SOUTH BEND, IN – Just a little over a month into the job and Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Micah Shrewsberry has himself a top-25 ranked incoming freshmen class thanks to three signings on Tuesday – Carey Booth, Logan Imes and Braeden Shrewsberry. Add in Mr. Indiana Basketball Markus Burton, and that brings the 2023 class to four signees which rank 23rd in the country according to 247Sports.com.
Let’s first start with four-star signee Carey Booth. A 6-10 forward out of Englewood, Colorado, Booth has risen in the national rankings to 49th overall and 11th at his position.
Booth played three seasons at Cherry Creek High in Colorado before enrolling at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire for his senior season. Booth averaged 10.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in 22 games as a senior, leading Brewster to a 35-6 record in one of the most competitive prep conferences in the nation.
Booth played AAU ball with KC Run GMC where he helped lead the squad to the 2022 UAA Finals semifinal round. Booth was also a 2022 NBAPA Top-100 camp invitee, a Pangos All-American camp invitee and a top-30 Cream of the Crop game participant.
“Carey will be a great addition to our program. His combination of size, athleticism, & skill will make him a unique player for opposing teams. He is a player that keeps rapidly improving. I can’t wait to get him on campus, because his best days are ahead of him,” Shrewsberry explained.
The next signee is Logan Imes, a 6-4 guard hailing from Zionsville, Indiana. Imes is rated as the 7th best prospect in the state of Indiana, where he attended Zionsville High and played AAU ball with Indiana Elite.
Imes was named a 2023 Associated Press Boys Basketball Third-Team All-State selection. He was also named to the 2023 Indiana All-Stars team alongside future Irish teammate Markus Burton.
Imes averaged 16.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals during his senior campaign. Furthermore, he became the ninth 1,000-point scorer in Zionsville program history.
“Logan’s versatility will be a big asset for us. He can play multiple positions and is comfortable with or without the ball in his hands. He is also a tenacious defender who enjoys taking on tough challenges on the defensive end. Logan is a strong student and a great teammate. He will be a great fit at Notre Dame,” Shrewsberry stated.
Last but not least is someone all too familiar with Coach Shrewsberry, his son Braeden. At 6-3, Shrewsberry is the No. 32 shooting guard and No. 6 recruit in Pennsylvania. He just finished his prep career at State College Area High, but also played two years at West Lafayette High in Indiana. Important to note, Shrewsberry played AAU ball on Indiana Elite alongside future Irish teammate Logan Imes.
Shrewsberry is 1-of-6 finalists for Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball, with the winner being announced later this month. Shrewsberry averaged 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals during his senior year, leading the Little Lions to a 25-3 record.
The year prior, Shrewsberry was a first-team all-conference pick, leading State College Area High to a District 6 championship, averaging over 20 points per game. In his first two years, Shrewsberry played at West Lafayette High during which he earned first-team all-area honors, scored a school-record 42 points in a single game during his sophomore season and scored the most points by a freshmen in school history.
“Braeden is going to be a great addition to our program. He is a great shooter who has also improved his overall game. He is a relentless worker who will embrace the culture of hard work that we want our program to be about,” Shrewsberry said.
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