Ben Johnson's Gophers men's basketball team announced a home-and-home series against Missouri on Thursday.
Gophers men's basketball adds Missouri to nonconference schedule
Gophers coach Ben Johnson will be facing a Missouri team that reached the NCAA tournament last season.
August 10, 2023 at 9:54PM
The Tigers will play Nov. 16 at Williams Arena, but the date for the Gophers' game in Columbia, Mo., for the 2024-25 season will be finalized at another time (either Nov. 14 or Nov. 15, 2024).
Last season, Missouri finished 25-10 and 11-7 in the SEC. After taking over a 12-win program, Dennis Gates coached the Tigers to the NCAA tournament second round in his first season.
The Gophers, who went 9-22 last season in Johnson's second year, have both wins in the all-time series against Missouri. The games were played in 1959 at the Barn and 1960 on the road.
The U's 2023-24 nonconference schedule is nearly complete with 10 opponents, but the Tigers are currently the only major conference foe on the non-league slate. The Gophers' season opener is Nov. 6 against Bethune-Cookman.
Gophers men's basketball nonconference schedule
Nov. 2 vs. Macalester (exhibition)
Nov. 6 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Nov. 10 vs. Texas-San Antonio
Nov. 16 vs. Missouri
Nov. 18-21 vs. Pine Bluff, Ball State and USC Upstate in multi-team event
Nov. 26 vs. San Francisco at Golden State Warriors' Chase Center
Nov. 30 vs. New Orleans
Dec. 12 vs. IUPUI
Dec. 29 vs. Maine
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, both steeped in the rivalry’s tradition, have seen the past three meetings decided by 10 points combined.
