Kansas guard Royce Woolridge pushes the ball up court past Washburn's Jeff Reid in the second half of the exhibition game, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Former Kansas University basketball guard Royce Woolridge announced Friday that he will transfer to Washington State University.

Woolridge, a 6-foot-3 freshman from Phoenix, also visited Pepperdine. He said he was excited to play in the Pac-12 Conference because of its proximity to his hometown.

He will sit out this season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.

For more on this story, see Saturday’s Journal-World.