Video: New UConn point guard commitment Alterique Gilbert

Video: Alterique Gilbert high school basketball highlights
See the point guard UConn commit in action.

Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) head coach Sharman White confirmed his star point guard, Alterique Gilbert, committed to Connecticut over the holiday weekend.

Gilbert, a 5-foot-11 rising senior, initially made the announcement via Twitter on July 4.

Blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to play college basketball . I've decided to end my recruitment and Commit to UCONN ! #Husky

— Alterique Gilbert (@Alterique_G) July 4, 2015

Rated as the No. 37 overall prospect in 2016 class by 247Sports, Gilbert earned MaxPreps Junior All-American honors in 2013-14 after putting up 18.5 points and handing out 6.2 assists per game.

Miller Grove is arguably the top program in Georgia with six consecutive state titles from 2009-14. The Wolverines were pegged as the 12th best high school program in the nation over the last five years by MaxPreps in April.