Missouri opens with unlikely trip to MEAC power Howard

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Coach Dennis Gates enters his fourth season at Missouri, looking to build off a successful 2024-25 campaign that featured 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance, albeit a first-round loss.

The journey will start Monday in an unlikely place: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as Missouri travels to face Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference power Howard.

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