Ethan Roberts and Braeden Smith sit down to discuss their journey from Patriot League rivals to Notre Dame teammates ahead of the 2026-27 season. Roberts and Smith look back on competing against each other for conference honors, how their relationship has developed since arriving at Notre Dame and what they bring to the Irish on the court. They also discuss Roberts’ lifelong connection to Notre Dame, their football backgrounds and the opportunity to open the season against Villanova in Rome. SUBSCRIBE → goiri.sh/SubYT Men’s Basketball Tickets: FightingIrish.com/YT-MBBtickets Buy Tickets: FightingIrish.com/buytickets FOLLOW NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL instagram.com/ndmbb twitter.com/NDmbb facebook.com/NDBasketball FOLLOW NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS instagram.com/thefightingirish twitter.com/FightingIrish facebook.com/FightingIrish created by Fighting Irish Media #GoIrish #FightingIrish #NotreDame #CollegeBaske...