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January 31, 2009

Growing up fast in the paint

Growing up fast in the paint OXFORD — One year ago about this time, wide-eyed and inexperienced Ole Miss freshman Malcolm White was asked to guard Mississippi State’s senior star Charles Rhodes at Humphrey Coliseum. Predictably, the results were disastrous. Rhodes scored 26 points on 12-of-14 shooting from the field that day as MSU clobbered…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 31, 2009

Dual threat

Dual threat STARKVILLE — To those who follow Western Kentucky or Georgia, he’s as dangerous a shooter as they could imagine. To Alabama fans, he’s a highlight-reel dunker. To himself, Mississippi State sophomore Ravern Johnson is just a plain ol’ versatile 6-foot-7 small forward. “I think I’m pretty good at both,” Johnson said. “But right…