Notre Dame’s 2022-23 season begins Thursday, but that’s not stopping [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] from looking toward the future. With National Signing Day upon the college sports world, the Irish took the opportunity to sign three future program members. All three address areas of need, and the Irish will have to face them after this season. Brey addressed this when asked to comment about the signings:
“This class really fits a need. We got three talented perimeter players to help replenish the load of guards we are losing after this season.”
Indeed, the Irish would have been extremely weak at guard in 2023-24 without these signings. Five of the six graduate students on this year’s team are guards, and many of them are among the most productive players. Brey might take a lot of pride in how “old” his squad is, but that doesn’t mean not nipping future problems in the bud.
Here’s what Brey had to say about the future Irish: