NEWMAN By Logan Lowery Daily Journal Malik Newman has been granted his release from Mississippi State and intends to transfer elsewhere the university announced on Monday. Newman declared for the NBA Draft in March only to withdraw before last week’s deadline. The 6-foot-3 guard will be required to sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. “I appreciate all of Malik’s hard work, and I wish him the very best moving forward,” said MSU coach Ben Howland.