COLUMBIA, Mo. — If you’re into the idea of the college basketball offseason as a kind of math problem, Missouri presents a unique equation to solve.
What do you get when you combine a seventh-ranked class of incoming freshmen with a group of transfer portal additions that are also ranked seventh in the nation?
Basic addition suggests the number 14 should be in the solution somewhere — perhaps the number of Southeastern Conference wins that those newcomers will provide? Tennessee won the regular-season title with that many. Multiplication offers up the number 49 — far too many games to win in a college season, so maybe field-goal percentage?