Former Imani Christian standout Alier Maluk commits to Florida State
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Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:29 PM
Imani Christian’s Alier Maluk carries the state championship trophy from the court after defeating Berlin Brothersvalley in the PIAA Class A final on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Giant Center in Hershey.
Imani Christian’s Alier Maluk celebrates after scoring against Berlin Brothersvalley during the PIAA Class A state championship game on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Giant Center in Hershey.
Former WPIAL basketball player Alier Maluk, who won a state title last winter with Imani Christian, announced his commitment to Florida State on Friday.
The 6-foot-10 junior also listed offers from Pitt, LSU, Ohio State and Oregon among his final five.
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????????????????????????#Committed pic.twitter.com/LPokLzcTGg— Alier Maluk (@Maluk_Alier12) October 20, 2023
ESPN.com and Rivals.com both rated Maluk as a four-star prospect. Rivals ranked him 21st overall among recruits in the 2025 graduating class, while ESPN had him 50th.
Recruiting News:
Alier Maluk, a top 50 prospect in the class of 2025 tells ESPN he has committed to Florida State. He will bring @FSUHoops a hard playing versatile defender with a high level motor.“I felt it was time to end the recruiting and cancel out the noise. Coach… pic.twitter.com/eIOXjdtF65
— Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) October 20, 2023
NEWS: 2025 Top-50 prospect Alier Maluk, a 6-foot-10 power forward, tells me he’s committed to Florida State.
Story: https://t.co/EJ3uihRKFS pic.twitter.com/X8KfO5l37y
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) October 20, 2023
Maluk transferred in August to Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, N.Y.
As a sophomore at Imani Christian, he’d averaged 15.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game as the Saints went 23-6, winning WPIAL and PIAA Class A titles. In the state finals alone, he had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Maluk listed more than a dozen college offers, including Penn State, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, N.C. State, Vanderbilt, Seton Hall, Washington, Maryland and Auburn.
He was born in South Sudan but lived in Western Pennsylvania much of his life. He attended middle school at Bethel Park before transferring to Imani Christian as a freshman.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
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