When Florida comes knocking and you're a high school basketball player, you generally answer the door.
It comes as no surprise that Alan Chaney took the plunge Thursday and signed on the dotted line with the two-time national champion Gators.
The six-foot-eight forward from New London High School was clearly smitten with the fact that Florida coach Billy Donovan flew out to see him play in an AAU tournament a couple of months ago and offered him a scholarship.
Chaney has been a fast riser among the nation's top recruits thanks to his performance in AAU ball. He wasn't even in the top 100 list of potential recruits until this summer.
The nice thing for the forward/center is that now he doesn't have to worry about where he's headed after his senior year with the Whalers. The question will be just how much playing time he sees in a school like Florida.
If there's one knock on Chaney, as some have pointed out, it's his desire. That will be tested quickly in Donovan's program.