The University of South Florida men’s basketball team picked up a commitment from Pratt (Kan.) Community College sophomore C Alex Rivas-Sanchez. So he’ll become a Bull any day now, right?

Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

“I’m verbally committed to USF, but I’m thinking about if I’m going to sign,” Rivas-Sanchez said Thursday. “I’m not going to say yes, I’m not going to say no.”

Why would the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Rivas-Sanchez commit if he wasn’t definitely going to sign with USF? “I like what they are offering me, I think it’s a good idea,” he said. “But I want to talk to my parents and see if it’s the right thing to do.”

Rivas-Sanchez said his only other scholarship offers were from Florida Atlantic (before Rex Walters left), Tennessee Tech and Texas-San Antonio.

Rivas-Sanchez said his hesitation with signing at USF is he hasn’t visited the school. He wants to visit, but said USF won’t bring him in for an official visit. He said Coach Stan Heath wants him to come for an unofficial visit - meaning he must pay for the trip.

Rivas-Sanchez wasn’t sure why he wasn’t asked to make an official visit, but I’m guessing it’s because schools are limited to the number of official visits and with Notre Dame Prep PG Gaby Belardo making an official visit this weekend, that must account for USF’s final official visit.

Rivas-Sanchez, who averaged eight points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots as a sophomore at Pratt, also said he may take an official visit to James Madison, which has not offered him a scholarship. He said he will make a decision on his college choice after his classes at Pratt end May 9.

“It’s a high percentage I’ll sign with USF, but not 100 percent,” Rivas-Sanchez said. “I don’t know the school. I want to talk with my parents [who live in the Dominican Republic]. They’re going to tell me what they think.”