Mizzou Athletics has announced that ‘Tiger Tipoff,’ a joint showcase for both the Missouri men’s and women’s basketball teams, planned for Friday, Oct. 10, has been canceled due to “scheduling conflicts.”
The event was originally planned to provide fans with a behind-the-scenes look at a team practice, as well as an autograph session with Mizzou players and a discussion with head coaches Dennis Gates and Kellie Harper.
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A source told the Tribune that the cancellation is due to an overlap with SEC Nation, which announced earlier this week that it will be in Columbia to preview Missouri football’s home game at 11 a.m. Saturday against Alabama. The set for the SEC Network’s traveling pregame football show is expected to be erected outside the main entrance to Mizzou Arena on Walsworth Plaza.
Doors were expected to open for Tiger Tipoff at 5:30 p.m. with the event set to begin at 6 p.m. The Paul Finebaum Show is scheduled to be on air live from the stage outside of Mizzou Arena from 2-6 p.m.
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Tiger Tipoff was planned to be a new event. In 2023, the teams held a joint showcase called “Mizzou Madness” in front of the columns on Francis Quadrangle on the university campus. The event was not held in 2024.
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Mizzou basketball fans will still have a chance to see both teams before the 2025-26 season officially begins.
Missouri men’s basketball will hold a scrimmage against Kansas State on Friday, Oct. 24.
Missouri women’s basketball will hold a scrimmage against Maryville on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Both preseason warmup games are expected to be open to the public.
The Missouri men will officially open their season on the road Nov. 3 at Howard in Washington, D.C., to begin Year 4 of Gates’ tenure.
The Missouri women’s team will open the Harper era on Nov. 3 at Mizzou Arena, facing Central Arkansas for the former Tennessee coach’s first game in charge of the program.
Mar 8, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers center Josh Gray (33) shoot a ball against Kentucky Wildcats center Amari Williams (22) in the second half at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-Imagn Images
Missouri men’s, women’s basketball reps picked for SEC Tipoff
The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday who the student-athlete representatives for each program will be at SEC Tipoff — the conference’s preseason basketball media days event, held Oct. 14-15 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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All of Mizzou’s representatives from the men’s and women’s programs will speak on the afternoon of Oct. 15.
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Joining Gates in Birmingham will be point guard Anthony Robinson II, forward Mark Mitchell, and wing Jacob Crews.
Harper will be joined by returning wings Abbey Schreacke and Grace Slaughter at the event.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri men’s, women’s basketball cancel ‘Tiger Tipoff’ showcase
