Providence basketball forward from NC announces he’s transferring to NC State
N.C. State basketball lost players Tuesday and Wednesday, but also added another.
Fayetteville native Greg Gantt, Jr. announced on Twitter Wednesday that he’s transferring to the Wolfpack. ‘I’m Coming Home!!,’ the tweet read, along with a picture of him wearing an N.C. State uniform.
Gantt spent the last two seasons at Providence. He played prep basketball at Trinity Christian School. He (6-8, 220 pounds) was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and the No. 3 player in the state, according to 247Sports.
Gantt started 12 games for the Friars and appeared in 53 contests, averaging just 3.3 points in two seasons of action.
The addition of Gantt on the wing adds length along with junior Jericole Hellems and freshman Dereon Seabron. On Tuesday senior guard Braxton Beverly announced he was transferring from N.C. State. Head coach Kevin Keatts is still waiting on the decisions from seniors D.J. Funderburk and Devon Daniels on if they plan on returning for an extra year.
Hours after Gantt’s announcement, Wolfpack freshman Nick Farrar posted on Twitter that he was entering the transfer portal. The former Apex Friendship forward appeared in seven games off the bench this year, scoring just five points, all against Campbell on Dec. 19. Farrar was the first commitment to Keatts in the class of 2020.
This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Providence basketball forward from NC announces he’s transferring to NC State."
