Six more games have been added to Missouri women’s basketball’s nonconference schedule, the Tribune has learned after obtaining competition contracts through an open records request.
The Tigers, entering their first season under new head coach Kellie Harper, will play the following games: Arkansas State on Nov. 11 at home; Troy on Nov. 20 at home; Saint Louis on the road Dec. 14; North Alabama on Dec. 21 at home. The Tigers also will be part of the Fort Myers Tip Off tournament field, where they will play two games over Nov. 28-29.
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Mizzou previously had at least four games either officially or unofficially scheduled for the upcoming campaign, including their season-opener at home against Central Arkansas on Nov. 3, which the Tribune also learned via an open records request.
Now, Harper’s first schedule as the Tigers’ coach is a step closer to complete.
Per the competition contracts, Mizzou will pay Arkansas State and Troy $25,000 each for their respective November visits, and North Alabama will be paid $30,000.
The Tigers also will play in the Fort Myers Tip Off, an annual multi-team tournament in Fort Myers, Florida. Mizzou will play two games in the event, per the competition contract, with the first game against either Northwestern or Bradley. The host of the event, Intersport, will confirm the specific matchup at a later date, per the contract.
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Also according to the contract, Intersport has waived Mizzou’s fee to participate in the tournament.
On Tuesday, the SEC announced the conference opponents for each of its member institutions, and Harper will be heading back to face her former team.
Missouri will travel to face Tennessee, where Harper won three national championships as a player and was the head coach from 2019-24, as part of its 16-game 2026 SEC slate. The Tigers also will travel to face South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
Mizzou will host Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas A&M, Texas and Oklahoma. The Tigers will play Arkansas both at Mizzou Arena and on the road.
Oklahoma ‘s Sahara Williams (6) drives to the basket as Missouri’s Grace Slaughter (0) defends during the second half of the women’s college basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Missouri Tigers at Lloyd Noble Center in Noble, Okla., Thursday, Jan., 16, 2025.
Elsewhere on MU’s nonconference slate, the Tigers will host California on Thursday, Dec. 4 at Mizzou Arena in the ACC/SEC Challenge. According to contracts obtained by the Tribune via an open records request, Missouri women’s basketball will face Tulane on the road in New Orleans on a still-to-be-decided date as part of the return leg of a home-and-home series that started last season.
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Mizzou also is signed to participate in an event called the 28.5 Shootout hosted by the Missouri Valley Youth Services. It’s unclear when that event will take place or who else will be participating.
With what has already been confirmed, Mizzou has 10 scheduled noncon games. The Tigers can add five more games to round out their schedule.
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Dates we know on Missouri women’s basketball nonconference schedule
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Central Arkansas: Monday, Nov. 3, Mizzou Arena
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Arkansas State: Tuesday, Nov. 11, Mizzou Arena
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Troy: Thursday, Nov. 20, Mizzou Arena
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Northwestern/Bradley (Fort Myers Tip-Off Game 1): Nov. 28 in Fort Myers, Fla.
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TBD (Fort Myers Tip-Off Game 2): Nov. 29 in Fort Myers, Fla.
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California (ACC/SEC Challenge): Dec. 4, Mizzou Arena
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Saint Louis: Sunday, Dec. 14, St. Louis
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North Alabama: Sunday, Dec. 21, Mizzou Arena
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Contracts show 6 new games added to Missouri women’s basketball schedule
