Andre Drummond, a 6-foot-11 center rated the No. 2 recruit in the country, has committed to play basketball at UConn.

Drummond posted on his Twitter account, “It’s official I’m heading to the university of connecticut to be a husky this year!” He followed that tweet with, “Husky fam welcome me cause I’m coming this year!!”

The Middletown product who attended St. Thomas More last season had said he would be attending Wilbraham and Monson Academy this fall. Drummond has changed his mind.

When asked for comment, members of the team expressed their excitement at the news, and indicated that Drummond’s commitment would go a long way towards helping the team reach their goal of back-to-back national championships.

“I think it’s good,” said sophomore forward Tyler Olander. “I want another ring, everyone has been working real hard to accomplish that, and Andre’s commitment makes it easier for us all, but motivates us that much more as well.”

Olander added that the team has been working hard on and off the court in preparation for the upcoming season, and that they are ready to defend their national title.

With the arrival of Drummond, coach Jim Calhoun will be forced to shuffle his team’s scholarship situation. UConn is out of scholarships as a result of the Nate Miles and APR sanctions, so one player will be forced to give up his scholarship to make room for Drummond.

Despite that fact, Drummond will join a roster that returns starting forwards Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith, along with starting guards Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier, from last year’s national championship winning team.

The Hartford Courant was the first to report the news.

Mac Cerullo contributed to this report.