Railey joins Sledge in finding new home

Photo: Manfred Brugger/Iowa State Daily

Iowa State’s Jordan Railey defends for Iowa State during the Cyclones’ game against Northern Arizona on Friday, Nov. 12 in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones won 78-64.

Jeremiah Davis

According to a report by CBS Sports’ Jeff Goodman, former ISU center Jordan Railey has found a new home for basketball. The Beaverton, Ore., native announced he would transfer in a news release on March 23, and Goodman reported Tuesday that Railey is headed to Washington State.

Railey told the Daily in March he was seeking a transfer for more playing time.

“I just really want to have a different opportunity to get myself in a different rotation and get myself more minutes,” Railey said on March 23. “Me and coach [Fred] Hoiberg sat down, talked about it a little bit and I just kind of came to a consensus that it was probably best for me to go somewhere else and look for playing time elsewhere.”

Railey wasn’t the only Cyclone to seek a transfer, as guard Tavon Sledge also left the program this offseason. Sledge, a native of Spring Valley, N.Y., is headed to Iona in hopes of more playing time as well.

Hoiberg said in the March 23 statement he understood the desires of both Railey and Sledge and was on board with their decisions.

“We certainly appreciate the work and effort Jordan and Tavon have given our program,” Hoiberg said in a news release. “It basically boiled down to playing time for both of them. I had great conversations with Jordan and Tavon after the season ended and we mutually agreed that their chances for increased playing time would be at another school.”

Railey averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds in 38 games at Iowa State. Sledge, who saw action in eight games in his only season as a Cyclone, averaged 1.0 points per game.