CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Sabre.com is reporting that former FSU guard Jalen Warley has committed to transfer from the Seminoles to the Cavaliers for the 2024-25 basketball season. Below you can find the reporting from Kris Wright of the Sabre, who also serves as WINA’s Men’s Basketball Cavalier Countdown analyst.
“Warley entered the transfer portal on April 19 and made a visit to Virginia late this week. After wrapping up that visit Friday, the announcement followed. UVA recruited Warley and offered him as a high school recruit in 2020. That makes this another example of someone the Hoos recruit initially coming back around to the program as a transfer with Braxton Key and Sam Hauser being recent examples. He likely hopes to follow a similar path to an NBA opportunity with his final year of eligibility in orange and blue.
As a high school recruit back in 2020, Warley carried a 4-star rating from 247 Sports and was ranked No. 34 nationally in the class. 247 listed him as the No. 3 combo guard in those rankings. He had offers from FSU and Virginia, obviously, but also Louisville, Miami, Michigan, Marquette, and Creighton.
With the Seminoles, Warley appeared in 96 games with 58 starts. That included 32 games this season as a regular starter (all but one game). For his career, he averaged 6.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.3 turnovers. He shot 42.2% overall with 29.4% from 3-point range and 69.9% from the free throw line. For those percentages, it broke down to 4.3 2-point attempts, 0.7 3-point attempts, and 2.4 free throw attempts per game.”
Virginia still has other roster spots to fill and they will likely be looking for those who can provide more offensive prowess as they examine changes to that side of the ball. For more analysis on the Hoos, tune in tonight at 6p.m. for ‘The Best Seat in the House’ on WINA.
