Notre Dame, Micah Shrewsberry land commitment from former Penn State starter
Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry recruited Kebba Njie, a 6-foot-10 forward, to State College out of the 2022 recruiting class. Njie then started 26 times in 37 appearances for Shrewsberry as a true freshman.
Now, Njie will play for Shrewsberry in South Bend.
The former 4-star recruit entered the transfer portal on April 3. On Saturday, he announced his commitment to Notre Dame. Njie will have 4 years to play 3 for the Fighting Irish.
I just want to first, thank God for this amazing opportunity I've been blessed with. Finally, thank you to the Penn State community and fans who have been great to me in my first year. With that being said, I will be committing to Notre Dame. 🍀 #Golrish #committed #tmc🏁 pic.twitter.com/xUv9vGDOX4
— Kebba Njie (@_kebbanjie) May 7, 2023
Njie started in both of Penn State’s NCAA Tournament games last season. He had 8 points and 3 boards in 17 minutes to help the Nittany Lions beat 7-seed Texas A&M in the first round, but was held scoreless in 12 minutes in a 71-66 loss to 2-seed Texas in the Round of 32.
On the year, Njie averaged 3.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14.3 minutes a game. He shot 52% from the field and averaged a little over 1 block per 40 minutes. He was predominantly a 5 for the Nittany Lions. He was the only Nittany Lions freshman to appear in every game in 2022-23.
Shrewsberry will have to completely rebuild the frontcourt rotation this season, with only 1 player from last year’s group returning (Matt Zona). Njie should have the opportunity to make a sizeable jump from Year 1 to Year 2 in terms of his playing time.
He’s the second transfer addition since Shrewsberry was brought on board, joining former Northwestern guard Julian Roper II.