A news release from NC State’s athletics department says that guard Ryan Harrow’s decision to leave the college was a mutual decision.

The news release reads, “NC State head men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried has announced that he and rising sophomore guard Ryan Harrow have reached a mutual decision that Harrow will transfer to another program.”

Gottfried, who noted that he would release Harrow to any school except on in the ACC, said “We wish him well and will do anything we can to assist him in this process.”

For his part, Harrow said that the new State staff will do good things. He has to sit out a year before playing for another program. “The year off will help me improve in many ways and I think the decision is the best for me personally,” he said.

Harrow started 10 games and played in 29, averaging 23 minutes a game as a freshman last season.