JJ Starling says bond with Notre Dame coach Mike Brey sealed deal: ‘Something just clicked’

J.J. Starling

Baldwinsville native J.J. Starling is on the precipice of an elite basketball recruiting status: five-star prospect. He has gone from Central New York to prep school in Indiana and is now turning heads on the AAU circuit with the Albany City Rocks.Dan Fritz, GymRatLIVE

La Porte, Ind. -- JJ Starling said he had a lot of sleepless nights contemplating his college choice, but late Thursday night he was staring at the ceiling in his bedroom when he finally figured it out.

Notre Dame made the most sense for Starling, a highly-ranked combo guard at La Lumiere School who also considered Duke, Stanford, Northwestern and his hometown team, Syracuse. To know Starling is to know that relationships are important to the former Baldwinsville basketball standout.

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