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Varnado's block party extends to Serbia

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado had the length, the height, the shot-blocking numbers and the perfect formula to bolt to the NBA draft. He barely took a sniff. Varnado made the stunning decision to withdraw weeks before the NBA draft combine in Chicago, causing more than one NBA personnel man to wonder why he even bothered declaring in the first place. But in a rare moment of common sense during an era of big men who can't wait to get to the league and sign their first contract, ...

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