 83-68 loss to Clemson with 30 points (8-19 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 12-13 FT), four rebounds and five assists over 36 minutes.

Impact The Fighting Irish suffered a disappointing loss, but Burton was a one-man wrecking crew on offense and chipped in with nearly 50 percent of the team's scoring haul. Burton has reached the 30-point plateau twice this season and has scored at least 20 points in four of his last five outings.

FEBRUARY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Burton leads Notre Dame against Wake Forest

Is Markus Burton's Future at Notre Dame in Question? Will Vultures Pursue Him? Markus Burton is a bright spot on a struggling Notre Dame basketball team. How heavy will the vultures come in for him this off-season?

FEBRUARY 27 • SI.COM

Tae Davis scores 21, Markus Burton has 20 and Notre Dame edges Pittsburgh 76-72

Tae Davis scored 21 points, Markus Burton added 20 and Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh 76-72

More turnovers than points Burton registered two points (1-6 FG, 0-3 3Pt), three assists and one steal in 23 minutes during Wednesday's 97-73 loss to SMU.

Impact After averaging 25.5 ppg over his last four games, Burton finished with more turnovers than points here while playing well below his season minutes average. Chalk this one up as an anomaly for the ACC scoring leader, who will get a chance to bounce back Saturday against Pittsburgh.

FEBRUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Burton and Notre Dame host SMU

Notre Dame takes on the SMU Mustangs after Markus Burton scored 22 points in Notre Dame's 75-60 loss to the Louisville Cardinals

Shines vs. Boston College Burton contributed 32 points (12-29 FG, 1-8 3Pt, 7-9 FT), seven rebounds, three assists and three steals over 46 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 2OT victory over Boston College.

Impact The Fighting Irish needed Burton to be at his best Wednesday, and the star floor general posted an impressive stat line on both ends of the court to carry Notre Dame to a huge win over the Eagles. Burton reached the 20-point mark for the first time since Jan. 13, when he posted a 26-point effort in the win over BC. Burton is averaging 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game since the beginning of January.

FEBRUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Njie hits winner, Burton has career-high 32 points and Notre Dame edges Boston College 97-94 in 2OT

Kebba Njie scored the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds left in the second overtime, Markus Burton scored a career-high 32 points and Notre Dame outlasted Boston College 97-94

Markus Burton, Notre Dame aim to pick on skidding Miami Markus Burton and Notre Dame hope to keep their hot streaks going against Miami on Saturday in Coral Gables.Fla.The Fighting Irish (10-10, 4...

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