COLUMBIA | Trying to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2003 season, Missouri men’s basketball will play a 2008 schedule that includes at least 10 teams that made the tournament last season.Six of those teams are Big 12 Conference foes Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor. The Tigers will also take on tournament teams Georgia, Xavier, Oral Roberts and Coppin State.“This is certainly another challenging schedule for our team,” MU coach Mike Anderson said.More so because Missouri has seven players — including five true freshmen — who have never played a game in a Tigers uniform and who will need to step up quickly.“It gives them an opportunity to,” Anderson said. “We’ll see which guys will step up. But that’s why we recruited them.”The Tigers open play this weekend with three exhibition games in Canada. The regular season starts with home games against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15) and UT-Chattanooga (Nov. 17). The latter game will serve as the first round in the 2008 O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.The team leaves for San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 18 and plays Nov. 20 against Xavier. the first of three games in four days in an eight-team bracket that includes Memphis, Seton Hall and Southern Cal.The finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off will be televised on ESPN. All other consolation games will be televised nationally on ESPNU.Missouri is at home against Cal on Dec. 7, a part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.The annual Braggin’ Rights game with Illinois rolls around on Dec. 23 in St. Louis.Missouri opens Big 12 action at Nebraska on Jan. 10. The Tigers play Kansas in Columbia on Feb. 9, an 8 p.m. tip-off set for ESPN. The return game in Lawrence will be March 1, a 1 p.m. tip-off set for CBS.Complete TV listings and game times will be announced later.Missouri’s schedule (Times, when available, listed as Central Daylight Standard Time)(HOME GAMES IN CAPS) <table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Saturday Aug. 30</td><td>Ontario All-Stars (exh) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada</td><td>4:30 p.m.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Sunday Aug. 31</td><td>Brock University (exh) in St. Catharines, Ontario., Canada</td><td>1 p.m.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Monday Sept. 1</td><td>South Ontario All-Stars (exh) in Welland, Ontario., Canada</td><td>9 a.m.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>THURSDAY NOV. 6</td><td>LINCOLN (EXH)</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>TUESDAY NOV. 11</td><td>MISSOURI SOUTHERN (EXH)</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>SATURDAY NOV. 15</td><td>PRAIRIE VIEW A&M</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>MONDAY NOV. 17</td><td>UT-CHATTANOOGA</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Thursday Nov. 20</td><td>Xavier in San Juan, P.R.</td><td>11:30 a.m., ESPNU</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Friday Nov. 21</td><td>Fairfield / Virginia Tech in San Juan, P.R.</td><td>9:30 a.m. or 4 p.m., ESPNU</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Sunday Nov. 23</td><td>TBA in San Juan, P.R.</td><td>TBA, ESPN/U</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SUNDAY NOV. 30</td><td>ORAL ROBERTS</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>TUESDAY DEC. 2</td><td>ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SUNDAY DEC. 7</td><td>CALIFORNIA, 1 P.M.</td><td>ESPNU</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>SATURDAY DEC. 13</td><td>MURRAY STATE</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY DEC. 20</td><td>STETSON</td><td>TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Tuesday Dec. 23</td><td>Illinois in St. Louis</td><td>6:30 p.m., ESPN2</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY DEC. 27</td><td>SIU-EDWARDSVILLE</td><td> TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>TUESDAY DEC. 30</td><td>CENTENARY</td><td> TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Saturday Jan. 3</td><td> at Georgia</td><td>3 p.m. </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>TUESDAY JAN. 6</td><td>COPPIN STATE</td><td> TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Saturday Jan. 10</td><td>at Nebraska, 2 p.m.</td><td>ESPN2</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>WEDNESDAY JAN. 14</td><td>COLORADO</td><td>8 P.M. ESPNU</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY JAN. 17</td><td>IOWA STATE</td><td>12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Wednesday Jan. 21</td><td>at Oklahoma State</td><td>8 p.m., Big 12 Network</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY JAN. 24</td><td>TEXAS TECH</td><td>12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Wednesday Jan. 28</td><td>at Kansas State</td><td> TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY JAN. 31</td><td>BAYLOR</td><td>5 P.M., BIG 12 NETWORK</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Wednesday Feb. 4</td><td>at Texas</td><td>8:30 p.m., ESPN2</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Saturday Feb. 7</td><td>at Iowa State</td><td> TBA</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>MONDAY FEB. 9</td><td>KANSAS</td><td>8 P.M. ESPN</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>SATURDAY FEB. 14</td><td>NEBRASKA</td><td>12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Saturday Feb. 21</td><td>at Colorado</td><td>12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>WEDNESDAY FEB. 25</td><td>KANSAS STATE</td><td>8 P.M., ESPNU</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Sunday March 1</td><td>at Kansas</td><td>1 p.m. CBS</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 </td><td>OKLAHOMA</td><td>8 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>Saturday March 7</td><td>at Texas A&M </td><td>1 p.m. ESPN2</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>Wed. – Sat. March 11-14</td><td>Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla</td><td>TBA</td></tr> </table>

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By MIKE DeARMOND The Kansas City Star

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Six of those teams are Big 12 Conference foes Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor. The Tigers will also take on tournament teams Georgia, Xavier, Oral Roberts and Coppin State.

“This is certainly another challenging schedule for our team,” MU coach Mike Anderson said.

More so because Missouri has seven players — including five true freshmen — who have never played a game in a Tigers uniform and who will need to step up quickly.

“It gives them an opportunity to,” Anderson said. “We’ll see which guys will step up. But that’s why we recruited them.”

The Tigers open play this weekend with three exhibition games in Canada. The regular season starts with home games against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15) and UT-Chattanooga (Nov. 17). The latter game will serve as the first round in the 2008 O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

The team leaves for San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 18 and plays Nov. 20 against Xavier. the first of three games in four days in an eight-team bracket that includes Memphis, Seton Hall and Southern Cal.

The finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off will be televised on ESPN. All other consolation games will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Missouri is at home against Cal on Dec. 7, a part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.

The annual Braggin’ Rights game with Illinois rolls around on Dec. 23 in St. Louis.

Missouri opens Big 12 action at Nebraska on Jan. 10. The Tigers play Kansas in Columbia on Feb. 9, an 8 p.m. tip-off set for ESPN. The return game in Lawrence will be March 1, a 1 p.m. tip-off set for CBS.

Complete TV listings and game times will be announced later.

Missouri’s schedule
(Times, when available, listed as Central Daylight Standard Time)

(HOME GAMES IN CAPS)

Saturday Aug. 30	Ontario All-Stars (exh) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	4:30 p.m.
Sunday Aug. 31	Brock University (exh) in St. Catharines, Ontario., Canada	1 p.m.
Monday Sept. 1	South Ontario All-Stars (exh) in Welland, Ontario., Canada	9 a.m.
THURSDAY NOV. 6	LINCOLN (EXH)	TBA
TUESDAY NOV. 11	MISSOURI SOUTHERN (EXH)	TBA
SATURDAY NOV. 15	PRAIRIE VIEW A&M	TBA
MONDAY NOV. 17	UT-CHATTANOOGA	TBA
Thursday Nov. 20	Xavier in San Juan, P.R.	11:30 a.m., ESPNU
Friday Nov. 21	Fairfield / Virginia Tech in San Juan, P.R.	9:30 a.m. or 4 p.m., ESPNU
Sunday Nov. 23	TBA in San Juan, P.R.	TBA, ESPN/U
SUNDAY NOV. 30	ORAL ROBERTS	TBA
TUESDAY DEC. 2	ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF	TBA
SUNDAY DEC. 7	CALIFORNIA, 1 P.M.	ESPNU
SATURDAY DEC. 13	MURRAY STATE	TBA
SATURDAY DEC. 20	STETSON	TBA
Tuesday Dec. 23	Illinois in St. Louis	6:30 p.m., ESPN2
SATURDAY DEC. 27	SIU-EDWARDSVILLE	TBA
TUESDAY DEC. 30	CENTENARY	TBA
Saturday Jan. 3	at Georgia	3 p.m.
TUESDAY JAN. 6	COPPIN STATE	TBA
Saturday Jan. 10	at Nebraska, 2 p.m.	ESPN2
WEDNESDAY JAN. 14	COLORADO	8 P.M. ESPNU
SATURDAY JAN. 17	IOWA STATE	12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK
Wednesday Jan. 21	at Oklahoma State	8 p.m., Big 12 Network
SATURDAY JAN. 24	TEXAS TECH	12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK
Wednesday Jan. 28	at Kansas State	TBA
SATURDAY JAN. 31	BAYLOR	5 P.M., BIG 12 NETWORK
Wednesday Feb. 4	at Texas	8:30 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday Feb. 7	at Iowa State	TBA
MONDAY FEB. 9	KANSAS	8 P.M. ESPN
SATURDAY FEB. 14	NEBRASKA	12:30 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK
Saturday Feb. 21	at Colorado	12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network
WEDNESDAY FEB. 25	KANSAS STATE	8 P.M., ESPNU
Sunday March 1	at Kansas	1 p.m. CBS
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4	OKLAHOMA	8 P.M. BIG 12 NETWORK
Saturday March 7	at Texas A&M	1 p.m. ESPN2
Wed. – Sat. March 11-14	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla	TBA

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