Central Catholic star forward Carson Desrosiers has made a verbal commitment to attend Wake Forest University in the fall of 2010.

A 6-foot-10 post player from Windham, N.H., Desrosiers chose the Demon Deacons over Arizona State and Marquette after receiving a visit from Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio on Tuesday afternoon.

“I’ve thought highly of the three schools for a while now, all three would be great for me, they’re great schools,” said Desrosiers, who helped lead Central Catholic to the Division 1 North final last March and was shared MVP honors in the Merrimack Valley Conference with teammate Billy Marsden.

“It was a tough decision, but Wake Forest was it.”

Rick Nault, his coach at Central Catholic, said that Desrosiers's versatility makes him a valuable commodity at the next level.

“He can do a lot of different things, I think that’s what’s attractive about him,” said Nault.

Desrosiers has yet to decide what he plans to study in college, but said that Wake Forest's academic reputation pushed the school to the top of his list.

“Ultimately the education I’m going to receive at Wake Forest is Top 25 in the country," he said. “They’re one of the top basketball programs in the country, and they have a great recruiting class coming in for 2010."

Wake Forest finished 24-7 a year ago in Gaudio's second season as head coach, losing to Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament.

Former Newton North point guard Anthony Gurley was the last player from the area to commit to Wake Forest. he transferred to UMass after his freshman season.

-- BRADEN CAMPBELL