BY ANDREW OWENS
N
otre Dame landed its first commit-
ment of the 2015 recruiting class
July 11 when Cortlandt Manor (N.Y.)
Iona Prep small forward Matt Ryan
pledged to the Irish.
The 6-7, 210-pound sharpshooter
listed Notre Dame as his leader this
spring while rehabbing a hip injury
that prematurely ended his junior sea-
son. He is expected to be cleared for
full basketball activity within the next
month.
"I talked with Coach [Martin] In-
gelsby and Coach [Mike] Brey about
it, and they said if I was interested in
committing it would be a great time,"
he said. "There's a lot of players that
are taking spots at other schools. It
was a great time to commit and gives
Coach Brey a good direction to go in."
Ryan visited campus last September
and has scheduled an official visit for
the Sept. 6 night game against Michi-
gan. Brey and Ingelsby visited his
home in April and pushed him for a
commitment at that time.
The 247Sports four-star recruit has
been at the top of Notre Dame's wish
list for months, and his commitment
provides some momentum in the cur-
rent cycle. While he had hoped for
offers from Duke, North Carolina and
Michigan, he decided to end the pro-
Irish Land 2015
Sharpshooter
COMMITMENT PROFILE
MATT RYAN
247Sports ranks Ryan as the No. 103 overall player
in the class of 2015, the No. 21 small forward in
the country and the No. 4 prospect in New York.
PHOTO COURTESY MATT RYAN
