Mizzou is losing one of its key players from the past three seasons.
Missouri women’s basketball guard Ashton Judd, a key player for the past three seasons for the Tigers, has entered the transfer portal, a team spokesperson confirmed to the Columbia Daily Tribune on Tuesday. Talia Goodman of On3 first reported the news that Judd intends to transfer.
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The move marks the first significant loss on the returning roster for new head coach Kellie Harper.
Judd, a West Plains, Missouri native, was a starter for the past two seasons under former head coach Robin Pingeton, and key reserve in her freshman season the year before. In total, she played 94 games for Mizzou and averaged 10.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as a Tiger.
She is a career 37.6% shooter from 3-point range and was the second-leading scorer on the squad in each of the past two seasons.
She’s the fifth player to enter the transfer portal out of Mizzou in this window, but the first starter. The Tribune confirmed that reserves Hilke Feldrappe, Lucija Milkovic, Tilda Sjokvist, and Londyn Oliphant each also have entered the portal.
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Mizzou has yet to make a transfer addition since Harper was hired. The portal opened on March 25 and will remain open for new entries through April 23.
Missouri women’s basketball guard Ashton Judd (24) dribbles during the Tigers’ game against South Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 2, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. Photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics/Violet Lewis.
The Tigers now have room to add eight players in this window, which means a little more than half of their roster could be first-year transfers in the 2025-26 season.
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College basketball rosters will be limited to 15 players beginning next season. Mizzou currently is expected to have point guards Averi Kroenke and high school freshman Nikki Kerstein, guards Grace Slaughter and Abbey Schreacke, forwards Ma’Riya Vincent and Hannah Linthacum, and center Tionna Herron on its roster next year.
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