Manroop Clair figures Hawaii is one of the few places in the USA where he hasn’t played basketball.

Something soon to be rectified.

Clair, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound Canadian shooting guard from British Columbia, said on Wednesday that he gave his commitment to play for the Hawaii men’s basketball team starting in the fall. He will arrive this summer with four years of eligibility.

"It feels great (to pick UH)," Clair said. "It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. It’s good for my future, good college, everything."

Clair hasn’t yet visited the islands. He said he likely would sometime "over the next few weeks."

The 17-year-old was considered a 2013 prospect until recently, but since he’s on pace to finish school at Huntington Prep in West Virginia this spring, his family decided he should attend a university in the fall.

Clair chose UH over Weber State, Seattle and Rice, among others.

Clair built a reputation as a long-range bomber playing for the DRIVE Basketball AAU team for multiple years, allowing him to play across the mainland. His deep scoring ability has drawn him comparisons to former BYU guard Jimmer Fredette and former Davidson guard Stephen Curry, now both in the NBA.

"His elite skill is shooting a basketball, but he does a lot of things well," DRIVE coach Pasha Bains said. "He has a really good feel for the game, he’s got a really nice handle. I’d call him an exciting player to watch, for sure. He gets people interested because he’s a flashy, slick guard … one of the toughest guys I’ve ever coached."

Clair comes across as soft-spoken on the phone, but his on-court confidence is said to be anything but quiet. He’s averaged about 30 points and over 40 percent shooting on 3-pointers for DRIVE over the past two years.

"My main thing when I play is that the ball goes through that hoop, at the end of every possession," Clair said.

Clair’s parents are of Indian descent. Bains figures he will fit in nicely in Hawaii’s multicultural scene.

He’s an Indian kid, so it’s kind of unique," Bains said. "I think going there will be a great experience for him culturally. I’m hoping the community there embraces him, because he’s such a fan-favorite type player."

UH coach Gib Arnold can’t comment on Clair until his national letter of intent paperwork is finalized. The UH coach has at least one more scholarship to offer for next season.