Notre Dame landed one of their biggest recruits in recent years when South Bend’s very own [autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] chose to play basketball for the Fighting Irish and [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag]. Now Wesley is headed to the NBA draft after one season in college.
Brey did a guest appearance with the popular Mully and Haugh Show at 670 The Score in Chicago where he spilled the Wesley beans.
“I had a great meeting with his family last night, went over to the house in South Bend.” Brey stated. “He will test the waters but keep his eligibility and keep the option open to come back. So basically, you’re on a two month evaluation process because June 1 is the date he would have to return.”
I’ll never knock a kid on choosing to enter the professional ranks where they can earn a lot more money than they can in college with the name and image likeness deals.
Any reason for me to disagree would be for selfish reasons only and if Brey can get by those then I am just going to have to do the same. That said, I do wonder how high Wesley’s stock could rise if he were to go the Jaden Ivey route and return for his sophomore year.
“If he does what I think he can do in these workouts and he’s a first-round lottery pick and chooses to go, I will lead the parade out of town!”
Brey would add that [autotag]Nate Laszewski[/autotag], who has a year of eligibility remaining, will do the same.
You can listen to the full interview on the Score webpage. The conversation about Wesley comes at roughly 13:30.
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