Howard transfer RJ Cole verbally committed to UConn during his official visit to their campus, he tells 247Sports.

“I felt this was the right fit for me and right place for me,” Cole told 247Sports. “The trust factor was here. For me it’s been a lifelong dream to be playing here and to follow the footsteps of the great point guards they’ve had here. I wanted to follow that path.”

Cole, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound guard, also considered Alabama and Seton Hall. Cole started his trip to UConn on Monday and was greeted with a video that left him wondering if UConn was right for him.

“I watched a video presentation when I first got on campus,” he said. “Honestly it kind of gave me chills a little bit.”

One of the most pursued transfers on the market, Cole managed to build a strong bond with the UConn staff. It also helped there were previous relationships in place.

“It’s great,” he said about his relationship with the staff. “Coach [Dan] Hurley, that’s family right there for me. Playing for his dad in high school for those three years were great. I’ve known coach Kimani Young from the AAU years so I felt like it was the perfect fit for me and it felt like family.”

Young has known Cole since he was young, having coached against his father in AAU and through that the two have been friends for years.

On the court, Cole has put up huge numbers in his two seasons at Howard. As a freshman he averaged 23.4 points a game, and he followed that up by averaging 21.4 points, 6.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds as a sophomore. He also made 84 three-pointers at a 38.7-percent clip.

“I think they are getting a player that wants to win,” Cole told 247Sports. “I know what it takes to win and I’ll do anything to win. They are getting a point guard that will make plays for his teammates, can score and will get after it on defense.”

Due to transfer rules, Cole will sit this coming season and then will have two years of eligibility for the Huskies.