Thankfully, University of South Florida men’s basketball coach Stan Heath shaves his head. Because if he didn’t he’d have plenty of grays sprouting on top.

In the span of about 12 hours Monday, Notre Dame PG Gaby Belardo had done the following, according to his high school and AAU coaches:

* In the morning, committed to USF then signed his letter of intent with USF (but it did not have his father’s signature so it wasn’t valid)

* In the afternoon, Belardo was undecided and was scheduling a visit to Hofstra this week.

* By early evening, Belardo was again fully committed and back on board with the Bulls.

Art Alvarez, Belardo’s AAU coach, said Belardo’s father, Jose, was sent the letter of intent and he will sign it Tuesday, officially making Belardo a Bull.

“He’s really, really excited to play with [USF senior] Jesus [Verdejo],” said Alvarez, who coached Verdejo and Belardo on the Miami Tropics AAU team. “There were a bunch of schools in the mix, but it came down to the job [USF coach] Stan Heath and his staff did recruiting him.”

Alvarez said the 6-foot-2, 190 pound Belardo was also recruited by Hofstra, UCF, Florida International, Duquesne and Virginia Commonwealth.

In the morning, Belardo committed and signed with USF, Notre Dame Prep coach Ryan Hurd said.

“But we’re waiting for his father to sign it,” Hurd said. “His dad wants him to visit another school first, but Gaby is pretty adamant about where he wants to be.”

However, Monday afternoon Alvarez said Belardo would visit Hofstra this week.

“He wants to talk with his family about some concerns,” Alrarez said Monday afternoon.

Monday night, though, Alvarez said Belardo was definitely headed to USF. I asked Alvarez why the mixed signals on whether Belardo was coming to USF?

“There were schools on the table that were pushing the envelope,” Alvarez said. “It came down to ‘did we want to visit another school or sign with South Florida.’

“But everything is ironed out, everything is a go. We’re very, very excited.”

Hurd and Notre Dame Prep assistant Mike McMahon said Belardo will be a solid guard in the college ranks.

“He will be an asset to any program, the way he conducts himself on and off court,” McMahon said. “He is a tremendous shooter and a great team player. He’s totally committed to making sure the team reaches their goals before his own goals.”

When Belardo’s letter-of-intent is official, he will join USF’s incoming recruiting class of PG Dwan McMillan, F Eladio Espinosa, C Gene Teague and Georgia transfer Mike Mercer. Junior college C Alex Rivas-Sanchez said he committed to USF, but said he still isn’t 100 percent sure he would sign with USF. If so, the Bulls will have six newcomers on scholarship.