Former Mississippi State University basketball star Marcus Bullard is in legal trouble again.
Bullard, 41, of Long Beach, Mississippi, was arrested Thursday in Biloxi and charged with receiving stolen property, according to The Sun Herald newspaper. He was arrested after a traffic stop revealed the vehicle he was driving had been reported stolen.
As a sophomore, he was the starting point guard on the 1996 Final Four team for MSU. He transferred to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Auburn University of Montgomery after his sophomore campaign. He played briefly as a professional in Venezuela.
Bullard was charged with possession of cocaine in 1994, but pleaded guilty on a lesser charge in exchange for probation. He violated his probation agreement after the NCAA tournament run when he hit someone with an automatic pistol during a fight at a MSU fraternity house. He was sentenced to two years in prison.
Bullard has had numerous drug-related arrests since 1996.
The Sun Herald reported Bullard is being held at the Harrison County jail on a $25,000 bond.
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Ben Wait reports on Mississippi State University sports for The Dispatch.
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