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Pair of NC State backup guards enter transfer portal.

- BY JADYN WATSON-FISHER jwatson-fisher@newsobserv­er.com

Two backup guards for N.C. State entered the transfer portal on Wednesday.

Kam Woods leaves the Wolfpack after spending one season with the team, while walk-on Alex Nunnally announced his decision to pursue other opportunit­ies.

Woods is transferri­ng for a third time after coming from North Carolina A&T, where he averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 reto bounds and 3.2 assists per game. He transferre­d from the program after his previous coach was fired. Under new transfer rules , N.C. State administra­tion filed a waiver on Woods’ behalf that would allow him to become immediatel­y eligible.

Woods’ waiver was initially denied by the NCAA, but a court ruling in December overturned the original decision. The NCAA agreed to a temporary injunction that granted eligibilit­y for multi-school transfers through the end of 2024 spring sports.

Woods originally committed Troy, playing in 23 games in 2020-21 and averaging 10.3 points per game. He attended Northwest Florida State Community Collegein 2021-22and led the team to the NJCAA national championsh­ip and scored 17 points off the bench.

Woods is a two-time Alabama 6A Player of the Year. He averaged 38.1 points per game in his senior year at Pinson Valley High School. He helped the program earn a state championsh­ip during his junior year.

Nunnally grew up a lifelong N.C. State fan after growing up in Cary. He played in just 23 games through three seasons with the program, including an appearance at the end of the Pack’s ACC Championsh­ip win over North Carolina.

The junior earned All-ACC

Academic Honors in his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Nunnally originally signed with Division III Juniata College but enrolled at N.C. State in 2021. He attended Cary Academy, averaging 15.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior.

“Representi­ng this university has been a dream come true and helping to deliver an ACC Championsh­ip and Final Four to Raleigh was beyond special to me,” Nunnally tweeted. “Excited to see what the next chapter has in store for me.”

LJ Thomas entered the transfer portal before the team’s NCAA Tournament run and recently committed to Austin Peay.

The Pack received a commitment from Louisville’s Brandon HuntleyHat­field last week.

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KAITLIN MCKEOWN kmckeown@newsobserv­er.com N.C. State’s Kam Woods dunks the ball during a practice on March 20, 2024, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

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