The crazy thing is Brey offered 12 guys this cycle. 9 of them were in the top 55 in composite ratings on 247! That is some crazy crazy competitive recruitments that a program like ND isn't going to win, especially coming off an NIT and no tourney in the last two years. The 3 that weren't offered included Joe Girard who was Syracuse's recruit to lose, Tre Mitchell who wasn't a fit at ND anyway it turns out, and Chris Ledlum who was a perfect fit for ND! Ledlum was offered by ND in late July and was "offered" by Harvard in March (Ivy's can't offer, but you get the idea). Basketball recruiting is different from football recruiting where the recruiting is usually quicker and a 4 month head start from the top school in America was too much to overcome. ND didn't target a lot of guys in their shopping aisle which is disappointing. Kadin Shedrick, who signed with UVA, should've at least been offered. Harlond Beverly just signed with Miami and that kid was a big time late bloomer and under-recruited until the spring and should've been offered. Basketball recruiting might seem tough for ND because of their academic restrictions and their location, but in reality there are quite a few high academic kids who'd love to come to ND, but they've been doing a poor job identifying and recruiting the second tier 4 star recruits lately for whatever reason.
