BLACKSBURG, Va. – More changes are coming to Mike Young’s squad in Blacksburg, as sophomore Isaiah Wilkins entered the transfer portal on Tuesday.
The 6′4 guard appeared in 66 games with six starts over two seasons in Blacksburg. He averaged about 14 minutes per game scoring 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Hokies landed graduate transfer Cartier Diarra out of Kansas State. He averaged more than 13 points and 4 assists per game. He played in 32 games in 2020 and started 27 of them.
Update: Although Diarra has committed to Virginia Tech, its being reported he will make himself eligible for the NBA draft, to receive feedback from the league. At that point he will decide if he will return for his final year of college eligibility.
In addition, Hokies walk-on guard Brendan Palmer said his goodbyes to the Virginia Tech program on twitter as well.