Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Source: Pitt will host Missouri in next season's ACC/SEC Challenge.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 28, 2023 This is the first year of the ACC/SEC challenge and Pitt was given a nice opponent in MIzzou. The Tigers had an impressive turnaround last season going 25-10 and gaining a 7 seed in the NCAAT. They defeated Utah State before falling to cinderella Princeton in the second round. They had finished 12-21 the season before. Head coach Dennis Gates (who played for Cal in NCAAT against Pitt in 2002) is back for his second season after three successful years at Cleveland State. Last year’s Mizzou team had a ton of experience with the top 8 scorers…
