Eight former Mississippi State standouts will join the M‑Club Sports Hall of Fame later this year. The This year’s inductees are football greats Daniel Boyd, Fletcher Cox and Johnthan Banks, men’s basketball star Mario Austin, women’s basketball scorer Kunshinge Sorrell‑Howard, baseball standout Ted Milton, women’s golf legend Kathe Kingston and volleyball’s Aimee York Strickland. They’ll be honored at the M‑Club Sports Hall of Fame Gala on Friday, Sept. 25, the night before Mississippi State hosts Missouri in football. Mario Austin (Men’s Basketball, 2001-2003) Austin was one of the most productive big men to come through Starkville. He scored 1,199 points and grabbed 570 rebounds in three seasons while helping Mississippi State win 66 games. He led the Bulldogs to the 2002 SEC Tournament title and the 2003 SEC West crown, earning All‑America honors as a junior after averaging 15.5 points and 7.7 rebounds. Austin was drafted 36th overall by the Chicago Bulls before building a long overseas career.…