247 Sports National Rank: No. 21 recruiting class
247 Sports Overview: Mike Brey's offense at Notre Dame values players who can shoot the ball and he hit that nail on the head with this recruiting class. Friedrichsen and Dunlap are considered two of the premier shooters in their class. A 6-foot-2 shooting guard, Friedrichsen is capable of heating up off the catch or bounce. Dunlap provides more size than Friedrichsen as a wing which will force defenses to make him a priority when he is on the floor.
MARKUS BURTON
- Mishawaka, Indiana
- 5-10
- PG
- TW: @markussburton
- IG: markusburtonn
- Attends Penn High School
- 247 Sports - 4-star - 2nd in Indiana
- ESPN - 4-star - 4th in Indiana
“THRILLED TO HAVE ANOTHER LOCAL PRODUCT. MARKUS PLAYS WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER AND HE'S A REAL WINNER. HE'S SO DYNAMIC WITH THE BALL AND REAL QUICK." - COACH BREY
- Won 2022 Sectionals his junior year
- Also Won MVP of the NIC (Northern Indiana Athletic Conference) and made the All-Indiana State Team
- Set a single-season program points record with 734, averaging a team-high 27.2 points per game while adding 5.6 assists, 3.6 steals and 6.3 rebounds
- Sits third all-time at Penn with 1,364 points.
- Burton is the eighth player in Penn history to top the 1,000-point mark and will now chase Noah Applegate's (2015-2019) career points record of 1,702 points.
- Played on the Indiana Junior All-Star Team
- This past summer, Burton and his Penn team went down to Indianapolis for the Charlie Hughes Invitational, where they went 3-1, including wins over two recent Indiana state champions (Cathedral and Carmel) and Mt. Vernon. Burton scored 35 points in the win over Cathedral
- Adds to recent South Bend-area guards who’ve come to play for Mike Brey - Demetrius Jackson (Mishawaka Marian), Blake Wesley (South Bend Riley), and J.R. Konieczny (South Bend St. Joe’s)
parker friedrichsen
- Bixby, Oklahoma
- 6-4
- SG
- TW: 5parker5
- IG: 5parker5
- Attends Bixby High School
- 4.0 GPA
- 4-star prospect on ESPN, on3 (#2 in Oklahoma) and 247 (#2 in Oklahoma)
- Ranked #1 in Oklahoma by Okieball
- Ranked #2 in Oklahoma by Prephoops
"Got to be one of the best shooters in the 2023 class, AND a sharp passer as well. He fits the mold of those combo guards we’ve had through the years that have been so valuable.” - COACH BREY
- First Team All-State in 2022
- Three-Time All-Conference
- Three-time Academic All-Conference
- Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist in 2022
- Tulsa World All-World First Team in 2022
- Ultimately averaged 27.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.3 steals for Bixby as a junior
- In fact, he was the leading scorer in the state in 2022 - which included two 40+ point performances
- Heads into his senior year with 1,400 career points (only played 16 games sophomore year due to Covid-19) and already the all-time leading scorer at Bixby High
- Played for Tulsa Hawks 17’s summer of 2021
- Played for KC Run GMC on UAA circuit 17’s summer of 2022 - averaged 19.3 points and 2.9 assists. He also shot 43.6 percent from three
- Went to Stephy Curry camp (won the NBA 3-point shooting contest), NBA Top-100 camp and UA top-60 camp in summer of 2022 as well
