Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech head men's basketball coach Mike Young has announced the signing of Sean Pedulla to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
Sean Pedulla
6'1", 175 lbs. – Guard
Edmond, Okla.
Edmond Memorial HS
Team Buddy Buckets
High School: A four-year letterwinner … Has guided Edmond Memorial to three state tournaments … Two-time all-state selection … COAC Offensive Player of the Year … Averaged 17.6 points a game last season … Scored 30 points and hit a game-winner in the McGuinness Classic tournament championship game … Four-time all-tournament team selection … Coached by Shane Cowherd at Edmond Memorial … Rated the 165th-best prospect in the 2021 class on 247Sports … Tabbed the second-best player in the state of Oklahoma and the 25th-best point guard nationally, according to 247Sports … Chose the Hokies over Minnesota and Oklahoma State.
Personal: Sean Pedulla … Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma … Son of Dominic and Bernadette Pedulla … Brothers and sisters include Rita, JJ, Claire, Edmund, Brendan, Mary, Ciaran, DJ and Stephen … His siblings JJ, Edmund and Claire won state championships in high school basketball, while Brendan won a state championship in rugby … Planning on majoring in general engineering … Career objective is to play in the NBA.
"We are thrilled to have Sean join us here at Virginia Tech," Young said. "He comes from a well-coached Edmond Memorial program in Oklahoma by coach Shane Cowherd. We enjoyed watching him compete this summer with his AAU team, Buddy Buckets. He embodies everything we want here at Virginia Tech – tough, hardworking, selfless, skilled and smart. He comes from a big family full of great people who will support him and our program every step of the way. Sean's 'point-guard mentality' shows up not only on the court, but off the court, and in the classroom. We are all extremely excited about this addition to our program and Hokies fans should be, too."