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Virginia Tech basketball star Landers Nolley II enters transfer portal

By World Exposure News Services, 03/16/20, 1:00PM CDT

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Virginia Tech standout Landers Nolley II has entered the transfer portal, his father said Monday.

Remember he committed to Georgia then 18 hours later he decommitted. 

As a junior and senior, Nolley led Langston Hughes High School in Georgia to two state crowns.  He was named the state player of the year as a senior. He also was named the No. 93 player in the nation in the 2017-18 recruiting class by World Exposure Report.

Nolley made the ACC all-freshman team last week, when he also earned All-ACC honorable menton. He helped the Hokies go 16-16 overall and 7-13 in ACC play.

Nolley earned ACC freshman of the week honors five times, with the final honor coming on Jan. 13. His total of five was not matched this season until Duke's Vernon Carey did so recently.

Nolley, a redshirt freshman, ranked 10th in the ACC with a team-high average of 15.5 points. He ranked 11th in the ACC in both 3-pointers (2.1 per game) and free-throw percentage (78%). He ranked 14th in the ACC in field-goal percentage (37%).

Nolley had the best debut by a freshman in Tech history with a 30-point outing in the season-opening win over Clemson. It was the fourth-most points ever scored by an ACC freshman in his debut.