The NCAA's "early" signing period tipped off today and Mike Brey's Fightin' Irish landed four high school basketball stars!  
 
The class is ranked 10th in the nation -- we haven't seen a class as highly regarded as this in quite some time!
The class is led by a local product by the name of 
Demetrius Jackson (photo on the left) -- the Marian High School standout is one of the top point guards in the country -- ranked the #26 prospect overall.  He's a huge get for the IRISH.  Here's a link to his HIGHLIGHT VIDEO along with a link to an impressive DUNK:
LINK:  
DEMETRIUS' DUNK
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DEMETRIUS JACKSON
The second highest ranked player also hails from the State of Indiana and that's 
V.J. Beachem who plays for New Haven High School (Fort Wayne, IN).  The 6'-6" small forward is ranked #64 in the country by Scout.com.  Here is V.J's highlight video:
LINK:  
V.J. BEACHEM
The third Notre Dame recruit among the top 100 players in the country is 
Steve Vasturia -- a 6'-5" shooting guard out of St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia.  Vasturia is ranked #90 in the country by Scout.com.  Here is Philly news story about Steve's commitment to Notre Dame:
LINK:  
STEVE VASTURIA
And the fourth player to commit to Notre Dame today is another local product -- his name is 
Austin Torres and he's a 6'-6" power forward from Mishawaka's Penn High School.  Torres and Jackson play on the same AAU team in the summer leagues.  Here is Austin's highlight video:
LINK:  
AUSTIN TORRES
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NOTRE DAME'S OFFICIAL RELEASE