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Louisville basketball: 5 most intriguing recruits for 2021

By Jacob Lane

LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 25: Steven Enoch #23, Jordan Nwora #33, Darius Perry #2 and Dwayne Sutton #24 of the Louisville Cardinals take the floor in the second half of a game against the Clemson Tigers at KFC YUM! Center on January 25, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville defeated Clemson 80-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 25: Steven Enoch #23, Jordan Nwora #33, Darius Perry #2 and Dwayne Sutton #24 of the Louisville Cardinals take the floor in the second half of a game against the Clemson Tigers at KFC YUM! Center on January 25, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville defeated Clemson 80-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 05: Josh Nickelberry #20 of the Louisville Cardinals warms up prior to the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Watsco Center on November 05, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 05: Josh Nickelberry #20 of the Louisville Cardinals warms up prior to the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Watsco Center on November 05, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Jalen Warley – Guard

You wouldn’t think that Chris Mack and the Louisville basketball program would be in need of any more guards in the class of 2021 after landing commitments from four-star’s Bobby Pettiford Jr. and El Ellis, but when you have the chance to land a player as talented as five-star Jalen Warley, you do so and figure the rest out later.

Thanks to Chris Mack’s four-out-one-in offensive scheme that doesn’t rely on two “traditional” big men, it allows for more lineup versatility and unique roster makeup. That’s what you’re seeing Mack look for, especially as he plans to have to (likely) replace David Johnson at the end of the season while dealing with the graduations of Carlik Jones and Charles Minlend Jr.

Worley is a bigger guard like Ellis, and could easily play in three guard lineups along with the JUCO transfer as well as Pettiford Jr. At 6’4,” he’s capable of playing multiple spots thanks to his ability to guard bigger and smaller players and is more than capable of playing on the ball or off of it.

The ways Mack could use a player like Warley are endless, as he offers the ability to initate offense, operate as a primary scorer, act as a facilitator and playmaker as well as locking down the opposing offenses biggest scoring threat on the wing.

Louisville made Warley’s top 10 back in June along with Oregon, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Memphis, Ohio State, Florida State, Miami, and LSU and a final decision probably isn’t too far off.

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