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Mississippi State PG Bost banned 9 games (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Mississippi State point guard Dee Bost has been suspended nine games by the NCAA for mishandling his withdrawal from the NBA draft. The 6-foot-2 junior is academically ineligible for the fall semester. He will begin serving his suspension in December if he is academically cleared for the spring. Bost has started all 72 games at Mississippi State.