A text to Robin Pingeton may have changed the course of Missouri women’s basketball for the better.
Cierra Porter reached out to Pingeton, her aunt, a few weeks ago to see if she had any eligibility remaining after medically retiring in June. Porter’s knees, which had plagued her for years, were feeling better and the 6-foot-4 senior was interested in giving the game one more shot.
Porter had been out in Denver with her younger brother, Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., working for on his marketing deals for Priority Sports. Another brother, Jontay Porter, is out for the season for the Mizzou men’s team because of a torn ACL and MCL.