Notre Dame men’s basketball lands commitment from three-star guard Parker Friedrichsen
A quieter summer on the Notre Dame men’s basketball recruiting front has given way to a busy fall. The Irish landed their second commitment in a five-day span when three-star Bixby (Okla.) guard Parker Friedrichsen announced his decision Tuesday.
“I chose Notre Dame because of the belief the coaching staff had in me and how guards like me fit in their system,” Friedrichsen told On3’s Joe Tipton. “I have a chance to go play in the ACC for a great program and I get to play for a great staff.”
The 6-foot-4, 165-pound Friedrichsen chose Notre Dame over finalists Davidson and Nebraska. He took official visits to each of them, with Notre Dame’s coming Aug. 26-28. He had scheduled a visit to Northwestern for Sept. 16-18, but did not make that trip or the one he originally set to Rice Sept. 2-4. He was originally committed to Oklahoma State, but reopened his recruitment in the spring.
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The On3 Consensus ranks Friedrichsen as the No. 123 player in the 2023 class and No. 30 shooting guard. He is a four-star prospect and the No. 104 overall player in the On3 Top 150.
Friedrichsen’s Notre Dame recruitment went from offer to commitment in less than two months. He was just another name on the Irish’s evaluation list heading into the July live evaluation periods and emerged as a legitimate target afterward.
The coaching staff saw him play for his AAU team, KC Run GMC, on the Under Armour circuit in two separate events that month. Notre Dame offered him Aug. 8. Associate head coach Anthony Solomon has been his primary recruiter, with head coach Mike Brey also involved.
Friedrichsen averaged 27.8 points, 4.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game for Bixby during his junior season, per MaxPreps. He shot 46 percent from the field and 34 percent on 3-pointers.
Friedrichsen is Notre Dame’s third 2023 commitment, joining Mishawaka (Ind.) Penn guard Markus Burton and Studio City (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake three-star wing Brady Dunlap. Burton’s July 29 pledge was the first in the class. Dunlap committed Sept. 22 – a few days after his own official visit to Notre Dame. Dunlap is the highest-rated of the trio in the On3 Top 150, at No. 78 overall.
The Irish are still hoping to add to the class this fall. The primary target is South Kent School (Conn.) four-star point guard Elmarko Jackson, who has scheduled an official visit for the weekend of Oct. 29. A New Jersey native, the 6-4, 190-pound Jackson is the No. 25 overall player in the On3 Consensus. Notre Dame offered him in April.
