The 2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fifth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with one home game at the Swinney Recreation Center, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Grand Canyon.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–22 (5–9 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Municipal Auditorium Swinney Recreation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 WAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Kangaroos finished the 2016–17 season 18–17, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to New Mexico State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the quarterfinals.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Dashawn King | 1 | G/F | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Kyle Steward | 3 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| LaVell Boyd | 4 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Grant Leach | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Fishers, IN | Graduate transferred to IU East |
| Martez Harrison | 12 | G | 5'11" | 200 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Scotland with Glasgow Rocks |
| Duane Clark | 22 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Freshman | St. Louis, Mo | Transferred to Central Missouri |
| Broderick Newbill | 25 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Broderick Ross | 32 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Walk-on; transferred |
| Daniel Hailey | 42 | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Stanberry, MO | Walk-on; transferred to Southwestern CC |
| Darnell Tillman | 54 | C | 6'8" | 265 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Danny Dixon | 4 | F | 6'10" | 228 | Junior | Grosse Pointe South, MI | Transferred from George Mason. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dixon will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. |
| Brandon Suggs | 22 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Winnebago, IL | Transferred from Bethune–Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dixon will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. |
2017 incoming recruits
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Brandon McKissic PG | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis University High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 10, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Marvin Nesbitt SF | Chicago, IL | Butler College Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| DeMarco Smith PG | Kansas City, KS | Washington High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 3, 2017* 6:00 pm | Sterling (KS) | W 110–58 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, Cox | at No. 7 Wichita State | L 57–109 | 0–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm | Haskell Indian Nations Gulf Coast Showcase | W 110–59 | 1–1 | Municipal Auditorium (1,004) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSKC | at Kansas State | L 51–72 | 1–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,373) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | L 56–66 | 1–3 | Municipal Auditorium (1,482) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2017* 10:00 am | vs. Manhattan Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 74–63 | 2–3 | Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 21, 2017* 4:00 pm | vs. Georgia Southern Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 75–78 | 2–4 | Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm | vs. Penn Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | L 65–68 | 2–5 | Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
| Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm | at UT Martin | W 65–55 | 3–5 | Skyhawk Arena (1,338) Martin, TN | |||||||
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | South Dakota | L 63–82 | 3–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,257) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Dec 6, 2017* 6:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 87–91 | 3–7 | Show Me Center (1,586) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at NC State | L 69–88 | 3–8 | PNC Arena (5,500) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 73–77 | 3–9 | McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | L 86–92 OT | 3–10 | Municipal Auditorium (1,158) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm | South Dakota State | L 60–85 | 3–11 | Municipal Auditorium (1,203) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Dec 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | Avila | W 89–58 | 4–11 | Municipal Auditorium (1,145) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Jan 2, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate | W 79–77 | 5–11 | Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 61–73 | 5–12 (0–1) | Municipal Auditorium (955) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm | at Utah Valley | L 59–95 | 5–13 (0–2) | UCCU Center (2,733) Orem, UT | |||||||
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm | at Seattle | L 75–77 | 5–14 (0–3) | KeyArena (1,449) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 62–59 | 6–14 (1–3) | Municipal Auditorium (1,003) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon | L 69–86 | 6–15 (1–4) | Municipal Auditorium (1,440) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Jan 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | William Jewell | L 74–86 | 6–16 | Municipal Auditorium (1,057) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | L 48–73 | 6–17 (1–5) | Municipal Auditorium (1,410) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Grand Canyon | L 62–79 | 6–18 (1–6) | GCU Arena (7,005) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| Feb 3, 2018 9:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 58–81 | 6–19 (1–7) | Icardo Center (3,209) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Seattle | W 74–67 | 7–19 (2–7) | Municipal Auditorium (1,155) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | W 77–70 | 8–19 (3–7) | Municipal Auditorium (1,357) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | Chicago State | W 76–67 | 9–19 (4–7) | Municipal Auditorium (1,325) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 83–59 | 10–19 (5–7) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,163) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| Feb 24, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 58–82 | 10–20 (5–8) | Pan American Center (5,989) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 4:30 pm | at Chicago State | L 82–96 | 10–21 (5–9) | Jones Convocation Center (553) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Grand Canyon Quarterfinals | L 74–77 | 10–22 | Orleans Arena (1,508) Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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