— The felony assault charges against North Carolina State sophomore guard Markell Johnson have been dismissed, and he has been cleared by the school to return to the court, but he won't play Thursday for the Wolfpack.

A spokesperson for Johnson's attorney John Parris confirmed Thursday afternoon that the charges have been dismissed. No other details about the dismissal have been released.​

Johnson, 19, was among four people charged Dec. 5 with felony assault in connection with an October incident in a Cleveland hotel lobby.

NC State spokesman Fred Demarest tweeted Thursday afternoon that Johnson "has been cleared to rejoin the NC State men’s basketball team. With the dismissal of charges, Markell is eligible for athletics participation per the Student-Athlete Code of Conduct."

Despite the reinstatement, Johnson won't be in the lineup for NC State's game against the visiting 19th-ranked Clemson Tigers.

Johnson started the first 10 games of NC State's season before being suspended indefinitely on Dec. 16, prior to the Wolfpack's game against UNC-Greensboro. He averages 8.7 points and 6.6 assists per game.

The Wolfpack are 3-3 without Johnson in the lineup, including losses to the Spartans and in back-to-back ACC games against Clemson and Notre Dame.

NC State (11-5, 1-2) did rebound last weekend with a 96-85 win over second-ranked Duke.