SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Welcome to Notre Dame, Leah Macy.
The five-star forward who is ranked No. 19 (No. 4 forward) in the Class of 2025 according to ESPN signed with the Irish on Wednesday morning. A three-time all-state first-team selection, she attends Bethlehem High School and hails from Elizabethtown, Ky.
As expected, Macy already has a long list of accomplishments. Last season, she averaged 24.9 points and 13.9 rebounds after shooting 67.7 percent shooting from the floor for her high school. The Banshees went 27-9 and fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual state champions.
The forward has played in multiple national and international tournaments, including being selected last summer to play for the United States in the 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup and in the Under Armour Next G Hoops Elite 24. Ironically, Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey was the head coach for the U18 team, one which won a gold medal in Colombia.
Macy has also excelled in the classroom, as the now-senior was inducted into the National Honor Society a few weeks ago.
Macy is Ivey’s fifth five-star recruit in three seasons (Cassandre Prosper, Hannah Hidalgo, Emma Risch, Kate Koval). She joins Notre Dame as the program is on the rise with frontcourt recruiting. The Irish added Koval along with graduate transfers Liatu King and Liza Karlen this season, although King and Karlen will have graduated by the time Macy arrives.