BERKELEY – The California men's basketball team will play at Missouri on Dec. 3 as a part of the 2024 SEC/ACC Challenge. The contest will be played at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.
 
The game's tipoff time and coverage details, including platform designations and commentator information, will be announced at a later date. The full slate of SEC/ACC Challenge matchups can be viewed on TheACC.com.
 
The Golden Bears, led by second-year head coach Mark Madsen, are entering their inaugural season as members of the ACC. They finished sixth in the Pac-12 Conference standings last season, going 13-19 overall with wins in six of their final eight home games. Madsen and company have reloaded Cal's roster with nine scholarship newcomers, including eight transfers that collectively rank as the 10th-best transfer class in the country by On3.
 
Cal and Missouri have met seven times on the hardwood, with the Tigers owning a 5-2 advantage. The two teams last went head-to-head in 2011 at the Progressive College Basketball Experience Classic in Kansas City. Missouri head coach Dennis Gates was a three-year captain at Cal, playing in 114 career games for the Bears from 1998-2002. Gates – who graduated from Cal in just three years and was the 2002 Pac-10 Medal of Honor recipient – was a member of Cal's 1999 NIT championship squad and played key roles on the Bears' 2001 and 2002 NCAA Tournament teams.
 
Further announcements regarding the Bears' 2023-24 men's basketball schedule will be made at later dates.
 
Fans can support the Bears through the Cal Men's Basketball Excellence Initiative or the California Legends Collective. To renew season tickets or make a season ticket deposit for the 2024-25 campaign, visit CalBears.com/Tickets.
 
Cal vs. Missouri – All-Time Series
Missouri leads all-time series, 5-2
Dec. 22, 1941 – Missouri 37, Cal 34 (Berkeley, Calif.)
Dec. 18, 1971 – Missouri 82, Cal 70 (Kentucky Classic, Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 25, 1985 – Missouri 61, Cal 46 (Columbia, Mo.)
Dec. 2, 1986 – Cal 64, Missouri 63 (Berkeley, Calif.)
Dec. 1, 2007 – Cal 86, Missouri 72 (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, Berkeley, Calif.)
Dec. 7, 2008 – Missouri 93, Cal 66 (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, Columbia, Mo.)
Nov. 22, 2011 – Missouri 92, Cal 53 (Progressive College Basketball Experience Classic, Kansas City, Mo.)
 
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