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W BY WES MORGAN trying to nail down dates to eighth- grade dances. That age gap hasn't stopped Martin, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA, from forming a bond with an athletic trio of new kids on the block. The Fighting Irish, which finished hen Scott Martin started his college basketball career in 2007, the current crop of Notre Dame freshmen were 22-12 and earned an NCAA Tourna- ment berth last season, welcomed guard/forward Cameron Biedscheid and forwards Zach Auguste and Austin Burgett to the fold this sum- mer, and Martin likes what he has seen thus far. "They're not very bashful at all," Hanging With A Younger Crowd six-year veteran Scott Martin Freshmen impress said Martin, who struggled with in- juries last season but averaged 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as a co-captain. "They're fitting right in. They're definitely comfortable. They're already comfortable enough where there's joking-around time when that's obviously appropriate. Everyone is meshing pretty well right now, which is definitely a good sign. them, too, was they came ready to work and ready to get better — in the weight room and on the court. With that kind of attitude, they can get a lot better, and that's great to see." Biedscheid (6-7, 185 pounds), out "The great thing about all three of of Cardinal Ritter High in St. Louis, scored more than 1,000 career points in three seasons and garnered all- state, All-Archdiocesan Athletic As- sociation and all-region honors twice. He led Cardinal Ritter to the 2010 Class 3 state championship as a soph- omore, averaging 18.1 points, 7.4 re- bounds and 2.4 steals. The four-star prospect was ranked 32nd nation- ally, ninth among all small forwards and the top prospect in Missouri by 247Sports. He averaged 31.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a senior and was named the Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year. Auguste averaged a double-double in his final year at New Hampton School in New Hampton, N.H. The 6-10, 220-pound forward attended Marlboro High School prior to that and totaled 631 points during his time there. 247Sports ranked Au- guste as the No. 83 overall player 88 PRESEASON 2012 Despite struggling with injuries in 2011-12, Martin averaged 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while serving as a co-captain. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED