As of Tuesday night, Stanford Robinson planned to reach a decision on where he would spend his college career later this week.

But as he sat down and gave it more thought on Wednesday, the junior guard from Paul VI Catholic in Fairfax, Virginia reached a decision quickly.

Robinson committed to Indiana just two days after taking an unofficial visit to Bloomington.

He’s the fourth commitment in the Hoosiers’ 2013 recruiting class. Robinson chose Indiana over Maryland, Texas and Villanova.

“When I was coming back on the plane with my mom, we talked about it and we felt like Indiana was the right choice,” Robinson told Inside the Hall. “So we sat down today with my coaches, my high school coach and my AAU coach, to make sure I wasn’t trying to commit off of a feeling.”

After those conversations, which included answering questions from his coaches about why he wanted to attend IU, Robinson was comfortable with his choice to become a Hoosier.

“I felt comfortable, my parents felt comfortable and my little brother also played a big part in it as well,” he said.

The left-handed guard, who has known new IU assistant coach Kenny Johnson since eighth grade, said shortly after his unofficial visit that Tom Crean had a great plan for how he’ll fit in the program.

Robinson talked about that plan shortly after making his decision.

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2013 Paul VI Catholic guard Stanford Robinson made his first trip to Bloomington on Monday.

He left with nothing but positive things to say about the overall experience.

“We got to see a lot of the campus, the Student Union, Assembly Hall, the practice facility,” Robinson told Inside the Hall on Tuesday night. “We played open gym and saw the dorms. It was a good experience. The coaches were real friendly. I could see myself having a great relationship with the coaches. And then I had one of my former coaches down there, Coach (Kenny) Johnson.”

The 6-foot-4 guard, rated the No. 46 player nationally according to ESPN.com, says that IU’s newest assistant was a big factor in his decision to attend Paul VI in Fairfax, Virginia.

“Coach Johnson is the reason I’m at Paul VI High School right now,” Robinson said. “He was there as the head assistant coach and he recruited me to come to Paul VI. But I’ve actually known Johnson since I was in the eighth grade.”

Beyond the familiarity with Johnson, Robinson’s relationships with Tom Crean and Victor Oladipo have the Hoosiers in a favorable position.

“Coach Crean is a great coach and he’s high energy. That’s what I like about him,” he said. “He was very positive and it was great to have some conversations with Coach Crean. He has a great plan for me.

“Me and Victor are like brothers. He’s like a role model to me when he comes in the high school. He’s one of the hardest working guys I know.”

After a broken nose forced him to miss the first EYBL session in Minneapolis, Robinson has progressed over the last two sessions in Hampton and in Dallas, where he averaged 13.4 points and shot 55 percent from the field.

Team Takeover, which also includes another IU recruiting target in DeMatha forward BeeJay Anya, finished the EYBL Dallas session 5-0.

“Since I’ve been back from the injury, I feel like I’m being more aggressive every game,” the left-handed guard said. “I’m getting stronger every game.”

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