Nick Griffin verbally committed to play at George Washington on Thursday.

“I had to follow my heart and it was George Washington University that I felt most comfortable with,” Griffin wrote Thursday afternoon on “Nick’s Notes,” his online blog. “I felt GW met all the criteria that I was looking for in a school and basketball program. It’s a school with great academics, a top-notch athletic program, and is located in one of the most powerful cities in the world.”

Griffin, a rising senior, strongly considered William & Mary and Drexel.