Today is the first day of college basketball’s early signing period. West Virginia has commitments from three players: guards Terry Henderson and Eron Harris and forward Elijah Macon.

Macon is understandably excited. He’s followed a quirky path to WVU, but he’s also eager to play with his new classmates.

“Terry’s cool. Real funny. He’s a guy you want to  hang out with in college,” Macon said. “Eron, I haven’t really met him, but I have played against him in some tournaments. We’ve never really talked, so I don’t know much about him.

“I’ve watched highlights of both of them before  on YouTube. People were talking about them and I was like, ‘Well, maybe I should look them up.’ Me watching highlights, Terry looks like a good shooter and a person who likes to go to the bucket. Eron, same thing. Good shooter and a real good scorer.”

Harris is expected to sign and send his National Letter-of-Intent today. Henderson and Macon are expected to wait, but don’t let that worry you. Henderson is to do a signing at a local YMCA later this week and Macon will sign at a ceremony at his school tomorrow. WVU will probably wait to announce the signings until it has the three NLIs. Could be Friday. Could be tomorrow.

Harris and Henderson are both shooters and Henderson has a rep as a real streaky scorer. They’ll help WVU with its need at guard. Juwan Staten will be eligible next season and Gary Browne will be a sophomore. They’re point guards. Jabarie Hinds is playing point right now, but he was a shooting guard throughout AAU and high school. Harris and Henderson are complements.

Macon is the big name in the class, one regarded as a top 25 player at his position and one you probably remember from years ago. He committed to WVU after his freshman season and then changed his mind a little while later before committing again in September. He’s moved from his high school in Columbus, Ohio, to Huntington Prep, where he’s focused on academics as well as basketball.

“My freshman year was basically me going through a learning process,” said Macon, who also seriously considered Iowa, Maryland, Kansas State and Louisville. “I committed real early and that probably wasn’t a smart move, but at that time, I didn’t care what anyone thought. I was young.”

He’s growing up and has no alternative. He lives with Fulford, who is trying to prepare Macon and all of his players for the hardships and adjustments they will discover in college.

“There’s probably one day out of the week he’d rather not come home and I’d probably rather him not come home, either,” Fulford said.

“I don’t know how to say it,” Macon said, “but I’ll be prepared for college.”

Fulford said the focus now is on academics.

“Everything on our end is going according to plan,” Fulford said. “It’s not without hurdles and bumps, but everything is going according to plan.”