A lot of elite college basketball players have come through South Bend to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Few, if any, had as much hype as Jalen Haralson, who committed to coach Micah Shrewsberry’s program on Wednesday.
Haralson is the highest rated commitment to Notre Dame in the modern era, coming in at No. 14 in the 2025 recruiting class at 247Sports. He chose the Irish over Indiana and Michigan State.
The 6’7 wing from La Porte, Indiana chose Notre Dame because of the strong relationship he built with Shrewsberry during the recruiting process, and the role coach envisions for him in South Bend.
“His vision for me is to just come in and play my game,” said Haralson. “There’s no time for waiting. He has big goals and he’s going to expect a lot out of me. He wants me to come in and be disruptive on the offensive and defensive end and be a problem. Be constant with rim attacks, be able to hit shots off the catch, post up.”
The Irish went 13-20 overall and 7-13 in ACC play last year, Shrewsberry’s first after leaving Penn State to replace Mike Brey, who spent over 20 years as Notre Dame’s head coach before retiring in 2023.
One of Shrewsberry’s goals was the build the program back up with high school talent, while upgrading the level of recruiting.
Haralson represents a huge first step toward those goals, as he joins four-star forward Brady Koehler in Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class, which is now ranked fifth in the country.
