Back to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newsfeed

NBA Draft: Notre Dame guard Blake Wesley selected by San Antonio Spurs in the first round

Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley bet on himself, and in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, the South Bend native cashed in by being the San Antonio Spurs with the 25th pick.

South Bend is well-represented on NBA Draft Night!

Riley HS & ND Hoops product Blake Wesley is drafted #25 to the San Antonio Spurs! pic.twitter.com/b7rcySYpwf— WNDU (@WNDU) June 24, 2022

Blake Wesley was an elite recruit in high school, but because of COVID, he was slightly overlooked nationally and Mike Brey and the hometown Fighting Irish were able to lock him down for a hometown collegiate career.