Serbia center Uros Plavsic signed a Letter of Intent with Arizona State, he told 247Sports.

“I just signed my NLI today with Arizona State,” Plavsic said. “I just liked the PAC 12. They really need a big guy and I can see myself here.”

“I already feel like I’m a part of this place,” he added.

Plavsic, a 7-foot-1, 240-pounds center that arrived in the United States in October, visited the Sun Devils the past two days, before returning back to Chattanooga (Tenn.) Hamilton Heights on Thursday.

“It was a great experience,” he said of the trip. “They really took good care of me these past few days. Their campus is so, so big. The people here are nice. I met two guys I really liked and were important for a basketball team. Their facilities are crazy. Everything is in the same area.”

Originally, Plavsic had committed to Cleveland State, but he backed off that pledge on March 30th. The Arizona State coaching staff quickly moved on Plavšic and Hurley met with at his school on April 13th.

“They are nice,” Plavsic said of the ASU staff. “I already had two dinners and lunch [Wednesday]. I talked to them a lot about my play about me coming here. I really can trust them and that was the most important thing for me when I tried to find my college.”

“Coach Hurley is a famous coach,” he added. “I watched a lot of his plays and heard good things about him. That’s a big reason.”

On the court, Plavsic has impressive hands and nice touch around the basket. This past season he averaged 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds for Hamilton Heights, who helped led to a 28-7 record.

“They were short the past two seasons,” he said about Arizona State. “They really needed a big guy and they can use me inside or can pass outside. They really need a big guy and I think I can help them out a lot next season.”

Plavsic marks the fourth commitment of Hurley’s banner 2018 recruiting class. To go with Plavsic, the Sun Devils have also signed four-star recruits Luguentz Dort, Taeshon Cherry and Elias Valtonen. Plavsic is slotted at No. 102 in the 247Sports Composite and as the No. 12 center in the 2018 player rankings.

With this commitment, Arizona State ranks No. 8 nationally and No. 3 in the PAC-12 in the 247Sports Team Rankings.