Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.) point guard Abdul Gaddy committed to Washington, and his father, Abdul Sr., said it came down to familiarity with the Huskies program.
“I’m glad we got it all over with,” Abdul Sr. said. “It came down to location and being close to home with everything that went on with committing to Arizona, de-committing to Arizona, committing to Arizona again and de-committing again.”
Abdul Jr. told Washington coach Lorenzo Romar last night, a few hours after UCLA coach Ben Howland was at Bellarmine to watch Abdul Jr. practice.
“I think it was location and the opportunity to play immediately,” Abdul Sr. said. “And the (Washington) coaching staff, coach Romar has been watching Abdul since he was a freshman in high school, and saw all his games and went to all his (AAU) games. I think that played a big role also.”