Missouri will play host to Temple as part of its non-conference men’s basketball schedule this season, Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin told reporters on Tuesday.
The Owls replace Utah as one of the marquee games on Missouri’s schedule after the Utes pushed the return game of a home-and-home series back a year because of logistical reasons.
Longtime Owls coach Fran Dunphy is in his last year of coaching after announcing in April that the upcoming season will be his last. Dunphy has coached Temple since 2006 and returns a core of young talent in Trey Lowe and Nate Pierre-Louis, who appeared in the NIT last season.