Justin Anderson!

JA is a more highly-rated recruit than Roger Mason,

Sean Singletary, or Sylven Landesberg were. 

This is a big deal (and a nice dunk).

The press release:

Rockville, MD-- Montrose Christian School is pleased to announce that rising senior Justin Anderson will attend the University of Virginia to play for head coach Tony Bennett after the conclusion of the upcoming academic year.

Justin stated, “The Cavaliers were always my second choice behind Maryland. Also, my family lives in Virginia. After the departure of Coach [Gary] Williams and Coach [Robert] Ehsan, it just feels like the right fit.”

During a junior campaign averaging 14 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game, Justin led his team to victory over six nationally ranked opponents, including a 63-37 rout of pre-season number one ranked Findlay Prep. The Mustangs closed the season by winning the ESPN National High School Invitational championship in a thrilling double-overtime victory against Oak Hill Academy. In the nationally televised game, Justin hit a 3-point shot with 1.5 seconds left to send the game into a second overtime period. He called it “the biggest shot of my life.”

According to head coach Stu Vetter, “Justin decided to revisit his options after Gary [Williams] retired. He has been heavily recruited since the 8th grade and it has been an exhausting and distracting process for a teenager. Although Mark Turgeon wanted to begin recruiting him, Justin and his family decided to conclude the process. We look forward to developing a relationship with the new coaching staff at the University of Maryland. We are very pleased that Justin will continue his education and basketball career at the University of Virginia. UVa is a tremendous institution and recent Montrose graduates Tunji Soroye and Doug Browman have had great experiences there as student-athletes.”

Coached by two-time national coach of the year Stu Vetter, the Montrose Christian boys’ basketball program is perennially considered among the nation’s premier high school programs by the major ranking services. The school counts three NBA first round picks -- Linas Klieza, Kevin Durant, and Greivis Vasquez -- among its alumni since 2003.

The Montrose Christian 2010-2011 season was chronicled in the TV series Hoops Academy, televised on Fox College Sports and produced by TradeWind Films.

A diverse private school located in Rockville, Maryland, Montrose Christian School has provided a fully-accredited, Christian-based and college preparatory education to its students for more than thirty years.