Tamar Bates and the Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team will begin the 2024-25 season on November 4, with a game against Memphis. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The Southeastern Conference unveiled the television network broadcast plan and game start times for its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday.
The Missouri Tigers are currently set to feature on the ESPN family of networks at least five times, with an additional 14 contests slated for SEC Network. The start time for Mizzou’s season opener on November 4 against Memphis will be announced at a later date.
Missouri’s first definite appearance on national television will occur on December 3, when the Tigers play California in the SEC-ACC Challenge. That game will be at Mizzou Arena at 6 p.m. that evening and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
That weekend Missouri will also host its longtime archrival, Kansas, in the annual Hy-Vee Hoops Border Showdown. That contest will also be at Mizzou Arena, with a tip time of 12 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Mizzou’s other longtime rivalry game, the McBride Home Braggin’ Rights game against Illinois, will be on December 22 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. That game will also tip off at noon and will be televised on ESPN.
Dennis Gates will be back for his third season as Mizzou’s head men’s basketball coach. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
The SEC conference season will begin in January, with most of Mizzou’s games set to air on the SEC Network.
The Tigers are scheduled to play a couple of games on one of the ESPN networks though.
On January 14, Missouri will be on the road to play Florida in a game that will air on ESPNU. The February 22 and 25 games against Arkansas and South Carolina will air on either ESPN or ESPN2, as will the regular season finale against Kentucky on March 8.
Here is Mizzou’s full schedule with known game times and broadcast locations listed.
2024-25 Missouri Tigers Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2024 (Monday) | TBD | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | |
| November 8, 2024 (Friday) | 7 p.m. | Home | Howard | Mizzou Arena |  |
| November 11, 2024 (Monday) | 6 p.m. | Home | Eastern Washington | Mizzou Arena | |
| November 14, 2024 (Thursday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Mississippi Valley State | Mizzou Arena | |
| November 22, 2024 (Friday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Pacific | Mizzou Arena | |
| November 24, 2024 (Sunday) | 4 p.m. | Home | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Mizzou Arena | |
| November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) | 5:30 p.m. | Home | Lindenwood | Mizzou Arena | |
| December 3, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6 p.m. | Home | California | Mizzou Arena |  |
| December 8, 2024 (Sunday) | Noon | Home | Kansas | Mizzou Arena |  |
| December 14, 2024 (Saturday) | 11 a.m. | Home | Long Island | Mizzou Arena | |
| December 17, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Jacksonville State | Mizzou Arena | |
| December 22, 2024 (Sunday) | Noon | Neutral | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. / Enterprise Center |  |
| December 30, 2024 (Monday) | 6:30 p.m. | Alabama State | Mizzou Arena | Mizzou Arena | |
| January 4, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | |
| January 7, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | LSU | Mizzou Arena | |
| January 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | Vanderbilt | Mizzou Arena | |
| January 14, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. |  |
| January 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Home | Arkansas | Mizzou Arena | |
| January 21, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Away | Texas | Austin, Texas | |
| January 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Home | Ole Miss | Mizzou Arena | |
| February 1, 2025 (Saturday) | Noon | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | |
| February 5, 2025 (Wednesday) | 6 p.m. | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| February 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | Texas A&M | Mizzou Arena | |
| February 12, 2025 (Wednesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | Oklahoma | Mizzou Arena | |
| February 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | |
| February 19, 2025 (Wednesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | Alabama | Mizzou Arena | |
| February 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| February 25, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Home | South Carolina | Mizzou Arena | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| March 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | |
| March 5, 2025 (Wednesday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | |
| March 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 a.m. | Home | Kentucky | Mizzou Arena | ESPN or SECN |
| March 12-16, 2025 (Wednesday) | TBD | Neutral | SEC First Round | Nashville, Tenn. / Bridgestone Arena | SECN or ESPN |