At this point, if you were playing a weird little party game where you’re blindfolded and asked to randomly point at the 2021-22 team poster, it’s all but a certainty that the player (or coach) you’d land on is no longer with Mizzou Hoops.
Tuesday we poured one out for oft-injured freshman post player Yaya Keita, who announced his intention to transfer to @VerbalCommits. Matthew J Harris was a fan.
Hate that injury luck undercut Keita. Loved his motor and defensive work ethic. https://t.co/HdEwiUb1Dj
— Matt Harris (@MattJHarris85) April 19, 2022
Keita was never a player who looked like a star at the next level, but he was a mobile and athletic body with good size and soft hands who was still working on the finer points of being a basketball player.