STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Renardo Sidney’s staying. Elgin Bailey’s going.
That’s the aftermath of a nationally televised brawl between two Mississippi State basketball players in the stands of a tournament in Honolulu on Dec. 23. The fight embarrassed the program and caused both players to be suspended indefinitely.
Both players were reinstated, according to an MSU release on Monday. But while Sidney remains with the program, Bailey has “asked to be released from the team in order to transfer.”
Sidney, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, missed more than a year because of NCAA eligibility issues. He has played in only two career games, averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Bailey, a 6-foot-8 junior, played in 12 games this season, averaging 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds.
