COLUMBIA, Mo. — Welcome to the jungle.
Missouri men’s basketball (11-2) is set to begin Southeastern Conference play Saturday, kickstarting its run through the nation’s most talented college basketball league. One of the biggest national developments of the season thus far has been the SEC’s dominance of nonconference play.
But now, the league must feast on its own flock.
“You have teams that’s going to be in a cluster,” Mizzou coach Dennis Gates said. “It’s going to be scary, and I have to prepare our guys for this journey the best way I can. We started that preparation in June.