Notre Dame made a statement on the recruiting trail Wednesday, beating out Indiana and Michigan State for the 2025 class’s No. 10 prospect, Jalen Haralson, the best boys’ high school player in the state of Indiana.
Micah Shrewsberry has recruited effectively since taking over in South Bend after the 2022-23 season, landing four ESPN 100 prospects in the past 18 months. Wednesday was different. Haralson was a national recruit, with offers from the likes of Duke, Kansas, Auburn, Missouri and others. The 6-foot-7 small forward was a priority for Indiana whom Mike Woodson and his staff spent plenty of time trying to woo to Bloomington. Michigan State was involved, Purdue was involved.
And Notre Dame — which hasn’t made it past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament since 2016 — beat them all out.
Haralson is the Fighting Irish’s highest-ranked commitment since the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007.
Let’s take a deeper look at the impact of Haralson’s commitment, for Notre Dame as well as the finalists who missed out.
