Well this is a real kick in the basketballs: Wes Moore confirmed R. Cory Smith’s initial report that veteran forward Jada Boyd is leaving NC State ahead of the 2022-23 season. After years of patiently coming off the bench, Boyd was likely to step into a starting role this year, and could have been the Wolfpack’s most valuable player.
So this hurts. A lot. This Wolfpack team is still going to be good, but Boyd’s departure lowers its ceiling considerably. Her versatility at both ends of the floor is irreplaceable.
It’s a perplexing development, at least from the outside, and the timing of it—coming this close to the start of the fall semester—is unusual as well.