The college basketball season, if you can believe it, is already right around the corner.

In less than three weeks, Missouri men’s basketball will tip off its season on Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C., with a game against Howard, and the Tigers’

SEC Tipoff, the conference’s preseason media days, was staged over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday. Fourth-year Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates spoke on Wednesday, along with the Tigers’ player representatives Mark Mitchell, Anthony Robinson II, and Jacob Crews.

Mizzou was predicted to finish seventh in the conference by a panel of SEC and national media voters.

Here’s what Gates said during his spot at the lectern on Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama: Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!

Expectations

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