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Former NC State target Malik Newman is transferring from Mississippi State

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An interesting development and a somewhat odd situation: Malik Newman, who withdrew from the NBA Draft at the deadline, has opted to transfer from Mississippi State. That means he's pushing back his draft clock from 2017 to 2018 at the earliest, which is not something you will see often from a kid who was widely considered a one-and-done player heading into college.

Newman was a consensus five-star recruit out of high school and was the No. 8 overall player in the 2015 class. About three hundred coaches picked up their phones and called him after the news of his transfer became official.