Lithuanian star Martynas Arlauskas has turned down professional options and will play college basketball at Gonzaga, he tells 247Sports.

"I've picked Gonzaga, because I think this is the best University for me to improve not only on the basketball court but also off the court," Arlauskas told 247Sports. "All the people there are like a one big family and I'm looking forward to being a part of it."

"Everything there is about the team and as I said they are a family and that's what stood out to me most," he added.

Arlauskas took an official visit to Gonzaga's campus this past August.

Arlauskas, a 6-foot-6, 195-pound perimeter prospect, played for Zalgiris second division team this past season. Through 38 games with Zalgiris II, Arlauskas averaged 5.2 points an 2.6 rebounds a game.

"I'm so thankful to the organization of Zalgiris for giving me a chance to represent them and the country of Lithuania," Arlauskas said. "Hopefully I get the chance to back one day."

Arlauskas competed in the Adidas Next Generation event earlier this year, averaging 12.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 steals a game through four games. He also participated in the Global Basketball Without Borders event in February.

With the move to college, Arlauskas has been slotted at No. 42 overall and No. 11 at the small forward position in the 2019 Top247.

Arlauskas had surgery on Tuesday on a stress fracture in his foot. He told 247Sports his recovery time is "about two months."

Arlauskas is Mark Few's third commitment of the 2019 recruiting class. He joins top 50 recruit Anton Watson and three-star guard Brock Ravet to make up their current 2019 recruiting class.

With the addition Gonzaga's 2019 recruiting class moves to No. 5 in the 247Sports Team Rankings.