In a flash, Missouri basketball’s 2023 non-conference slate has concluded.
Following a schedule that gradually leaned into tougher competition as it went on in 2022, Dennis Gates wanted his team to be tested earlier and more often this time around.
He certainly accomplished that, with Mizzou taking on Memphis, Minnesota and Pittsburgh in November before it ran a gauntlet in December. The results were varied, with the Tigers picking up quality wins over the Gophers, Panthers and Wichita State but also falling to the aforementioned Tigers, Kansas, Seton Hall and Illinois. The defeat at the hands of Jackson State will also more than likely register as an infamous Quad 4 result.