Overview
- The preseason matchup is an exhibition at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.
- Listings conflict on how to watch, with the Topeka Capital-Journal citing SEC Network and ESPN+ while Sporting News notes no national TV and points to the ESPN app or Fubo.
- Kansas State begins Jerome Tang’s fourth season with four returnees and 10 newcomers highlighted by transfer All-American guard PJ Haggerty.
- Missouri enters under Dennis Gates after a 22-win campaign and an NCAA Tournament appearance, featuring All-SEC standout Mark Mitchell among its leaders.
- The programs have met 237 times with Kansas State holding a 121–116 edge, and this game opens a two-season home-and-home exhibition series.