Notre Dame men's basketball and head coach Micah Shrewsberry added shooting guard Julian Roper II from the transfer portal Tuesday evening. Roper joins the Irish after spending his first two seasons at Northwestern.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard appeared in 44 games across two seasons and made 15 starts in 2021-22 as a true freshman. He holds career averages of 4.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He shot 42% from the 3-point line last season, a career-high.
As a sophomore, Roper was limited to 15 games after suffering an ankle injury against Wisconsin Jan. 23 and re-aggravating the injury Feb.2 against Michigan. He went on to miss the remainder of the regular season, Big Ten tournament and NCAA Tournament.
Roper was rated as a three-star recruit in the 2021 recruiting class. He was ranked as the No. 33 shooting guard and the No. 142 overall player in the class. He played at Detriot (Mich) St. Mary's and held 13 offers including Alabama, Illinois, Ohio State and Wisconsin before committing to Northwestern in May 2020.
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