The 13th season of Robin Pingeton’s career at Mizzou was a rocky one, to say the least. After losing four players to the transfer portal, including Aijha Blackwell and newly-crowned national champion (and WNBA draftee), LaDazhia Williams, all eyes were on how this program could prevail.
The Tigers were projected by the media to finish 12th in the SEC, and after the previous year’s NCAA snub, had their eyes on the prize. But how would they get there? A big question was how the team would adjust with a lack of size and depth on the roster.