Forbes: transfer Wilkins immediately eligible at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes says Virginia Tech transfer Isaiah Wilkins will be immediately eligible this season.

Wilkins is a Winston-Salem native who played two seasons for the Hokies before deciding to transfer to the hometown Demon Deacons. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 4.5 points over his two seasons.

Transfers typically sit a year at their new school, though Wake Forest had been seeking an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility for both Wilkins and Daivien Williamson – who played for Forbes at his former ETSU program.

In a text message to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Forbes said Wilkins has been “cleared to play” while the school is awaiting a decision on Williamson.

The Winston-Salem Journal first reported Wilkins being immediately eligible.

Forbes is one of several coaches at new schools , in their first season. The Demon Deacons added five Division I transfers for next season, including graduates Ian DuBose (Houston Baptist), Jonah Antonio (UNLV) and Jalen Johnson (Tennessee).

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