Blake Wesley won’t have to go far for his next basketball venture. The recruit out of Riley in South Bend has signed a National Letter of Intent to join Notre Dame next season. Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune was on hand when Wesley made his announcement Friday:
.@blakewesley0 announces for #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/8ZKKGumb60
— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) November 20, 2020
Mike Brey had this to say about the consensus four-star recruit:
“We have been watching Blake work on his game since middle school and he has developed himself into a complete guard who has great length with court vision – and is a big-time defender. He has a natural ability to score the basketball. To welcome in another local basketball talent is exciting not only to our program, but the South Bend area.”
Wesley, who was the area’s leading scorer with 26.0 points a game last season, is the second South Bend product in two weeks to sign a letter of intent with the Irish. J.R. Konieczny of St. Joseph was the first. Clearly, there will be a strong local presence for Notre Dame basketball in the near future. And at least with this particular signing, that’s just fine with former Irish star Demetrius Jackson, who met Wesley at the program’s summer camp years ago:
Another testament to all the youth in the 574 that it is possible! Congrats @blakewesley0 ☘️ The neighborhood hero! pic.twitter.com/6VgTsjx7Gc
— Demetrius Jackson (@D_Jay11) November 20, 2020