<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">Mississippi State: Though the expectations for success aren't quite as disparate as Purdue's and Illinois', Mississippi State's situation is similar to the two Big Ten schools. The Bulldogs are waiting to hear from two key players -- point guard Dee Bost and small forward Ravern Johnson -- before coach Rick Stansbury will know quite what he's working with in 2010-11. Bost averaged 13 points and 5.2 assists per game last season; Johnson averaged 13.2 while shooting 40.7 percent from 3, one of the best percentages in the SEC. Highly touted forward Renardo Sidney will finally join the Bulldogs after serving a nine-game suspension at the start of the season, giving Mississippi State an inside presence to replace senior Jarvis Varnado. Whether the Bullies have enough on the perimeter to keep pace in the SEC will rely on whether the Bost-Johnson combo finds its way back to Starkville.</span><div>
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</div><div>Hate that Gordon Hayward isn't coming back. I'd be shocked if Ravern and Dee stay in.</div>
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</div><div>Hate that Gordon Hayward isn't coming back. I'd be shocked if Ravern and Dee stay in.</div>