Missouri women’s basketball returns 2 experienced seniors after impacted 2023-24 seasons

Two Missouri women’s basketball seniors, after missing all or most of last season, will be back for a final year of eligibility next season.

Six-foot-2 forward Angelique Ngalakulondi and point guard De’Myla Brown each will return for the Tigers as sixth-year graduate students after heavily, or completely, impacted 2023-24 campaigns.

A team spokesperson confirmed to the Columbia Daily Tribune that Ngalakulondi was approved for a medical waiver, while Brown is now eligible to play after sitting out a season for an NCAA transfer guidelines violation — a rule that is likely to no longer exist.

Ngalakulondi started eight straight games in MU’s nonconference schedule in 2023 after transferring to Mizzou from UMass. She suffered a season-ending injury in the 2023-24 season after averaging 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game.

Brown never suited up for Missouri after transferring in from Houston — her fifth move in five seasons — as MU’s appeal for a transfer waiver was never approved. That type of suspension is unlikely to occur at any point in the near future due to an antitrust civil lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against the NCAA in January and settled in late May.

Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported that the lawsuit, if approved by the court, means the NCAA cannot enforce transfer eligibility rules or impose “any similar rule in the future.”

NCAA & Justice Department settle transfer litigation.

Legal terms: The proposed consent decree, if approved by the court, enjoins NCAA from enforcing Transfer Eligibility Rule and from adopting any similar rule in the future.

Layman’s terms: Unlimited transfers without penalty. pic.twitter.com/Q95codOAyL

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) May 30, 2024

Mizzou is the fifth team Brown has played for in her college career, which began at Western Kentucky and has included one-season stops at Chipola College, Illinois and, most recently, Houston.

Missouri forward Angelique Ngalakulondi takes a shot during…

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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune

Publish date : 2024-06-02 17:26:39

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