The last undefeated national champion in college basketball was Indiana in 1976. In other words, you’re not going to find an undefeated season in college basketball these days.

Missouri basketball suffered its first loss of the season Friday against Memphis, 70-55. The Tigers shot a dreadful 32% from the field and committed 12 turnovers.

But it’s still early. Mizzou, especially after all it lost from last season, is not expected to be a finished product in early November.

But is it still concerning, or is this a positive thing for Mizzou basketball? The Tigers started last season 10-0 under Dennis Gates, who spoke about the potential benefit in seeing a team bounce back from a loss and learn.

Here’s what he had to say:

Gates talked about scheduling philosophy at one point in the above clip, which is a major factor early in the year. Scheduling tough early makes for tough teams late, after all.

The Tigers still have non-conference matchups against Kansas, Illinois, Pitt and Seton Hall to go alongside their early battle with Memphis. For reference, Mizzou played just 2 truly tough non-conference games last season: Kansas and Illinois.