Takeaways from Coach Pingeton’s Media Day Press Conference

Head coach Robin Pingeton letting her emotions show in a senior night showdown against Vanderbilt in February 2024.After some extensive radio silence since the one practice I went to back in July, we finally heard from women’s basketball head coach Robin Pingeton at SEC media days. While the 8-minute press conference didn’t last long, we learned plenty about the areas of emphasis for her roster and her mentality heading into the season. Here are three quick things we learned from Mizzou’s time in Birmingham.

Judd, Slaughter highlight returners

To no one’s surprise, the two faces of Mizzou women’s basketball are leading returning scorers Ashton Judd and Grace Slaughter.

As the longest tenured…