Eve Long, the No. 5 recruit and the top forward in the 2027 SC Next Super 60, on Wednesday committed to Notre Dame, giving coach Niele Ivey her first pledge in the class. Long chose the Fighting Irish over UCLA, Duke, UConn and Kansas after taking official visits to each campus. She is the third 2027 five-star to come off the board after No. 3 Caroline Bradley (LSU) and No. 13 Ogechi Okeke (Baylor) committed in April. "Notre Dame felt like home from the moment I stepped on campus," Long told ESPN. "The campus life, strong academics, faith-centered environment and genuine connections with the team made it clear this was where I'm meant to be." We have a bunch of freshmen next year and one 1st year who couldn't play in 2025-2026 due to recovering frm injruy. So we'll be very young to say the least but if these young players can develop and more importantly not hit the portal!! Future is bright.