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oped a close bond with Ingelsby, a fac- and develops great, undersized fortor that led to Colson pledging with the wards. Those are reasons why I picked Irish. Notre Dame." "I have such a great relationship with Colson said Notre Dame has not yet Coach Ingelsby," he said. "We devel- suggested that he bulk up or that he oped one during the recruitment. He work on any specific aspect of his game just seems like he's during his final a cool person who campaign at St. An"Notre Dame has a very keeps it real with loose offense and develops drew's. He hopes you. He's just a great, undersized forwards. to make it west to good person overan Irish basketball Those are reasons why all." game in their inauI picked Notre Dame." At 6-5 and 218 gural season in the Colson pounds, Colson is ACC if he can, but listed as a small forward and primar- he has not worked out any plans beily has played there. However, both he cause of his senior basketball season. and the Irish program believe he could "I haven't looked at it, but hopefully I split time there and as a smaller power get to go and see how they play up close forward. and just see what it's like to be on the "I had narrowed my list down to team," he said. schools that were a great fit for me ofColson, who averaged 12.0 points fensively and defensively," he said. and 8.8 rebounds per game in the 2013 "Notre Dame has a very loose offense Nike Global Challenge in Washington, D.C., in July, said his focus is on his senior year of basketball before shifting Recruiting Update his full attention to Notre Dame. Notre Dame offered Wilmington, Del., 2015 "I just want to be in better shape, be shooting guard Donte Divincenzo Oct. 11. The more of a leader and have the ability to 6-4, 175-pound Salesianum High School product work hard all the time. I need to work is listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 150 overall player in the country, the No. 30 shooton my jumper, work on my defense, just ing guard nationally and the top player in Delaoverall get sharper on the things I do," ware by 247Sports. he noted when asked about his goals Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey personally this winter. extended the offer during a recruiting trip to Coming from the Northeast, he has Salesianum. Divincenzo was scheduled to be on seen NBA star Kevin Garnett play quite campus Oct. 19 for the USC game. a few times and tries to model his game Divincenzo, who joins three-star shooting after the veteran. guard Matt Ryan as 2015 prospects with Notre "I try bringing that motor, that energy Dame offers, has also received scholarship tenthat defensive ability and offensive abilders from Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Villaity to my game," he said. "I like the way nova, Virginia Tech, Monmouth, Penn State and he loves the game and he plays as if it's Boston College. his last game playing, and I want to — Andrew Owens have that same mindset." ✦