Updated: April 14, 2012, 9:00 pm ET

Alex Oriakhi to transfer to Missouri

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Connecticut center Alex Oriakhi will transfer to Missouri, the Tigers announced Friday.”Missouri needs and center, and I’m going to be the center,” he told the Kansas City Star. “It’s a perfect match.”The six-foot-nine Oriakhi blocked 166 shots in 109 games at UConn.Missouri boasted only one player its roster that was taller than six foot eight last season.

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