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Nevada Wolf Pack guard/forward Cody Martin is headed back to his home state.
A Mocksville, N.C. native, Martin was drafted 36th overall in the second round by the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday in the 2019 NBA Draft.
He is the highest NBA pick from Nevada since Luke Babbitt was picked 16th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010. Armon Johnson went 34th to the Portland Trailblazers that same year.
Martin, 23, stuffed the stat sheet last season. He averaged 12.1 points on 50.5 percent shooting with 4.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.