Missouri fans react to historically bad season after first-round SEC Tourney exit
Congratulations Tiger fans, the suffering is officially over. The historically bad season that the Missouri men's basketball team had where they did not record a single SEC win is unfortunately in the history books.
Final at the SEC Tournament#MIZ 🐯 pic.twitter.com/DL4fFmHfMv
— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) March 14, 2024
The Tigers ended their season on a 19-game losing streak unable to get a win against any SEC opponent. This will go down as the worst record in conference play in Missouri basketball history. The Tigers did have one other season where they did not get a win in conference play, but that was in the 1907-1908 season when they were playing in the Missouri Vally Conference and only played 18 games in a season.
This will mark Missouri's worst season since the Kim Anderson era where he led the Tigers to an 8-23 record in the 2016-2017 season, but Anderson was able to get at least two wins in SEC play.
The only way this season can be described is as a disappointment, especially after Missouri went 25-10 and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in head coach Dennis Gates' first season. The drastic fall is surprising, to say the least.
Fans took to X (formally known as Twitter) to air out frustrations, after the Tigers lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The frustrations mainly come from the fact that that Mizzou had a lead multiple times in the game, but they just could not seem to hold on yet again.
Here is how some fans are reacting to the game and the historically bad season.
Missouri men's basketball went 0-19 against the SEC this year. That's hard to do. #SECMBB #MarchMadness https://t.co/omjzTaZvh9 pic.twitter.com/ttmbIjx7Rt
— Daniel Burapavong (@TD2timeMVP) March 14, 2024
"Effective immediately, The University of Missouri Athletic Department will suspend the men’s basketball program indefinitely." pic.twitter.com/RX6GgSyScO
— smokeyjoe (@mdkcfvr) March 14, 2024
Missouri men's basketball won't win their first game of 2024 until at least the 11th month of the year.
— Craig Choate (@craigwchoate) March 14, 2024
Facts.
When you sit and think about it, it is true, Mizzou will not get a chance to win a game until November 2024.
THE 2023-2024 MIZZOU BASKETBALL SEASON IS OVER pic.twitter.com/lDYSToVwBV
— #8 TigerWill (@TigerWill06) March 14, 2024
If Gates somehow keeps his job, does he automatically win Coach of the year by winning only one SEC game next season??Would there be a court storming if Mizzou ever wins another conference game? These are the questions that need real answers.
— Drew Keathley (@drewk_21) March 14, 2024
So Missouri Softball has as many wins as both men and women’s basketball. That’s very bad and impressive. 😞😃#Mizzou
— Kraig Lootens (@miztigers78) March 9, 2024
Go Tigers softball!
Math: #Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball have combined for a 2-32 regular-season record since SEC play began.
— Brandon Haynes (@BrandonHaynes_) March 10, 2024
DePaul, one of the very few teams in the country experiencing similar troubles, posted a 4-34 record in the same time.
Undoubtedly rock bottom for the Tigers.
It's too bad they cancelled the Mizzou Men's basketball season after that win against Minnesota I wonder what this team would have done during conference play
— Lucas Owens (@LucasAOwens) March 14, 2024
It was a rough basketball season all around for the Missouri Tigers. It would not be outrageous to say that Gates is on the hot seat but crazier things have happened at Mizzou and they just might choose to give him one more shot and keep him around next season.
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