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Watch: Wake Forest gets commitment from 4-star SG Parker Friedrichsen

Wake Forest has secured one of the most sought-after scorers in the 2024 recruiting class.

Wake Forest has secured one of the most sought-after scorers in the 2024 recruiting class.

On Monday evening, Bixby (Okla.) four-star shooting guard Parker Friedrichsen announced his commitment to the Demon Deacons, sharing the news on Twitter with a video post.

According to MaxPreps, Parker (6-foot-3, 165 pounds) averaged 27.8 points per game last season while shooting 46% from the floor, 70% from the foul line and 34% from the three-point range. Parker does more than score, though. He also managed five assists, four rebounds and 3.3 steals per game.

Going by the composite rankings, Parker is second overall in the state, No. 17 at his position and No. 118 overall in his class.

An extremely popular recruit, Parker had offers from 25 different programs altogether, including On3’s predicted favorite Notre Dame, plus Davidson, Oklahoma State and Nebraska.

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Second 2023 Notre Dame recruiting class member asks for release

Another signee out the door as a result of Brey’s pending retirement.

SOUTH BEND – Once again, [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag]’s plea for Notre Dame’s signees to meet a new coach has gone unheeded. Less than a week after losing 2023 signee Brady Dunlap, the Irish now find themselves without the future services of shooting guard Parker Friedrichsen. Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily is reporting that Friedrichsen, who hails from Bixby, Oklahoma, has asked for and been granted his release from his National Letter of Intent. That leaves only [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] in the upcoming recruiting class:

Brey’s retirement announcement already has almost completely decimated the incoming group of freshmen. There’s no telling at this point who, if anyone, will commit to the Irish for next season or even beyond. All that’s certain is that the 2023-24 Irish are going to look almost completely different with players who mostly are lucky to see garbage-time minutes this season. Given that and players who aren’t used to game action with each other, lean times for the program aren’t far away.

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Notre Dame signee Brady Dunlap requests release from letter of intent

We already are seeing the effects of Mike Brey’s pending retirement.

Despite [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag]’s call for the 2023 recruiting class to meet with Notre Dame’s new coach, Brady Dunlap has decided he wants out. Not willing to wait and see who leads the Irish next, Dunlap has requested to be released from his national letter of intent. He released the following statement to On3:

“Due to the announcement of coach Brey’s retirement, I have requested my release from Notre Dame and will open my recruitment.

“I want to wish coach Brey well and thank coach [autotag]Antoni Wyche[/autotag] for all of his efforts in recruiting me.

With the departure of Dunlap, a 6-foot-7 forward from Los Angeles, only guards [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] and [autotag]Parker Friedrichsen[/autotag] remain in the Irish’s incoming recruiting class. What figures to be a long road back to prominence for the program starting next year just got longer.

Whoever takes over for Brey is not going to have a lot to start with, so solid recruiting immediately will be a must. That’s not going to be easy.

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Mike Brey gives insight to recruiting new players, retaining signees

The retiring coach knows what his departure means as far as trying to keep the players making up the program’s future.

[autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] recognizes that the college basketball world he’s leaving behind is not the one he entered. More than ever, players are entering the transfer portal if they think they can thrive better elsewhere, and signees and commits can change their minds at any time. Like in Brey’s case, the coach who recruited a player often leaves before the player can arrive on campus, and that can cause the player to second-guess their decision. Add the recent NIL emergence, and it gets even more complicated.

Brey was asked about his role in recruiting and retaining players for his remaining tenure after Notre Dame’s 84-72 loss to Boston College. He was asked because the program’s future just became a more pressing issue for those who will remain in the program as well as the entire fan base. While results aren’t guaranteed, it helps to know there is at least effort being put into a process that becomes more complicated with each passing year.

Here is what Brey said:

Notre Dame signs three future players on National Signing Day

Meet your future Irish.

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:

Notre Dame basketball picks up 4-star commitment

It’s a solid three-man class

Over the summer Oklahoma shooting guard [autotag]Parker Friedrichsen[/autotag] had a change of hear. After initially committing to Oklahoma State, the four-star guard re-opened his recruitment. The Cowboy’s loss has not turned in to Notre Dame’s gain, as Friedrichsen announced a commitment to the Irish after going over his options which included Creighton, Davidson, Iowa and Nebraska. He also held offers from Illinois, Memphis, Missouri, Purdue, Oklahoma and others.

This now gives head coach [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] three commits for his 2023 class, as Friedrichsen joins [autotag]Brady Dunlap[/autotag] and [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] in a class that now ranks just inside the top 15 among the country according to the 247Sports composite team rankings.

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Nebraska Basketball: Cornhuskers are top 3 finalists for 4-star SG

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are a finalist for a 2023 4-star SG.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers remain in the mix for 2023 four-star shooting guard prospect Parker Friedrichsen.

According to Jimmy Watkins of The Omaha World-Herald, Friedrichsen’s final three schools are Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Davidson.

Friedrichsen said that he is close to making a decision.

“I definitely am getting close (to a decision),” Friedrichsen told Watkins. “I’m not going to drag this process out forever. My Nebraska visit was my last one. Now we’re just talking about it every day and weighing the pros and cons.”

247 Sports ranks Friedrichsen as the 102nd overall prospect and the 16th-best shooting guard in the 2023 class. Last season, Friedrichsen averaged 27.8 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.3 steals at Bixby High School in Bixby, Oklahoma.

Currently, Nebraska’s 2023 recruiting class includes only one commit: three-star small forward Eli Rice.

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Nebraska Basketball: Cornhuskers Are Finalists for 4-Star SG

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are finalists for a 2023 4-star SG prospect.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are finalists for 2023 four-star shooting guard prospect Parker Friedrichsen.

On August 11, Friedrichsen announced his top-five schools on Twitter: Nebraska, Davidson, Notre Dame, Rice, and Northwestern.

Friedrichsen spoke with On3’s Joe Tipton about his recruitment. Friedrichsen told Tipton that he has a “strong” relationship with Nebraska.

“Great school with a very passionate fanbase,” Friedrichsen said. “Been being recruited by them for over a year now so we got a strong relationship.”

247 Sports ranks Friedrichsen as the 105th overall prospect and the 16th-best shooting guard in the 2023 class. He attends Bixby High School in Bixby, Oklahoma.

Friedrichsen has a visit scheduled with Nebraska on September 9-11 per Tipton.

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Nebraska Basketball: 2023 4-Star SG Talks About Recruitment

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are one of the teams in the mix for a 2023 4-star SG.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are one of the teams in the mix for 2023 four-star shooting guard Parker Friedrichsen.

According to 247 Sports, Friedrichsen is the second-best prospect in the state of Oklahoma. Last season, Friedrichsen averaged 27.8 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.3 assists at Bixby High School.

On July 13, Friedrichsen talked to On3’s Jamie Shaw about his ongoing recruitment.

“I’ve heard the most from Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Creighton, and Missouri,” Friedrichsen said. “I have all five of my senior year official visits left, and I plan to take each of them.”

Friedrichsen said he talks to Nebraska “quite a bit”.

“I’ve been recruited by them for a while, probably about a year now,” Friedrichsen said. “I’m always up there; I’ve got family there. We talk quite a bit with them; they have been at most of my games.

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Who is Oklahoma Basketball targeting in the 2023 class?

Oklahoma signed three in the 2022 class. Who is on Oklahoma’s radar in 2023?

Oklahoma’s men’s basketball team has been mired in a difficult stretch to say the least. After losing Saturday at Iowa State 75-54, the Sooners have dropped 10 of their past 12 games and fell to the “first four out” section of ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology projection.

OU signed three in the 2022 class back in November. According to ESPN, OU signed a pair of top-100 players in point guard Milos Uzan and small forward Otega Oweh. Oklahoma also signed the top international prospect according to ESPN in Germany wing Benny Schröder.

Who are the Sooners after beyond 2022, though? Let’s take a look at some of OU’s 2023 targets.