Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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MEN'S BASKETBALL Each member of Notre Dame's three‑player signing class from the fall enjoyed successful senior campaigns. • West Orange, N.J., guard Temple Gibbs Jr. av‑ eraged 20.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game for Seton Hall Prep, leading his squad to a 29‑2 overall record. Gibbs Jr. and Seton Hall Prep won the Essex County Tournament Championship before fall‑ ing 73‑53 to Don Bosco Prep in North Jersey's Non‑Public A final. Rivals awarded him a four‑star rating and ranked him as the No. 64 overall player nation‑ ally in the class of 2016. The 6‑3, 190‑pound guard was named first‑team all‑state in New Jersey by NJ.com. • Altamonte Springs, Fla., forward John Mooney earned All‑Area Player of the Year hon‑ ors from The Orlando Sentinel after averaging 24.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocked shots for Lake Brantley, leading his high school to a 22‑4 overall record. Lake Brantley was upset 65‑61 by Oviedo (Fla.) High in the first round of the Class 8A district playoffs. Rivals rates the 6‑9, 245‑pound forward as a three‑star prospect. • Mono (Ontario) Orangeville Prep forward Nikola Djogo finished with 14 points, seven re‑ bounds, five assists and two steals in the second contest of a best‑of‑three competition, helping his squad win the series 2‑0 to take the Canadian prep school title. Orangeville Prep fell 74‑69 to Quality Edu‑ cation Academy in the Grind Session National Championship quarterfinals March 25 in Law‑ rence, Kan. Rivals rates the 6‑6, 185‑pound forward as a three‑star prospect. — Jordan Wells Irish Signees Conclude Prep Careers Point guard Temple Gibbs Jr. averaged 20.6 points per game in his senior year of high school and will likely be called upon to contrib- ute right away at Notre Dame. PHOTO BY JACEY ZEMBAL