1 week Ago By Columbia Daily Tribune
Kellie Harper has landed her first commitment as the Missouri women’s basketball’s head coach.Kentucky transfer Saniah Tyler announced via her Instagram account Tuesday that she has committed to the Tigers out of the transfer portal. Tyler won two MSHSAA Class 6 state titles with Incarnate Word Academy and is from Florissant, Missouri.
She appears to have one remaining year of eligibility.It marks the first inward movement of this portal window for the Tigers, who are facing a major rebuild after Harper replaced Robin Pingeton at the helm of the program.After Tyler’s commitment, Mizzou still has room to add seven players in this transfer portal window, which opened March 24 and will remain open for new entries through April 23.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by saniah tyler (st) 𓃶 (@stthepg_)The Tribune has confirmed that five Missouri players from last season’s roster intend to transfer out of the program, including an announcement earlier Tuesday that three-year standout guard Ashton Judd is expected to transfer ahead of her senior season. All four other outgoing transfers — point guard Londyn Oliphant, guard Tilda Sjokvist, forward Hilke Feldrappe and center Lucija Milkovic — were reserves or role players for the Tigers last season.Now, Mizzou has some inward movement.
Tyler saw less playing time for the Wildcats after a coaching change brought Kenny Brooks to Lexington last offseason, as she went from playing 26.8 minutes per game in the 2023-24 season to 12.3 minutes per game last year.
The 5-foot-6 guard averaged 10.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game for the Wildcats in 2023-24, dropping to 2.
6 points and 1.2 rebounds last season. She has a career 34.
6% clip from 3-point range but a 33.8% shooter from the field. More than half of her collegiate shots have come from behind the arc.
Tyler was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN in the Class of 2022. More: Missouri women’s basketball loses key player as guard Ashton Judd enters transfer portalMore: Why new Missouri women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is returning to sideline after year awayThe Tigers still have room to add seven more players before the new season and remain below the upcoming 15-player roster limit.As of Tuesday, the roster rebuild is underway.
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