It didn’t take long for Mississippi State transfer Malik Newman to realize he was considered a big deal at his new school — the University of Kansas.
“My first day on campus, so many people already were recognizing who I was. I was, ‘Wow, I’m here and they’re already excited about it. They have to wait two years to see me play,’” sophomore combo guard Newman said while seated at a table with KU teammates Devonté Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk at Tuesday’s Big 12 Media Day at the Sprint Center.
Newman, a 6-foot-3 native of Jackson, Miss.