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MSU's All-Time Starting 5; Plus, Links
by bradlocke
 Inside Mississippi State Sports
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Hey, I've got a lot to throw on your plate this morning, so I hope you're hungry – for information, that is! Hope you can digest it all! Hope it doesn't make you vomit!

(We apologize for Brad's stupid sense of humor. He will be summarily punished by having to diagram sentences uttered by various football coaches. – Ed.)

Let's start with this MSU All-Century Team. The starting five was released this morning, so here it is. An intriguing lineup.

Bailey Howell (1956-59): MSU's second all-time leading scorer, with 2,030 points. … Played 12 NBA seasons, won two titles with Boston Celtics. … Elected to National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.

Jeff Malone (1979-83): MSU's all-time leading scorer, with 2,142 points. … Played 13 years in the NBA with four teams. … Two-time NBA All-Star.

Erick Dampier (1993-96): Averaged 13.2 points, 9.2 rebounds in his career. … Named first-team All-SEC twice. … Led MSU to the Final Four in 1996.

Darryl Wilson (1993-96): Led MSU in scoring three straight seasons, including Final Four year. … Sixth all-time in scoring, with 1,619 points. … Three-time All-SEC pick, including first team as a senior.

Jarvis Varnado (2006-10): NCAA's career blocks leader, with 564. … Second on school career rebounding chart, with 1,096. … First-team All-SEC his last two years.

Pretty stout group, no? My only question is who's running the point. Any notable omissions? Timmy Bowers? Dee Bost? Dontae Jones? Lawrence Roberts?

Coming soon will be the top five games in MSU basketball history. That'll be interesting.

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OK, let's hit some links real quick like.

Click here for today's MSU notebook, which covers DeVille Smith, Renardo Sidney and Caleb Reed.

• Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy seeks better execution (CLICK HERE).

• Alabama forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely (CLICK HERE). Coach Anthony Grant cited the old "conduct detrimental to the team" cause. He also said it wasn't one particular incident that got Mitchell suspended, but an "accumulation of things."

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starkvegasdawg
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February 07, 2012
I think you have to include Frazier. One of the best man to man defensive players ever to put on the maroon and white and could hit a clutch 3 too.
cdlvburg
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February 07, 2012
Howell, Malone and Dampier are solid locks. Very fond of Super D, and he is probably the best shooting guard, so OK with that. Like Jarvis, but mainly a defensive specialist (a great one) and somewhat one-dimensional. I think Jim Ashmore should get a mention, as well.
msu-tupelofan
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February 07, 2012
as good as Varnado was, I think Lawrence Roberts was better.

BTW, I see Brad Corley is on the baseball team photo, but not listed as a coach. What's his role?
turfguy
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February 07, 2012
Jeff Malone was the purest shooter to ever wear the Maroon and White. I was blessed to get to see many of his games, when the floor of the Hump was that terrible tan rubber. Geeeze, did it stink. in more ways than one.