Echols to Transfer

6-7 swingman, Najeeb Echols has decided to leave the University of Missouri. Echols who didn’t play in Saturday’s 77-69 win over Baylor will transfer to another school. He averaged 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game at Mizzou. He was in his sophomore season and was expected to be a big contributor coming out of high school in Chicago. The Tigers will be on the road to face Syracuse tonight. Both teams are 10-1. The Orangemen have won ten in a row. Mizzou comes into the game ranked 13th in the country.