Malik Newman declared for the NBA Draft back in March only to pull his name out before last week’s deadline to return to college.
However, that college will not be Mississippi State.
The university confirmed Monday that Newman has been granted his release and intends to transfer.
“I appreciate all of Malik’s hard work, and I wish him the very best moving forward,” said MSU coach Ben Howland. “I want nothing but the best for Malik and his family.”
The 6-foot-3 guard played in 29 games as a true freshman at MSU last season with 22 starts.