The Missouri men’s basketball team opens the 2025-2026 season Monday evening in Washington DC when they play Howard at Burr gymnasium.
Dennis Gates’ Tigers finished last year 22-12 and they earned a trip to the NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated by Drake in the first round. Mizzou is the only team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) to return three starters: Mark Mitchell, Anthony Robinson II and Trent Pierce. Mizzou returns seven overall players.
Tonight’s game tips off at 6 central time, and you can hear it on Zimmer’s KCMQ (FM 96.7), with pregame coverage from Mike Kelly and Chris Gervino at 5:30. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
The Missouri women’s basketball season also begins Monday evening, as the Tigers host Central Arkansas at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
It’s the first regular-season game for new Tigers head coach Kellie Harper, who has been a Division 1 head coach for two decades, leading her teams to nine NCAA appearances. Mizzou is led by Grain Valley product Grace Slaughter, the 2024-2025 SEC scholar athlete of the year. Slaughter averaged 15 points per game last year.