Notre Dame has hired alum Pat Garrity in a trailblazing new role for its men’s and women’s basketball teams, sources told CBS Sports. The 1998 graduate and former NBA player will be the general manager for both programs, in addition overseeing men’s basketball as its primary sports administrator. Garrity, 48, is one of only two people believed to ever occupy this type of role — a dual GM, in addition to being the lead administrator for a revenue sport — in college athletics.
At Villanova, former assistant Baker Dunleavy holds a similar position as dual GM of its basketball programs. The school created the role in 2023.
It’s a bold move for Notre Dame, particularly with the looming House case settlement and major financial changes on the way that will redraw the landscape of the NCAA later this year and through the end of the decade. Garrity will be responsible for how Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams operate in NIL spending and much more, according to sources. As men’s basketball’s sports administrator, he’ll have as influential a voice in that program as anyone at Notre Dame.
On the men’s side, the change comes at a time when the program needs a jolt toward the positive. The Fighting Irish are…
