Coming out of high school, Charles was heavily recruited by perennial basketball powerhouses like Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Alabama, and Arkansas.

As a freshman at Mississippi State University, Rhodes was used sparingly due to minor off court incidents like showing late for practices and missing a team flight to a game.

[2] Playing time was also in short supply due to senior All American Lawrence Roberts starting ahead of Rhodes.

[7] With the help of Rhodes, the Bulldogs fought their way to the NIT semi-finals only to lose on a last second shot to the eventual champions West Virginia.

Choosing not to hire an agent allowed Rhodes to test the waters without leaving school for good.

The NBA put this policy in place to allow underclassmen like myself to test the draft waters, and I simply took advantage of the opportunity.

By returning for his senior year, Rhodes will be half of one of the most dangerous inside-out teams in the conference, with Jamont Gordon being the other part.