The long journey will end in the "Valley of the Sun."

After a run that saw him play at three different high schools - always displaying hunger and heart whenever he was competing - , former local prep hoops standout Christian Pino has decided to walk-on at Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference.

Pino, a relentless, spunky and steady 5-foot-7 point guard, started as a freshman at Bloomfield Hills Andover and then as a sophomore and junior at Birmingham Seaholm, helping lead the Maples to a league title in 2010. He concluded his high school cage career at Romulus, where he was a starter in the backcourt on the Eagles' Class A state championship squad back in the winter.

Arizona State finished a respectable 22-13 this year, losing to Baylor in the second round of the NIT. The Sun Devils were 16-4 on their home floor.