Of all the transfers that Mizzou Hoops has seen this offseason, this one personally hit me the hardest.
Xavier Pinson probably was never coming back. Mark Smith had served his time. Parker Braun couldn’t crack the rotation. Ed Chang was a complete non-factor.
But Torrence? It felt like he actually offered something.
After a promising freshman season, Torrence Watson’s notorious sophomore slump paved way for a junior season we all hoped wasn’t coming. Watson saw stretches of regular playing time and contributed well in his time. But his inability to score against SEC defenders — and his continued search for a jump shot that went AWOL — kept him relegated to end-of-the-bench minutes.