BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: NOTRE DAME

October 24, 2006


COMMITMENT ALERT: Tyrone Nash, (F) Northfield Mount Hermon Prep


Projected 2007-2008 Roster


Seniors: Robert Kurz (F)
Juniors: Ryan Ayers (F/G), Kyle McAlarney (G), Zack Hillesland (F), Luke Zeller (BF/C)
Sophomores: Luke Harangody (BF), Tory Jackson (PG), Jonathan Peoples (G), Joe Harden (WF)
Freshmen: Carlton Scott (F), Tyrone Nash (F)

Adam Zagoria of the West Herlad News updates his blog with the news that Tyrone Nash Commits to Notre Dame and Irish coach Mike Brey.

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Tyrone Nash attended Lawrence Woodmwere Academy in Long Island for his high school career and was a late bloomer that became a hot target late in the spring with schools such as Kentucky, Seton Hall and others recruiting him for the 2006-2007 season. Nash played well on the AAU circuit and decided to take an additional prep season at Northfield Mount Hermon where Kentucky, Stanford, Seton Hall and St. John's continued to recruit him aggressively. Even Florida paid a recent visit to watch him work out. In the end, he decided playing in the Big East with Notre Dame was the place for him.

Nash is a combo-forward that is still improving his game, especially in what he can do away from the basket. Nash is not only a good player, but an excellent student, so Notre Dame was an ideal situation. He also seemed to be very high on St. John's, but the Redstorm does seem to have a stockpile of talented combo forwards as well. He is the type of player that Notre Dame could really use and he looks to be a nice piece with the rest of the players in their 2006 and 2007 classes to date.

With Nash and Carlton Scott committing, the Irish have two scholarships open for 2007. I still insist that their biggest need is a strong post player that can alter, or block, shots and rebound. As for the big men, nobody currently jumps out to me as a shot-blocking post player that the Irish have on their radar, but then again, I did not see Carlton Scott prominently on their radar, so we shall see! A physical big man in the post is really the final piece they are missing in putting together a solid nucleus of players in these last two classes. Nobody is probably called a difference-maker, but they can definitely look to make a bigger slash in 2008 as the pickings are getting slim at this time.



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