A high school scoring machine and consensus top-10 recruit (ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals), Malik Newman passed on offers from Kentucky and Kansas, opting instead to stay home and attend Mississippi State.
It hasn't worked out the way he probably thought it would, though. Newman has generated little buzz with the Bulldogs, who are near the bottom of the SEC standings. But he's also had trouble adjusting to an offense that doesn't run through him.
Despite an underwhelming freshman season, it wouldn't be shocking to see Newman enter the NBA draft.