Aaron Nesmith talks about his "surreal moment."

The Early National Signing Period for college basketball kicked off Wednesday morning, and Aaron Nesmith was the first player in Vanderbilt's highly anticipated fold.

Nesmith took part in a signing ceremony this morning at The Porter Gaud School, and made it official that he will be a Commodore for the next four years.

The 6-foot-5 wing burst onto the recruiting scene this spring and summer. The one-time little known player ended up ranked in almost every scouting service's Top 150. Furthermore, Vanderbilt beat out Florida and South Carolina in a very competitive process, to land the athletic wing from Charleston.

"I feel really good about signing with Vanderbilt. I'm happy, excited," Nesmith told VandySports.com.

"It was a surreal moment," Nesmith said about his signing ceremony. "I had my my buddy, Jake Lansford, there as well. He signed with Yale. We've played together since fifth grade, so it was cool that we got to do that together."

The conversation then went from Nesmith's past and present teammate in Charleston to his future ones in Nashville.

"I've kept in touch with Saben Lee since the visit," Nesmith said. "Obviously, I saw them practice once, and I think they can be good this season. I keep up with them. They open up Friday with Austin Peay. I'll definitely be watching it."

Nesmith said he is also aware of potential teammates that could be joining him in the 2018 Class.

"I know that Vanderbilt could be adding Simi Shittu and Darius Garland. I hope we can get them. I think we could be a scary sight with us three coming in together. We would be really good."

The high school senior also added a lighter moment about how he keeps up with recruiting. Honestly, it wasn't what we expected.

"My friends keep me up-to-date. They tell me about players, and who is supposed to go where. Then I go home and Google them."

Meanwhile, The Porter Gaud School will be looking to win it's third consecutive state title, and Nesmith will play a big part, but not the only part on this talented squad.

"We are going to have a really good team, but we also have the hardest, longest schedule in school history," Nesmith admitted. "But we have a lot of good players. We have five potential Division I players, and some of them will come off the bench. Our team will be strong, but the competition will be strong as well."

The Cyclones will open their 2017-18 season on Friday, November 17, in North Carolina.

Nesmith says he is now free to concentrate on performing, which is exactly what Bryce Drew and his staff want him to do.

"They told me they want me to focus on my senior year, and win another state championship," Nesmith clarified.

But don't think the staff isn't already wanting him to work on being game ready when he sets foot on the West End campus.

"They are wanting me to work on my pick and roll game, and making deep threes from well behind the line. I'll be doing that and constantly working on getting bigger and stronger."

Finally, Nesmith painted a picture of the expectations that should leave Vanderbilt fans giddy going well in the 2020's.

"The coaches have a plan. They want me to help the team win the SEC Tournament, then make a deep push through the NCAA Tournament. We will have good teams that will have a chance to do that."