— The NCAA denied NC State's request for immediate eligibility for freshman guard Braxton Beverly. NC State will appeal the decision, "as soon as possible," but there is no timetable for a response from the NCAA.

"I'm devastated by this decision, it's incredibly unfair," Beverly said in a statement Friday. "I appreciate NC State and the work being done here to appeal this decision. My hope is that it gets resolved and I can be eligible to play this season."

Beverly committed to and took summer classes at Ohio State University, then changed schools after the Buckeyes fired head men's basketball coach Thad Matta in June. First-year head coach Kevin Keatts announced he signed Beverly at the end of July, then in August said that NC State would file a waiver to get eligibility for the transfer for the 2017-2018 season.

"I'm very disappointed for Braxton, I know he's devastated," Keatts said in a statement. "We'll appeal this and hopefully it yields a different result."

Beverly spent the last two seasons at Hargrave Military Academy, which Keatts played and coached at, playing for the post-graduate team. He was a two-year captain for the Tigers as the achieved a 90-3 record across his two seasons. He averaged 20.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals in his first season at Hargrave to help lead the team to the 2016 National Prep Championship with a record of 47-1. In his final season with the Tigers, Beverly led the team to a 43-2 record and a Final Four appearance in the National Prep Championship.

Let me get this straight-#ncstate guard not eligible b/c he ATTENDED class while #unccheat gets no penalty for athletes NOT attending class? — Tim (@TimBain_NC) October 13, 2017