To borrow a phrase from colleague Jeff Gordon, how will history remember the Alex Okongo era at Mizzou?
After scoring five points in eight games this past season, Missouri's backup center has entered the NCAA transfer portal, a team spokesman confirmed. Okongo came to Mizzou last summer when the team took a chance on the 7-foot Frenchman from the junior college ranks. Okongo, from Saacy-sur-Marne, France, played at a prep school in Quebec before landing at Northwest College in Wyoming. He started to attract interest from Division I coaches at showcase events last spring in Chicago and Texas despite averaging just 2.