Former FSU Basketball Guard Commits to Gonzaga

The former five-star will redshirt this season and play in 2025-26.

Austin Veazey | Nov 25, 2024

Jan 17, 2024; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Jalen Warley (1) dribbles the basketball against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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Florida State and Leonard Hamilton are off to their best start since the 2019-20 season, sitting at 6-1, but one of their former prized prospects has been dealing with a unique situation.

Jalen Warley, who transferred away from the program this past offseason, initially went to Virginia before Tony Bennett stepped down a few weeks before the start of the season. That allowed players to enter the transfer portal but they'd have to sit out this season and not play until the 2025-26 season. The only player to take that path was Warley.

After visiting Iowa State and Gonzaga, Warley committed to Mark Few and the Zags on Monday. He has one season of eligibility remaining, so the 2025-26 season will be his final year in basketball.

NEWS: Virginia transfer guard Jalen Warley has committed to Gonzaga, he tells @On3sports.

The 6-7 senior is redshirting this year and will play for the Zags next season.

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Warley signed with Florida State in 2021 as a five-star prospect but never developed how they hoped. He was an elite on-ball defender, but the offensive side was inconsistent. His last season in Tallahassee was his best, but even then, he only averaged 7.5 PPG and 2.8 APG.

Gonzaga has had a history of turning around former highly sought-after guards, sending Andrew Nembhard to the NBA a few years ago after he struggled at Florida. With a year off to develop, Warley could be an entirely different player for the Zags in 2025.

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