ND Hoops Roster Rebuild

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Reminds me of an NBA player. 

 

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2 hours ago, nd_irish said:

How is the basketball team able to get an undergrad transfer from Penn State when the football team seems to only be able to get them from elite academic schools?  

Penn State has solid academic standards. Thats why that rivalry was so good in the early 1990s in football.

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3 hours ago, FaithInIrish Forever said:

Penn State has solid academic standards. Thats why that rivalry was so good in the early 1990s in football.

Glad you think that because I have a grad degree from Penn State:)  However, I would call it a good school and not a great school.  So, I still have the question about the football team.  But I don’t want to hijack a basketball thread any further.  I’ll be excited to see the hoops team next year.  Should be interesting!

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9 hours ago, AnTostal said:

This team is suddenly looking very promising. Three weeks ago I was worried. Now I am totally intrigued. 

Agreed - when I heard about how Shrewsberry is known as a big recruiter (ad well as Farrelly his assistant), I also have been very interested to see how he pulls a roster together 

This will be a bit of a motley crew this year, and I'm not sure how many games they will win, but I'm excited to see what he builds.

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RJ Sunahara, a graduate transfer 6'8" PF is on campus today. 

He's coming from a D2 program, so not sure how his game would translate, but he did average 18+ ppg.

https://www.ndinsider.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2023/05/08/from-fairmont-wva-state-to-nova-fla-southeastern-to-notre-dame/70186683007/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_SBTribune

Edited May 8 by D Fence

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3 hours ago, D Fence said:

RJ Sunahara, a graduate transfer 6'8" PF is on campus today. 

He's coming from a D2 program, so not sure how his game would translate, but he did average 18+ ppg.

https://www.ndinsider.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2023/05/08/from-fairmont-wva-state-to-nova-fla-southeastern-to-notre-dame/70186683007/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_SBTribune

Very interesting……I’m routing for him….

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On 5/8/2023 at 9:05 PM, ND_JACK said:

Very interesting……I’m routing for him….

Well, looks like he chose Georgia over ND and WVa

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4 minutes ago, D Fence said:

Well, looks like he chose Georgia over ND and WVa

Oh well …. I guess I’ll have to root for someone else 

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Things seem to be slowing on this front for the 2023 season, but Shrewsberry has done a really nice job with the additions mentioned above.

A few other people ND was pursuing:

Jesse Zarzuela: PG from Central Michigan committed to Oregon

Ernest Udeh: 6'11" center from Kansas was expected to commit to Duke, but TCU and K-State are also in the mix

Cam Spencer: 6'4" SG from Rutgers is looking at Georgetown, Maryland, Miami and UConn

A transfer from Stanford but can't recall who that was.

Now the focus is on '24 and '25 kids, and they have a few good ones who should visit in June: Sir Mohammed, Jackson McAndrew and Trent Sisley.

They got a commit from '24 Cole Certa from IL, a 6'4" SG who is supposed to be a great shooter

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Looks like Tae Davis, 6'7" freshman from Seton Hall is visiting ND today and tomorrow.  Tom Loy put in a CB for ND to land Davis. He is from Warren Central in Indianapolis. 

 

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Per 247, ND landed freshman transfer Tae Davis from Seton Hall.  I've seen him listed at 6'7" and 6'9" depending on the sites.

The roster is rounding into shape nicely for 2023 numbers-wise.

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BREAKING: Former Seton Hall forward Tae Davis has committed to #NotreDame.

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— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) June 1, 2023