https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2025-02-20/15-things-know-about-missouri-basketballs-epic-turnaround-season
1. Riddled by injuries and misfortune, players missed a total of 111 games because of one ailment or another. The Tigers sagged to 8-24 last season and 0-18 in the SEC. Since they were one-and-done in the league tournament, it was 0-19. Missouri had not endured a winless conference season since 1908. Flip the calendar one year and the Tigers are 20-6 and 9-4 in a breathtakingly strong SEC consortium. That puts them at No. 13 in the latest NET rankings. They finished 157th last season.