One team is coming off a 13-19 record and looking for its first NCAA Tournament trip since 1999.
The other ended a decade-long drought to the NCAA Tournament a year ago and is looking to make a return trip without a talented senior trio.
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Missouri State have high expectations going into this season.
The first official function of the new season came Wednesday afternoon at Media Day for the Bears and Lady Bears.
Another will come Saturday, when the teams will host practices open to the public on Homecoming weekend.