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Guard Nikola Djogo verbally commits to Notre Dame

Mike Brey

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Having already landed one guard in its 2016 recruiting class in talented point guard T.J. Gibbs, Notre Dame landed a second Wednesday night. 6-foot-6 guard Nikola Djogo, who attends Athlete Institute/Orangeville Prep in Canada, announced via Twitter that he will play his college basketball for Mike Brey.

Djogo joins Gibbs and forward John Mooney in Notre Dame’s 2016 recruiting class at this point in time.

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This fall the left-handed Djogo will play for an Orangeville Prep program that last year had Kentucky freshman Jamal Murray and 2016 five-star forward Thon Maker on its roster. Djogo was a member of Canada’s U17 national team in the summer of 2014, playing in a reserve role at the FIBA U17 World Championships, and he finished with averages of 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Djogo has the versatility to play multiple positions on the perimeter (likely the two or three at Notre Dame given the presence of Gibbs), which should mesh well with what Notre Dame likes to do offensively in having multiple guards capable of making plays. The Fighting Irish don’t have a senior in their current backcourt, with Demetrius Jackson and Steve Vasturia both being juniors.

But in the case of Jackson, who’s projected by Draft Express to be a first round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, it doesn’t hurt to add some depth with an eye towards the possibility of this being his final season in South Bend.