The prized recruit for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team has already displayed an ability to finish.
Roderick Flemings said he is "just about finished" with the summer courses he needed to complete to become eligible for the Rainbow Warriors this season.
"I'm on my way to Hawai'i," he said. "It's a big relief. It was tough, but I got it done."
Flemings said summer classes end next week in Texas, but he has already completed the necessary work to pass his courses.
Flemings, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound wing player, was a first-team junior college All-American last season at Weatherford College (Texas). He averaged 20.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 steals per game as a sophomore.
Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash and his staff have been hyping Flemings as the program's top recruit since Anthony Carter in 1996.
Flemings signed a letter of intent in April to play for Hawai'i, but he needed to take summer courses to complete his associate's degree and become eligible.
"I've been studying, but I've been working out, too," he said. "I'm shooting every day, just getting myself ready."
Flemings said he has not yet booked a flight to Honolulu, but expects to be in Hawai'i by mid-August.
