Things went downhill even further last season as Miami managed a mere seven victories in the worst effort in program history.

In 2020-21, the North Florida Ospreys managed just eight wins, and while they had been slowly building up since, finally reaching .500 in 2023-24, they slipped back into their losing ways last season with only 15 victories.

Since managing a mere 11 wins in 2021-22, the Jackson State Tigers have been slowly working their way back to respectability as they seek to end an 18-year NCAA tourney drought. In the three years since that ugly record, they’ve upped their victory count to 14, 15 and then 16 last season.

Back in 2021-22, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats bottomed out with a mere nine wins. They’ve been on the rise since, improving to 12 victories in 2022-23, finishing .500 the following season, and last season actually boasting a winning record for the first time since 2019-20.

ack in 2022-23, the Nicholls Colonels finished just 16-15, but have responded well since, posting back-to-back 20-win efforts. Okay, so their NCAA tourney drought extends back to 1997-98, but with some solid results within the Southland Conference in recent seasons, a conference tourney victory is a possibility.

The Ohio State Buckeyes made solid progress in 2023-24 (22 wins), but gave it almost all back last season, regressing by five wins and stretching their NCAA tourney drought to three years.

The fact he tied for the team lead with 15 points in Sunday’s loss to TCU in an exhibition game was a great sign. The 6’2”, 175-pound Pope may have struggled with the higher level of play in the SEC, but still made a big impact in Texas and has a chance to sneak into the late second round of the draft next year.