The Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school plays in the Summit League after completing a seven-season tenure in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in July 2020. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Roos are led by head coach Marvin Menzies.
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| University | University of Missouri–Kansas City | ||
| First season | 1954 | ||
| Head coach | Marvin Menzies (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Summit League | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Arena | Swinney Recreation Center (Capacity: 1,600) | ||
| Nickname | Roos | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.
The team made its first Division I postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.
Conference affiliations
- 1969–70 to 1985–86 – NAIA Independent
- 1986–87 to 1993–94 – NCAA Division I Independent (no team during the 1986–87 school year)
- 1994–95 to 2012–13 – Summit League
- 2013–14 to 2019–20 – Western Athletic Conference
- 2020–21 to Present – Summit League
Athletic brand names
- Kansas City Kangaroos (1954–1963) — At the time, UMKC was known as the University of Kansas City (short form KCU).
- UMKC Kangaroos (1963–2019) — KCU joined the University of Missouri system in 1963, adopting its institutional name at that time.
- Kansas City Roos (2019–present)
Season–by–season results
NAIA
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Bill Ross (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Bill Ross | 11–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1970–71 | Bill Ross | 14–16 | — | — | |||||
| 1971–72 | Bill Ross | 19–8 | — | — | |||||
| 1972–73 | Bill Ross | 15–11 | — | — | |||||
| Darrell Corwin (NAIA) (1973–1980) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Darrell Corwin | 15–12 | — | — | |||||
| 1974–75 | Darrell Corwin | 21–7 | — | — | |||||
| 1975–76 | Darrell Corwin | 16–10 | — | — | |||||
| 1976–77 | Darrell Corwin | 21–9 | — | — | NAIA First Round | ||||
| 1977–78 | Darrell Corwin | 15–15 | — | — | |||||
| 1978–79 | Darrell Corwin | 17–11 | — | — | |||||
| 1979–80 | Darrell Corwin | 13–14 | — | — | |||||
| Darrell Corwin: | 118–78 (.602) | – | |||||||
| Byron Lehman (NAIA) (1980–1983) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Byron Lehman | 7–16 | — | — | |||||
| 1981–82 | Byron Lehman | 11–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1982–83 | Byron Lehman | 10–16 | — | — | |||||
| Byron Lehman: | 28–45 (.384) | – | |||||||
| Bruce Carrier (NAIA) (1983–1985) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Bruce Carrier | 23–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1984–85 | Bruce Carrier | 27–9 | — | — | |||||
| Bruce Carrier: | 50–22 (.694) | – | |||||||
| Bill Ross (NAIA) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Bill Ross | 19–15 | — | — | |||||
| Bill Ross: | 78–63 (.553) | – | |||||||
| Total: | 274–208 (.568) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
NCAA
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| (NCAA Division I Independents) (1987–1994) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Lee Hunt | 9–18 | — | — | |||||
| 1988–89 | Lee Hunt | 9–18 | — | — | |||||
| 1989–90 | Lee Hunt | 13–15 | — | — | |||||
| 1990–91 | Lee Hunt | 15–14 | — | — | |||||
| 1991–92 | Lee Hunt | 21–7 | — | — | |||||
| 1992–93 | Lee Hunt | 15–12 | — | — | |||||
| 1993–94 | Lee Hunt | 12–17 | — | — | |||||
| Lee Hunt (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Lee Hunt | 7–19 | 7—11 | 7th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Lee Hunt | 12–15 | 10—8 | T—3rd | |||||
| Lee Hunt: | 113–135 (.456) | 17–19 (.472) | |||||||
| Bob Sundvold (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Bob Sundvold | 10–17 | 7—9 | 6th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Bob Sundvold | 9–18 | 7—9 | 6th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Bob Sundvold | 8–22 | 3—11 | T—7th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Bob Sundvold | 16–13 | 10—6 | T—2nd | |||||
| Bob Sundvold: | 43–70 (.381) | 27–35 (.435) | |||||||
| Dean Demopoulos (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Dean Demopoulos | 14–16 | 9—7 | 4th | |||||
| Dean Demopoulos: | 14–16 (.467) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Rich Zvosec (Mid-Continent Conference) (2001–2007) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Rich Zvosec | 18–11 | 7—7 | 5th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Rich Zvosec | 9–20 | 7—7 | 5th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Rich Zvosec | 15–14 | 9—7 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Rich Zvosec | 16–12 | 12—4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Rich Zvosec | 14–14 | 11—5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Rich Zvosec | 12–20 | 6—8 | T–5th | |||||
| Rich Zvosec: | 84–91 (.480) | 52–38 (.578) | |||||||
| Matt Brown (Summit League) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Matt Brown | 9–21 | 4—12 | 8th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Matt Brown | 5–24 | 1—15 | 10th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Matt Brown | 12–18 | 6—12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Matt Brown | 16–14 | 9—9 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Matt Brown | 10–21 | 4—14 | 10th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Matt Brown | 8–23 | 5—11 | T–7th | |||||
| Matt Brown: | 60–122 (.330) | 29–73 (.284) | |||||||
| Kareem Richardson (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Kareem Richardson | 10–20 | 7—9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Kareem Richardson | 14–19 | 8—6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Kareem Richardson | 12–19 | 4—10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Kareem Richardson | 18–17 | 8—6 | 4th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | Kareem Richardson | 10–22 | 5—9 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Kareem Richardson | 11–21 | 6—10 | 6th | |||||
| Kareem Richardson: | 75–118 (.389) | 38–50 (.432) | |||||||
| Billy Donlon (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–2020) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Billy Donlon | 16–14 | 8—7 | 4th | |||||
| Billy Donlon (Summit League) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Billy Donlon | 11–13 | 7—7 | T–5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Billy Donlon | 19–12 | 12—6 | T–3rd | |||||
| Billy Donlon: | 46–39 (.541) | 27–20 (.574) | |||||||
| Marvin Menzies (Summit League) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Marvin Menzies | 11–21 | 7—11 | T–6th | |||||
| Marvin Menzies: | 11–21 (.344) | 7–11 (.389) | |||||||
| Total: | 435–591 (.424) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Postseason
CBI
The Roos (then nicknamed Kangaroos) appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | First Round Quarterfinals | Green Bay Wyoming | W 92–82 L 61–72 |
NAIA Tournament results
The Kangaroos appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1977 | First Round | Grand Valley State | L 88–94 |