Virginia transfer Jalen Warley commits to Gonzaga
Former Virginia guard Jalen Warley told On3 he has committed to play for Gonzaga and head coach Mark Few.
The 6-foot-7 senior was set to play for the Virginia Cavaliers this season after transferring in after three years at Florida State. However, in October, Tony Bennett, the program’s longtime head coach, announced he would be retiring — effective immediately.
This caused Warley, a Philadelphia native, to enter his name into the transfer portal once more. He’s decided to redshirt this year in order to now compete for the Zags next season.
Jalen Warley, a top-50 recruit coming out of high school, averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists last season for the Seminoles.
Transfer portal rules
NCAA rules allow athletes on a team with a coaching change to enter the portal the day after the change. According to the NCAA, an athlete who transfers after enrolling at a school cannot transfer during that same year and compete for a new school. Grad students could transfer if they don’t play in any games this fall and be eligible in the spring.
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The college basketball transfer portal is scheduled for 30 days during the spring of the 2024-25 academic year. The portal will open after the second round of the NCAA Tournament and conclude before the end of April. Athletes would still be given a 30-day window to transfer after a head coach’s departure.
According to the NCAA, the portal opens for business on Monday, March 24, and closes on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The national championship game will be played on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The college basketball transfer portal is starting to mirror the NBA’s free agency. Last spring alone, 1,962 Division I players tested the portal waters. According to college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa, for the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in Division I men’s college basketball will be scored by players recruited through the transfer portal, not from high school in 2024-25.