COMMITMENT: UVA basketball signs international prospect Thijs De Ridder

After months of speculation, Ryan Odom and the Virginia Cavaliers finally earned a commitment from Belgian forward Thijs De Ridder on Monday.

Monday’s news doesn’t yet guarantee that De Ridder will be suiting up for Virginia in November — he’s still waiting on the NCAA to approve his bid for eligibility — but at the very least the 6-foot-8 international prospect will be joining the ’Hoos this summer, adding to an already impressive recruiting run by Ryan Odom this offseason.

Considered one of this year’s top international prospects, De Ridder is a huge get for the ’Hoos. At 22 years old, he’s already multiple seasons of professional basketball in Europe and was a projected second-round pick…