Notre Dame’s biggest target in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class has a change of plans.
South Bend Riley guard Blake Wesley was planning to stretch his recruitment out a while, but posted on Twitter Friday morning that he’d be announcing his decision Nov. 21.
On Oct. 30, Wesley trimmed his list down to Creighton, Kansas State, Maryland, Notre Dame, Purdue and Xavier.
There are currently four Rivals FutureCast picks in for Wesley, who is ranked as the nation’s No. 22 shooting guard and No. 96 overall recruit by Rivals. All four predictions have him landing at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame, the hometown school that has made him a priority since offering last summer, is recruiting him as hard as anyone.
“Everything has been going well,” Wesley told BlueandGold.com in August. “I’m still thinking about that decision. They’re saying I could be a star in South Bend. I talk to them at least twice a week.”
Irish assistant Ryan Humphrey has been in frequent contact with him throughout his process.
“I like Coach [Mike] Brey, Coach Humphrey and the campus — it’s really nice,” Wesley said. “I know a lot of people there. All of my friends want me to go there, but that’s my decision. I’ve just got to see.”
Notre Dame has one hoops signee in the 2021 class from another local product. South Bend (Ind.) St. Joseph wing JR Konieczny pledged to the Irish in August of 2019. and signed with the Fighting Irish Nov. 11. Konieczny and Wesley are close friends.
“That’s my homie,” Wesley said. “We’ve been close friends since middle school. We hang out and work out together all the time. That’s my dog.”
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