What a difference a year makes.
Mizzou’s men’s basketball team began last season with lofty hopes, even talk of a deep run in the NCAA Tournament what with prized recruit Michael Porter Jr. on hand. But Porter was hurt early in the first game of the season and didn’t return until the postseason and was rusty as the Tigers lost both their games — one each in the SEC and NCAA tournaments. Overall, he totaled just 30 points in 53 minutes in his three games.