We’re almost there, almost back to the grind of another Notre Dame basketball season. Before you know it, there will be a foot of snow on the ground, temperatures will be below zero and another Atlantic Coast Conference game will be going up and down the court inside Purcell Pavilion.
To get you ready for those nights and get you ready for a Notre Dame season that starts in Rome on Nov. 1 against Villanova in the Eternal City Tip-off, we’ll take a numerical player-by-player look — from 0 to 51 with several stops in between — at the 2026-27 Notre Dame basketball team over the next 16 days (Monday, Oct. 12 thru Friday, Oct. 30).
Who are these guys? What did they do last year? Where do they fit in this one? And what does fourth-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry think of them? Your snapshot of the 2026-27 Irish starts here.
∎ (8) Jake Burrow
Hometown (High School/previous school): (Slinger, Wisconsin/Lake County Lutheran)
Dimensions: 6-foot-3, 195 pounds
Projected position: Backup point guard
Class: Freshman
Notable number: Burow scored 40 points in late February against Kingdom Lutheran Prep to help LCL earn the outright regular season conference championship.
25-26 stats: Averaged 21.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals to earn Midwest Classic Conference player of the year.
26-27 outlook: Provide guard depth as a preferred non-scholarship player. His biggest contributions will come on the practice floor.
Shrews on Burrow: "He's got these leadership qualities about him that are big-time. There's a selflessness there. Whatever you need him to do, he's going to do it. He loves this place. It means something to him. Winning here would mean something to him."
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This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Scouting guard Jake Burow ahead of 2026-27 Notre Dame basketball season