After head coach Niele Ivey and her staff secured the best recruiting class of her era ahead of her seventh season leading Notre Dame women’s basketball by landing five Top 100 Class of 2026 prospects, the Irish are still steadily working toward the future. Having already landed the No. 5 Class of 2027 prospect Eve Long, here’s a look at the 16 other rising seniors to which Notre Dame reportedly has offers out, per Rivals and 247 Sports.
Notre Dame also reportedly has offers out to six top 20 Class of 2028 recruits, including No. 3 Sydney Douglas, No. 5 Morghan Reckley, No. 11 Giovanna Burress, No. 13 Jordyn Haywood, No. 14 Janaya Cooper and No. 18 Hailey Benbow.
Kaleena Smith
Kaleena Smith, the unanimous No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2027, is a five-star prospect out of Ontario Christian High School in California. The 5’6” guard reportedly has offers from at least 11 other Power-5 programs, including UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and USC.
Smith won a gold medal playing for Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey and USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup in Mexico June 9-15. She took an official visit to Notre Dame April 24.
Smith was named the 2025-26 Gatorade California and MaxPreps National Player of the Year, averaging 31.5 points, 6.9 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.7 rebounds per game for an Ontario Christian squad that won state and national championships. She has already signed an NIL deal with ESPN, among others.
Ivanna Wilson Manyacka
Ivanna Wilson Manyacka, the unanimous No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2027, is a five-star prospect out of Bullis School in Maryland. The 6’2” forward reportedly has offers from at least 23 other schools, including defending NCAA national champion UCLA and five Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) rivals.
Wilson Manyacka led Bullis to a Maryland Private School State Championship, averaging 21.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game. She was named the Gatorade and MaxPreps Maryland Player of the Year.
She will represent USA Basketball in the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Czech Republic July 11-19 alongside Irish commit Eve Long. Wilson Manyacka has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Jezelle “GG” Banks
Jezelle “GG” Banks, the No. 4 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100 from ESPN, is a five-star prospect out of St. James Performance Academy in Washington D.C. The 5’10” guard reportedly has offers from at least 25 other Power-5 programs, including LSU, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA.
Banks was named the Gatorade Delaware Player of the Year as a freshman and sophomore at Ursuline Academy, also named the MaxPreps Delaware Player of the Year as a freshman after leading Ursuline Academy to a state championship.
Banks won a gold medal playing alongside Smith and for Ivey with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup. She has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Micah Ojo
Micah Ojo, the No. 7 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Princess Anne High School in Virginia. The 6’1” forward announced that she has offers from UCLA, TCU, Vanderbilt and at least four other ACC programs.
Ojo was named the 2025-26 MaxPreps Virginia Player of the Year after averaging 16.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game for a Princess Anne squad that won its fourth straight Class 5 state championship.
She will represent USA Basketball in the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Czech Republic July 11-19 alongside Long and Wilson Manyacka. Ojo announced she received an offer from Notre Dame June 26, 2025, via X, but she has not yet taken an official visit.
Sydney Savoury
Sydney Savoury, the No. 8 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Belleville High School in Michigan. It was reported June 22 by On3 Sports’ Talia Goodman that the 5’11” guard was narrowing down her recruiting process to six schools, with Duke, North Carolina, Texas, UConn and UCLA joining Notre Dame.
Savoury was named the 2024-25 Gatorade Michigan Player of the Year as a sophomore, averaging 27.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.4 steals per game. As a junior, Savoury was named the 2025-26 MaxPreps Michigan Player of the Year with 27.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest.
Savoury has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame, but she won a gold medal playing alongside Smith and Banks, and for Ivey, with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup.
Jordyn Palmer
Jordyn Palmer, the No. 9 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Westtown School in Pennsylvania. The 6’1” forward also reportedly has offers from at least 25 other Power-5 programs, including UConn, LSU, South Carolina and seven other ACC schools.
Palmer was named the 2025-26 Gatorade and MaxPreps Pennsylvania Player of the Year, averaging 23.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game while leading Westtown to the state championship game.
Palmer has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame, but she won a gold medal playing alongside Smith, Banks and Savoury, and for Ivey, with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup.
Ryan Carter
Ryan Carter, the No. 12 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Friends’ Central School in Pennsylvania. The 6’0” guard also reportedly has offers from at least 21 other Power-5 programs, including Michigan, Ohio State and seven other ACC schools.
Carter led her former high school, Archbishop Wood, to a Class 5A state championship runner-up finish in 2025-26. She won a gold medal playing alongside Smith, Banks, Savoury and Palmer, and for Ivey, with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup.
She joins Smith as one of the few recruits on this list that has reportedly taken a visit to Notre Dame in June.
Jayla Forbes
Jayla Forbes, the No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Monteverde Academy in Florida. The 6’7” center also reportedly has offers from at least 20 other Power-5 programs, including Vanderbilt, Ohio State, Michigan and six other ACC schools.
Forbes joins Smith and Carter as one of the few recruits on this list that has reportedly taken a visit to Notre Dame, which happened June 21-23. She also won a gold medal playing alongside Smith, Banks, Savoury, Palmer and Carter, and for Ivey, with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup.
Nation Williams
Nation Williams, the No. 14 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Centennial High School in Nevada. The 6’2” forward has named Notre Dame as one of her 10 finalists, including UCLA, Duke, Iowa, LSU, Louisville, Michigan and North Carolina.
Williams was named the 2024-25 Gatorade and MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year as a sophomore, averaging 17.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game as Centennial won a Class 5A state championship.
Williams will represent USA Basketball in the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Czech Republic July 11-19 alongside Long, Wilson Manyacka and Ojo. She has not yet taken a visit to Notre Dame.
Avery Arije
Avery Arije, the No. 17 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a five-star prospect out of Crestwood Secondary School in Petersburg, Ontario, Canada. The 6’0” guard reportedly has offers from 32 other Power-5 programs, including Duke, LSU, Michigan, Vanderbilt and 10 other ACC schools.
Arije has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Jemini Mitchell
Jemini Mitchell, the No. 24 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Legion Prep Academy in Texas. The 6’1” forward reportedly has offers from at least 27 other Power-5 programs, including LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas and four other ACC schools.
As a sophomore in 2024-25, Mitchell averaged 22.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. She was teammates with incoming Irish freshman Jacy Abii at Legion Prep in 2025-26.
Mitchell has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Sydney Mobley
Sydney Mobley, the No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Big Walnut High School in Ohio. The 6’1” forward narrowed down her recruitment to 12 finalists, with Notre Dame joining South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and three other ACC programs.
Mobley was named the 2025-26 Gatorade and MaxPreps Ohio Player of the Year, averaging 20.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.4 assists per game at Big Walnut. She joins Smith, Palmer and Forbes as recruits who have visited Notre Dame, with Mobley doing so June 18.
Jordan Speller
Jordan Speller, the No. 37 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Monteverde Academy in Florida, where she is teammates with Forbes. The 5’6” guard reportedly has offers from at least 31 other Power-5 programs, including Tennessee, Michigan and seven other ACC schools.
Speller has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Jazman Bailey
Jazman Bailey, the No. 40 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Lake Ridge High School in Texas. The 5’8” guard also reportedly has offers from at least 30 other Power-5 programs, including UCLA, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and 10 other ACC schools.
Bailey will represent USA Basketball in the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Czech Republic July 11-19 alongside Long, Wilson Manyacka, Ojo and Williams. She has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Kie’Aundria Acree
Kie’Aundria Acree, the No. 49 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Monroe High School in Georgia. The 6’0” guard also reportedly has offers from at least 24 other Power-5 programs, including South Carolina, LSU, Ohio State and six other ACC schools.
Acree averaged 30.6 points, 6.1 assists, 12 rebounds, four steals and 2.6 blocks per game at Monroe, leading the squad to a 27-4 record. She has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Khalia Hartwell
Khalia Hartwell, the No. 71 recruit in the Class of 2027 SportsCenter NEXT 100, is a four-star prospect out of Westside High School in South Carolina. The 6’5” center also reportedly has offers from at least 24 other Power-5 programs, including Iowa, Ohio State, TCU and 11 other ACC schools.
Hartwell was named the 2025-26 Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year, averaging 12.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game for a 27-2 Westside squad that finished as the fifth-ranked team in South Carolina. She has not yet taken an official visit to Notre Dame.
Kyle Smedley is a sports reporter at the South Bend Tribune. Contact him via email at ksmedley@usatodayco.com or follow him on X @KyleMSmedley.
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