UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

UMKC Kangaroos

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

University

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Conference

WAC

Location

Kansas City, MO

Head coach

Kareem Richardson (3rd year)

Arena

Municipal Auditorium
(Capacity: 7,316)

Nickname

Kangaroos

Colors

Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

The UMKC Kangaroos Basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in Western Athletic Conference. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Kangaroos are currently led by head coach Kareem Richardson.

The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.

Roster

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Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Kevin Franceschi	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	Argenteuil, France
2	Deshon Taylor	Guard	6–3	175	Freshman	Riverside, California
3	Brandyn Moultrie	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Liberty, Missouri
4	Mason Wedel	Guard	6–1	180	RS Sophomore	Shawnee, Kansas
5	Reese Holliday	Forward	6–4	215	RS Senior	Kansas City, Kansas
11	Collin Jennings	Guard	6–4	175	Freshman	Harrah, Oklahoma
12	Martez Harrison	Guard	5–11	185	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Frank Williams, Jr.	Guard	6–6	175	Senior	Kansas City, Missouri
21	Thaddeus Smith	Center	6–9	245	Junior	Washington, D.C.
22	Shayok Shayok	Forward	6–8	230	RS Junior	Ottawa, Ontario
23	Darius Austin	Guard/Forward	6–6	205	Freshman	Centreville, Illinois
25	Broderick Newbill	Guard/Forward	6–5	195	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
35	Juan Ramon Rivas	Forward	6–8	200	RS Freshman	Orlando, Florida
42	Noah Knight	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Olathe, Kansas
54	Isaac Kreuer	Forward/Center	6–10	245	Sophomore	Harrisonville, Missouri

Postseason

NAIA Tournament results

The Kangaroos appeared in the 1977 NAIA Tournament, to date the only postseason appearance of any sort in school history. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1977	First Round	Grand Valley State	L 88–94

Former Kangaroos in the NBA

Tony Dumas

References

↑ UMKC Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chicago State Cougars Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Grand Canyon Antelopes New Mexico State Aggies Seattle Redhawks UMKC Kangaroos Utah Valley Wolverines UTRGV Vaqueros

Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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